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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 ...
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".
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List of cities in the United Kingdom. Examples of major urban areas in the United Kingdom; Liverpool, Edinburgh, Newcastle upon Tyne; and London. This is a list of cities in the United Kingdom that are officially designated as such as of 12 November 2022. [ 1][ 2] It lists those places that have been granted city status by letters patent or ...
The subdivisions of England constitute a hierarchy of administrative divisions and non-administrative ceremonial areas. Overall, England is divided into nine regions and 48 ceremonial counties, although these have only a limited role in public policy. For the purposes of local government, the country is divided into counties, districts and ...
List of ceremonial counties of England by highest point. Colour-coded map of highest points in each ceremonial county. 800–1000 m. 700–799 m. 600–699 m. 500–599 m. 400–499 m. 300–399 m. 250–299 m.
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]