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Warwickshire (/ ˈ w ɒr ɪ k ʃ ər,-ʃ ɪər / ⓘ; abbreviated Warks) is a ceremonial county in the West Midlands of England. It is bordered by Staffordshire and Leicestershire to the north, Northamptonshire to the east, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire to the south, and Worcestershire and the West Midlands county to the west.
Yorkshire (/ ˈ j ɔːr k ʃ ər,-ʃ ɪər / YORK-shər, -sheer) is an area of Northern England which was historically a county. [1] Despite no longer being used for administration, Yorkshire retains a strong regional identity. [2] The county was named after its county town, the city of York.
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 are three definitions of county in England: the 48 ceremonial counties used for the purposes of lieutenancy; the 84 metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties for local government; [a] and the 39 historic counties.
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Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 19:17, 26 September 2010: 1,042 × 1,266 (2.18 MB): Nilfanion {{Information |Description=Map of Warwickshire, UK with the following information shown: *Administrative borders *Coastline, lakes and rivers *Roads and railways *Urban areas Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S str
Warwick (/ ˈ w ɒr ɪ k / WORR-ik) is a market town, civil parish and the county town of Warwickshire in the Warwick District in England, adjacent to the River Avon.It is 9 miles (14 km) south of Coventry, and 19 miles (31 km) south-east of Birmingham.
This is a list of cities, towns and villages in the ceremonial county of Warwickshire, England. A ...
The County of the City of Coventry was separated from Warwickshire in 1451, and included an extensive area of countryside surrounding the city. [48] Charters granting separate county status to the cities and boroughs of Chester (1238/9), York (1396), Newcastle upon Tyne (1400) and Kingston-upon-Hull (with the surrounding area of Hullshire) (1440