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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.
The counties marked in italics below are neither ceremonial nor historic. The list does not include the 61 county boroughs (1889–1974) or the 18 counties corporate (before 1889), each of which was an administrative county for a single town or city, within a larger "county-at-large".
For official purposes, the UK government does not refer to Southern England as a single entity, but the Office for National Statistics divides UK into twelve regions.In England, the North West, North East and Yorkshire and the Humber make up the North ("centre-north"); the West Midlands and East Midlands (as well as Wales) make up the Midlands ("centre-south") and the rest of England make up ...
English: Map of the South East region of England, showing its counties and administrative districts since 1 April 2020. The county colours are the same as those in File:English metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties 2009.svg. Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S stretched 160% Geographic limits: West: 2.0°W; East: 1.5°E
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 ...
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.
Overall, the South East of England is a very prosperous area with the second largest regional economy in the UK (after London), valued at £177 billion in 2006. [41] GDP per capita in 2007 was estimated at £22,624, compared with a UK average of £19,956, making South East England the second richest region per capita, behind London. [42]
Devon (/ ˈ d ɛ v ə n / DEV-ən; historically also known as Devonshire /-ʃ ɪər,-ʃ ər /-sheer, -shər) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel to the north, Somerset and Dorset to the east, the English Channel to the south, and Cornwall to the west.