historic counties which were used for administration until 1974. The historic counties of England were mostly formed as shires or divisions of the earlier...
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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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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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They are alternatively known as ancient counties, traditional counties, former counties or simply as counties. In the centuries that followed their establishment...
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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,...
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This is a list of ceremonial counties in England by population in 2021/2022. "English Counties by Population and Area 2021/2022 – UK Population Data"...
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list of two-tier counties of England by population. It includes those non-metropolitan counties (also known as shire counties) with a two-tier county council...
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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....
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Non-metropolitan counties cover the majority of England with the exception of Greater London, the Isles of Scilly, and the six metropolitan counties: Greater...
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The home counties are the counties of England that surround London. The counties are not precisely defined but Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire...
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