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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 Scottish counties have their origins in the 'sheriffdoms' first created in the reign of Alexander I (1107–24) and extended by David I (1124–53). The sheriff, operating from a royal castle, was the strong hand of the king in his sheriffdom with all embracing duties – judicial, military, financial and administrative.
Geographic counties (also known as ceremonial counties) established in antiquity. Establishments : Ancient – 1182 – 1373 – 1889 – 1965 – 1974 – 1996 – 1997 – 1998
Counties of England and Wales (1894 map) This is a list of the ancient counties of England (excluding Monmouthshire) as recorded by the 1891 census, ...
This is a list of historic counties of England by area as at the 1831 census. [1] Note that Monmouthshire was considered to be part of England at the time. Rank
Counties of England by date of disestablishment (5 C) County of London (6 C, 9 P) Cumberland (8 C, 30 P) H. Hereford and Worcester (5 C, 4 P) Parts of Holland (4 C, 3 P)
This is a list of the counties of the United Kingdom. The history of local government in the United Kingdom differs between England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and the subnational divisions within these which have been called counties have varied over time and by 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.