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The regions of England, formerly known as the government office regions, are the highest tier of sub-national division in England. They were established in 1994 [ 1 ] and follow the 1974–96 county borders.
ISO 3166-2:GB is the entry for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GBNI) in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal divisions and subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1. [1]
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.
English: Map showing the Regions of England and the constituent metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties from 1 April 2023. Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S stretched 170%
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, Scotland and Wales, and the subnational divisions within these which have been called counties have varied over time and by purpose.
At the highest level, all of England is divided into nine regions that are each made up of a number of counties and districts. These "government office regions" were created in 1994, [ 12 ] and from the 1999 Euro-elections up until the UK's exit from the EU, they were used as the European Parliament constituencies in the United Kingdom and in ...
English: Map showing the all top-tier administrative subdivisions of England (shire counties, metropolitan boroughs, London boroughs and unitary authority areas) intended to take effect from 1 April 2023.
Euler diagram of the British Isles. This structure was formed by the union agreed between the former sovereign states, the Kingdom of England (including the Principality of Wales) and the Kingdom of Scotland in the Treaty of Union and enacted by the Acts of Union 1707 to form the single Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800); followed by the Act of Union 1800, which combined Great Britain with ...