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Copplestone (anciently Copelaston, Coplestone etc. [1]) is a village, former manor and civil parish in Mid Devon in the English county of Devon.It is not an ecclesiastical parish as it has no church of its own, which reflects its status as a relatively recent settlement which grew up around the ancient "Copleston Cross" (see below) that stands at the junction of the three ancient ...
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.
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.
Rank County Total population Region 1: Greater London: 8,901,000: London 2: West Midlands: 2,910,000: West Midlands: 3: Greater Manchester: 2,824,000: North West
The 1974 reform of local government established the tier structure throughout England with county authorities in metropolitan and Greater London also existing, 1986 reform abolished these. From the 1996 reform the structure's use has been declining, 21 tiered areas remain out of the original 48.
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and east, South Yorkshire and Derbyshire to the south, Greater Manchester to the south-west, and Lancashire to the west.
The nearest settlements are Hovingham 2.25 miles (3.62 km) to the north-east; Scackleton 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south-east; Cawton 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the north and Brandsby 2.1 miles (3.4 km) to the south-west.
County of Derbyshire and unitary authority of Derby: 2,038 [1] £193.9 [2] 2,625: 1967 East Midlands: England and Wales: Territorial police force Devon and Cornwall Police: County of Devon and unitary authorities of Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly, Plymouth, and Torbay: 3,515 [1] £338.4 [2] 10,270: 1967 South West England: England and Wales ...