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2. List of counties of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   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.

3. List of United Kingdom county name etymologies - Wikipedia

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   Cornwall is thus a blend of Cornubia + Wealas. Cumberland. CD. Ancient. Brythonic + Old English. Cumbraland[1] 'Cumber' is derived from Cymry, the word that the Brythonic inhabitants of the region used to identify themselves (similar to the Welsh name for Wales, Cymru). Thus Cumberland means 'Land of the Cumbrians'.

4. Counties of England - Wikipedia

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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 which were used for ...

5. Category:England county templates - Wikipedia

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   If the template has a separate documentation page (usually called "Template:template name/doc"), add [[Category:England county templates]] to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page. Otherwise, add <noinclude>[[Category:England county templates]]</noinclude> to the end of the template code, making sure it starts on the same line as ...

6. Historic counties of England - Wikipedia

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   The name of a county often gives a clue to how it was formed, either as a division that took its name from a centre of administration, an ancient kingdom, or an area occupied by an ethnic group. [14] The majority of English counties are in the first category, with the name formed by combining the central town with the suffix "-shire", for ...

7. List of United Kingdom county nicknames - Wikipedia

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   The Wee County: Smallest county in Scotland and the UK by area. [1] Cornwall: Kernow: Cornish name for Cornwall County Antrim: The Glenmen: From the Glens of Antrim: County Armagh: The Orchard County The Cathedral County: Due to large number of orchards Due to the Primate of All Ireland being based in the county County Durham: Land of the ...

8. Template : England Ceremonial Counties Labelled Map

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   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.

9. Counties of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   The counties of the United Kingdom are subnational divisions of the United Kingdom, used for the purposes of administrative, geographical and political demarcation. The older term, shire is historically equivalent to county. By the Middle Ages, county had become established as the unit of local government, at least in England. [1]