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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 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; and the 39 historic counties which were used for administration ...
Template documentation. This template displays a labelled map of the ceremonial counties of England (or their historical equivalents), with each county name linked to a Wikipedia article or category associated with that county. It is intended to provide a navigation template for family of county-related articles about the same subject matter.
The county has formed the upper tier of local government over much of the United Kingdom at one time or another, [1] and has been used for a variety of other purposes, such as for Lord Lieutenants, land registration and postal delivery. This list of 184 counties is split by constituent country, time period and purpose. Colour key in tables below.
Printable version; Appearance. move to sidebar hide ... This is a list of ceremonial counties in England by population in 2021/2022. Rank County Total population
England Ceremonial Counties Labelled Map/doc. < Template:England Ceremonial Counties Labelled Map. This template displays a labelled map of the ceremonial counties of England (or their historical equivalents), with each county name linked to a Wikipedia article or category associated with that county. It is intended to provide a navigation ...
This category has the following 55 subcategories, out of 55 total. Local government districts of England by county (23 C) Geology of England by county (32 C, 8 P) Landforms of England by county (57 C) Populated places in England by county (51 C, 2 P) Ports and harbours of England by county (22 C) Protected areas of England by locality (48 C)
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