The preserved counties of Wales (Welsh: siroedd cadwedig) are the eight current areas used in Wales for the ceremonial purposes of lieutenancy and shrievalty...

The counties of Wales may refer to: Some principal areas of Wales; of the twenty-two, eleven are styled as "counties" Preserved counties of Wales, used...

of Wales, comprising the counties and county boroughs of Wales, are a form of subdivision in Wales. There are currently 22 principal areas in Wales,...

Act 1994, the county of Gwent was abolished on 1 April 1996. However, the name remains in use for one of the preserved counties of Wales for the ceremonial...

(/ˈkluːɪd/ KLOO-id, Welsh: [ˈklʊɨd]) is a preserved county of Wales, situated in the north-east corner of the country; it is named after the River Clwyd...

historic counties of Wales were fixed by statute in 1535 (although counties such as Pembrokeshire date from 1138). The Administrative Counties of Wales created...

The historic counties of Wales (Welsh: siroedd hynafol) were the thirteen sub-divisions used in Wales from either 1282 and 1535, up to their abolition...

Gwynedd (Welsh: [ˈɡwɨnɛð]) is a county in the north-west of Wales. It borders Anglesey across the Menai Strait to the north, Conwy, Denbighshire, and...

preserved county of Wales. It was originally formed in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, as a county council area. It consisted of the county...

(Welsh: Morgannwg Ganol) is a preserved county of Wales. From 1974 until 1996 it was also an administrative county with a county council. Mid Glamorgan was...

Ceremonial counties, formally known as counties for the purposes of the lieutenancies, are areas of England to which lord-lieutenants are appointed. They...

Dyfed (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈdəvɛd]) is a preserved county in southwestern Wales. It is a mostly rural area with a coastline on the Irish Sea and the...

[ˈpou̯ɪs]) is a county and preserved county in Wales. It borders Gwynedd, Denbighshire, and Wrexham to the north; the English ceremonial counties of Shropshire...

without distinction across Wales and England, and in Wales the administrative counties were based on the historic counties of Wales, but they were not entirely...

administrative county in South Wales. It is now a preserved county. West Glamorgan was one of the divisions of the ancient county of Glamorgan. It was...

divisions of Wales Local government in Wales Cities of Wales Towns in Wales Communities of Wales Preserved counties of Wales Historic counties of Wales Local...

Northern Ireland, which are coextensive with lieutenancy areas Preserved counties of Wales, used for purposes including lieutenancy Lord-lieutenant, the...

2002, the commission also reviewed and amended some of the boundaries of the preserved counties of Wales. In February 2009 the Minister for Local government...

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applies from 12 April 1927. "Wales" means the combined area of the 8 Preserved counties of Wales as outlined section 20 of the Local Government Act 1972...

purposes. From 1889 lieutenancy counties in England and Wales were to correspond to groupings of administrative counties and county boroughs established by the...

South East Wales is a loosely defined region of Wales generally corresponding to the preserved counties of Mid Glamorgan, South Glamorgan and Gwent. Highly...

ceremonial purposes of Lieutenancy and Shrievalty, Wales is divided into eight preserved counties. These were based on the counties (created by the Local...

and Wales these were termed county boroughs, and in Scotland 'counties of cities'). The Acts abolished the existing county boroughs or counties of cities...

the counties of Scotland, making use of the major cities as separate entities. In Wales, the lieutenancy areas are known as the preserved counties of Wales...

King appoints Lords Lieutenant to represent him in the eight preserved counties of Wales. In the Office for National Statistics Area Classification, local...

counties of England and the preserved counties of Wales and slightly more than three-and-half times the median land area of a county of the United States. At...

Montgomery Regional Airport, Alabama, US, airport code Mid Glamorgan, preserved county in Wales, Chapman code Mobile surface-attack guided missile, a US military...

Scotland and Wales, and the subnational divisions within these which have been called counties have varied over time and by purpose. The county has formed...

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 or...