• This is a list of the historic counties of Wales as recorded by the 1891 census, ordered by their area. 1891 census...
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    county council for each area. Some geographically large historic counties were divided into several administrative counties, each with its own county...
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    historic counties of Wales (Welsh: siroedd hynafol) were the thirteen sub-divisions used in Wales from either 1282 and 1535, up to their abolition in...
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    The historic counties of England are areas that were established for administration by the Normans, in many cases based on earlier kingdoms and shires...
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    Ceremonial counties, formally known as counties for the purposes of the lieutenancies, are areas of England to which lord-lieutenants are appointed. They...
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    seven in Wales, and six in Northern Ireland. Of these, 24 in England, two in Wales, and two in Northern Ireland have Lord Mayors; four in Scotland have...
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    Gwynedd (redirect from Gwynedd, Wales)
    Northwest Wales is now a World Heritage Site. Gwynedd covers the majority of the historic counties of Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire. In the past,...
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    Cardiff (redirect from Cardiff, Wales)
    largest city of Wales. Cardiff had a population of 362,310 in 2021 and forms a principal area officially known as the City and County of Cardiff (Welsh:...
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    later classed as one of the thirteen historic counties of Wales. Its area now corresponds approximately to the present principal areas of Monmouthshire, Blaenau...
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  • list of the coats of arms of the local authorities in Wales. Since 1996, Wales has been divided into 22 principal areas, variously styled as counties...
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    D., 1973, An Atlas of Irish History, Methuen Historic counties of England Counties of Northern Ireland Shires of Scotland Historic counties of Wales...
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  • Until 1844, many of the counties in England and Wales had exclaves (detached parts) entirely surrounded by other counties. Under the Counties (Detached Parts)...
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    existence. There are four English historic counties and two Scottish counties that it borders: Northumberland and County Durham to the east; Westmorland...
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  • status in 2021. Dunfermline was successful in its city bid for 2022. List of burghs in Scotland Royal burgh Burgh List of built-up areas in Scotland by population...
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    established shire counties on the English model over those areas. The Council of Wales, based at Ludlow Castle, was also established in the 15th century...
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    1965, an area which included almost all of the historic county of Middlesex, with the rest included in neighbouring ceremonial counties. The county has its...
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    Wales (Welsh: Cymru [ˈkəmrɨ] ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the...
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    Glamorgan (redirect from Glamorgan, Wales)
    administrative county in the south of Wales, and later classed as one of the thirteen historic counties of Wales. Originally an early medieval petty kingdom of varying...
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    centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England...
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    community in Ceredigion, Wales. It is the largest town in Ceredigion and 16 miles (26 km) from Aberaeron, the county's administrative centre. In 2021, the...
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  • 1535 Laws in Wales Act established the historic counties in English law, but in Wales they were later replaced with eight preserved counties for ceremonial...
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    Highland area covers most of the mainland and inner-Hebridean parts of the historic counties of Inverness-shire and Ross and Cromarty, all of Caithness...
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    areas of temperate rainforests in Wales, also termed a "Celtic rainforest". They are located largely in river valleys, adjacent to the sea, on Wales'...
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    Rhyl (redirect from Rhyl, Wales)
    Rhuddlan, and before that the historic county of Flintshire (not modern Flintshire). Early documents refer to a dwelling in the area named Ty'n Rhyl ("Rhyl croft")...
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    Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis...
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    1804, from parts of Bedford, Huntingdon, and Somerset counties and later organized in 1807. It was named for the nation of Wales, which in Latin is known...
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    Category:Politics of Newport, Wales Newport has long been the largest town in the historic county of Monmouthshire and a county borough between 1891 and 1974....
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    Radnorshire (redirect from County of Radnor)
    administrative county in mid Wales, later classed as one of the thirteen historic counties of Wales. It covered a sparsely populated area, and was bounded...
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    (17094)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 19 February 2024. Media related to Grade II listed buildings in Wrexham County Borough at Wikimedia...
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