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The historic counties of England are areas that were established for administration by the Normans, in many cases based on earlier kingdoms and shires created by the Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Celts and others. They are alternatively known as ancient counties, [ 2][ 3] traditional counties, [ 4] former counties[ 5][ 6] or simply as counties. [ 7]
The Scottish counties have their origins in the 'sheriffdoms' first created in the reign of Alexander I (1107–24) and extended by David I (1124–53). The sheriff, operating from a royal castle, was the strong hand of the king in his sheriffdom with all embracing duties – judicial, military, financial and administrative.
Yorkshire. / 54°N 1°W / 54; -1. Yorkshire ( / ˈjɔːrkʃər, - ʃɪər / 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 original county town, the city of York .
County Area 1 Yorkshire: 5,961 sq mi 2 Lincolnshire: 2,748 sq mi 3 Devon: 2,579 sq mi 4 Norfolk: 2,092 sq mi 5 Northumberland: 1,871 sq mi 6 Lancashire: 1,831 sq mi 7 Somerset: 1,642 sq mi 8 Hampshire: 1,628 sq mi 9 Kent: 1,537 sq mi 10 Essex: 1,532 sq mi 11 Suffolk: 1,512 sq mi 12 Cumberland: 1,478 sq mi 13 Sussex: 1,463 sq mi 14 Wiltshire ...
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 which were used for ...
In the following tables, the size of the electorate is shown as it was estimated to be in about 1800. These figures are estimates only, particularly in seats which were rarely contested. In England, Scotland and Wales, there were 29 general elections between 1700 and the Reform Act of 1832. In Ireland, there were 11 elections between the Act of ...
Administrative counties were subnational divisions of England used for local government from 1889 to 1974. They were created by the Local Government Act 1888 ( 51 & 52 Vict. c. 41), which established an elected county council for each area. Some geographically large historic counties were divided into several administrative counties, each with ...
This is a list of historic counties of England by area as at the 1831 census. [1] ... County Area 1 Yorkshire: 3,669,510 acres (14,850.0 km 2) [2] 2 Lincolnshire: