Charles River Shire was one of eight shires of Virginia created in the Virginia Colony in 1634. During the 17th century, shortly after establishment of...
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Virginia) Charles City Shire (since 1637 Charles City County, Virginia) Charles River Shire (since 1643 York County, Virginia) Elizabeth City Shire (became...
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York County, Virginia (redirect from Charles River County)
County, and shares a border along the York River with Gloucester County. Formed in 1634 as Charles River Shire, one of the eight original shires (counties)...
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The Shire of Pine Rivers was a local government area about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Brisbane in the Moreton Bay region of South East Queensland,...
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Virginia were: Accomac Shire (later Northampton & Accomack Counties) Charles City Shire (later Charles City County) Charles River Shire (later York County)...
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Elizabeth City Shire was one of eight shires created in colonial Virginia in 1634. The shire and the Elizabeth River were named for Elizabeth of Bohemia...
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Charles City Shire was formed in 1634 in the colony of Virginia. It was named for Charles I, the then King of England, and was renamed Charles City County...
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Warwick River Shire was one of eight shires created in colonial Virginia in 1634. It was located on the Virginia Peninsula on the northern shore of the...
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April 19, 2012. Retrieved January 25, 2013. Kane, Joseph Nathan; Aiken, Charles Curry (2005). The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of...
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Prince Charles, who would later become King Charles I of England. After Virginia became a royal colony, the borough was changed to "Charles City Shire" in...
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Williamsburg after 1699 Elizabeth River Shire (1634–1643) Warwick River Shire (1634–1643) Charles River Shire (1634–1643) James City Shire (1634–1643) Elizabeth City...
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was located in Charles River Shire. The name was changed to York County in 1642–43. The York River was known earlier as the Charles River, and its name...
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Williamsburg, Virginia (category Populated places on the James River (Virginia))
James City Shire then became known as James City County). The middle ground ridge-line was essentially the dividing line with Charles River Shire, which was...
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The Shire of Noosa (/ˈnuːsə/) is a local government area about 130 kilometres (81 mi) north of Brisbane in the Sunshine Coast district of South East Queensland...
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shires of Virginia are: Charles City Shire (1634–1643) became Charles City County Charles River Shire (1634–1643) became Charles River County in 1636, then...
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middle ground ridge line was essentially the dividing line with Charles River Shire, which eventually became York County. As Williamsburg was developed...
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The Shire Highlands are a plateau in southern Malawi, located east of the Shire River. It is a major agricultural area and the most densely populated...
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County (across the James River), part of Charles City County and some of New Kent County. James City Shire, as well as the James River and Jamestown took their...
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In 1634, by order of King Charles I the colony was divided into the eight shires of Virginia. First named Charles River Shire by the English, York County...
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Pine Rivers Shire Hall is a heritage-listed town hall at 238 Gympie Road, Strathpine, City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1889...
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located between Townsville and Bowen in the delta of the Burdekin River. The shire covers an area of 5,044 square kilometres (1,947 sq mi). It has existed...
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Warrosquoake Shire (with numerous variant spellings, including Warrascoyack, Warrascocke and "Warwick Squeak") was officially formed in 1634 in the Virginia...
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This is a list of the longest rivers on Earth. It includes river systems over 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) in length. There are many factors, such as the...
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Mohamoud Ali Shire MBE (Somali: Maxamuud Cali Shire, Arabic: محمود علي شري; died 1960) was a Somali Sultan of the Warsengali Sultanate. He bore the title...
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David Lee Shire (born July 3, 1937) is an American songwriter and composer of stage musicals, film and television scores. Among his best known works are...
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Tweed Shire is a local government area located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. It is adjacent to the border with Queensland...
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Elizabeth River Shire (1634-1643) Warwick River Shire (1634-1643) Charles River Shire (1634-1643) James City Shire (1634-1643) Warrosquyoake Shire (1634-1637)...
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area of Shire of Boulia, including Walgra Station and Wolga, from Roxborough Downs north to Carandotta Station and Urandangi on the Georgina River, on Moonah...
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Wollondilly Shire is named after the Wollondilly River. The area is traversed by the Hume Highway and the Southern Highlands railway line. Wollondilly Shire contains...
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Shires of Scotland (redirect from Shire or Stewartry)
the later county, with Halladale River forming the boundary. The shire was formed in 1631 by crown writ of Charles I, severing Sutherland from Inverness...
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