The historic counties of England are areas that were established for administration by the Normans, in many cases based on earlier kingdoms and shires...

The counties of England are a type of subdivision of England. Counties have been used as administrative areas in England since Anglo-Saxon times. There...

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

This is a list of historic counties of England by area as at the 1831 census. Note that Monmouthshire was considered to be part of England at the time....

county council for each area. Some geographically large historic counties were divided into several administrative counties, each with its own county...

Today, in addition to local government counties, every part of the United Kingdom lies within the historic counties which have formed geographic and cultural...

Historic counties may refer to: Historic counties of England, subdivisions of England established for administration by the Normans Historic counties...

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...

This is a list of the counties of the United Kingdom. The history of local government in the United Kingdom differs between England, Northern Ireland,...

over the county's existence. There are four English historic counties and two Scottish counties that it borders: Northumberland and County Durham to...

Norfolk (/ˈnɔːrfək/ NOR-fək) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the...

The home counties are the counties of England that surround London. The counties are not precisely defined but Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire...

Inter-county cricket matches have been played since the early 18th century, involving teams that are representative of the historic counties of England and...

The National Counties, known as the Minor Counties before 2020, are the cricketing counties of England and Wales that do not have first-class status....

List of counties of England and Wales in 1964 by highest point. In 1964 they are more or less the ancient counties, with the addition of the County of London...

believe that counties corporate enjoy county status "in the ordinary sense of the term" and includes them within the historic county or counties in which...

conquered England, they brought the term with them. The Saxons had already established the districts that became the historic counties of England, calling...

Air Ambulance Historic counties of England Some areas at the edges of the historic county are not within the four ceremonial counties named after Yorkshire...

The historic counties of the United Kingdom are ancient geographical divisions of the United Kingdom. Although not defined by any one function, over many...

and Yorkshire. These counties, on their historical boundaries, cover a little more than half the area of England. The counties that do not use "-shire"...

Wicklow Historic counties of England Historic counties of Scotland Historic counties of Wales Counties of Northern Ireland The Chapman County Code for...

with Hertfordshire. The county was the second smallest of the historic counties of England, after Rutland. The name of the county derives from its origin...

The Shires of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachdan na h-Alba; Scots: Scots coonties), or Counties of Scotland, were historic subdivisions of Scotland...

The county was aligned to other historic counties of England from 1836 until 1889; multiple acts were passed removing exclaves, splitting the county from...

Metropolitan counties are a subdivision of England which were originally used for local government. There are six metropolitan counties: Greater Manchester...

in 1668 with the creation of Albemarle County and ending with the 1911 creation of Avery and Hoke counties. Five counties have been divided or abolished...

Traditional dialects are associated with many of the historic counties of England, and include those of Cumbria, Lancashire, Northumbria, and Yorkshire...

one of the historic counties of England. Cumberland may also refer to: Cumberland, Queensland, a ghost town west of Georgetown Cumberland County, New...

village of Ketton (1,926). For local government Rutland is a unitary authority area. The county is the smallest of the historic counties of England. The...

representing the historic counties of England and (in one case) Wales. The reigning champions are Surrey. The earliest known inter-county match was played...