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County of Nairn

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Nairnshire is about 22 miles in length and 15 miles in breadth (35Ă—24 km); comprising an area of 200 square miles (520 km), or 128,000 acres. The county consists of a flattish coastal region where the vast majority of the population live, with a sparsely populated hilly interior,
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combined the county councils of Nairnshire and neighbouring Moray (as Elginshire had been renamed in 1919) for most purposes in 1930. The two councils continued to be elected as separate bodies, but operated together as the "Joint County Council of Moray and Nairn", serving the combined area of the
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Civil parishes are still used for some statistical purposes, and separate census figures are published for them. As their areas have been largely unchanged since the 19th century this allows for comparison of population figures over an extended period of time.
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area continues to be defined as the pre-1996 district of Nairn. The boundaries of the historic county of Nairnshire (as it was following the 1891 boundary changes) are still used for some limited official purposes connected with land registration, being a
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Jarman D (2017): Very long-term landscape evolution - a geomorphological contextual approach. In Merritt JW, Auton CA and Phillips E (eds) The Quaternary around Nairn and the Inverness Firth - Field Guide. Quaternary Research Association, London,
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summit on the A9. There is no old-established name for these heights, but they have been termed the "Nairnshire Hills". The coast forms an arc shape, with the
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were established for each shire, which would serve as the main administrative body for the area until the creation of county councils in 1890. Following the
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covering the same area as the new district was created at the same time. Throughout the district council's existence a majority of the seats were held by
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Over time, Scotland's shires became more significant than the old provinces, with more administrative functions being given to the sheriffs. In 1667
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in Nairn, the county's courthouse (built 1818) which also served as the meeting place for the commissioners and for the town council of the
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Boundaries of counties and parishes in Scotland as settled by the Boundary Commissioners under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889
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for debating local matters. One of the committees is called the Nairnshire Committee, comprising the councillors who represent the
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Or, a chevron gules, between two water-bougets in chief and a stag's head cabossed in base sable, three mullets argent.
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during the 12th century. In order to secure the Scottish crown's authority over the area, it was divided into
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of the Scottish crown, and at other times as a separate kingdom. The province was finally absorbed into the
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two counties. Nairnshire County Council did perform some roles alone after 1930, notably acting as the
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in 1707, the English term 'county' came to be used interchangeably with the older term 'shire'.
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saw the regions and districts created in 1975 abolished and replaced with single-tier
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In 1927 Nairnshire, along with many of Scotland's other counties, was granted a
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Nairnshire was the second least populous of the Scottish counties at the
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It is not known exactly when the shire of Nairn, administered by the
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in the south. These moorlands reach 634 m (2,080 ft) at
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The parliamentary constituency for the Westminster Parliament is
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The area that would become Nairnshire was anciently part of the
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The 1889 Act also led to a review of boundaries to eliminate
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Elected county councils were established in 1890 under the
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for the parts of Nairnshire outside the burgh of Nairn.
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surrounded by Inverness-shire, and the small village of
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Nairn can be seen from several distant points such as
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Heraldry Today. p. 72. 793:Publications of the Scottish History Society 1195:"Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994" 167:to the east, and has a coastline along the 2205:Counties of the United Kingdom (1801–1922) 1691: 1677: 1461: 1447: 713:. Cambridge University Press. p. 19. 538:(chartered in 1476), the four parishes of 572:Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey 373:Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 1359: 1357: 1173: 988: 964:"1921 Census of Scotland, County Report" 612: 517: 506:. To the north, Nairn is bounded by the 425: 410: 239: 207:, Nairnshire, and the mainland parts of 1262:. Registers of Scotland. Archived from 892: 706: 693: 581:The parliamentary constituency for the 2182: 1369:A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland 1063:"Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973" 329:The motto was "unite and be mindful". 1672: 1442: 1354: 916: 914: 821:Records of the Parliament of Scotland 946: 772:. Nairn: Nairn Telegraph. p. 85 765: 740: 350:Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 338:Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929 252:Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 1432:. Am Baile. Retrieved 27 July 2013. 1154:"4 and 6 Courthouse Lane (LB38413)" 13: 949:Scottish Burgh and County Heraldry 911: 899:. Edinburgh: W. Green. p. 152 14: 2221: 1911: 1094:"The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1975" 814: 513: 79:200 sq mi (518 km) 1744: 1470:Former local government counties 968:A Vision of Britain through Time 926:A Vision of Britain through Time 849:. Forres. 28 May 1890. p. 3 578:of the Scottish National Party. 269: 199:, being areas administered by a 40: 1416: 1395: 1385: 1375: 1332: 1306: 1281: 1249: 1218: 1187: 1167: 1142: 1117: 1086: 1055: 1033: 1002: 982: 956: 940: 847:Forres, Elgin and Nairn Gazette 603:Aberdeen–Inverness railway line 435:rising to the foothills of the 245:Nairn Town and County Buildings 886: 861: 835: 808: 784: 759: 734: 700: 608: 1: 2200:Lieutenancy areas of Scotland 1150:Historic Environment Scotland 869:Historic Environment Scotland 137:. The county was named after 1423:"Calder Parish: Clunas 1782" 1318:National Library of Scotland 1183:. 27 June 1978. p. 646. 922:"Nairnshire Scottish County" 596: 566:Parliamentary constituencies 530:The county consisted of the 406: 7: 2195:Former counties of Scotland 1257:"Land Mass Coverage Report" 953:consulted 20 December 2013. 843:"Nairnshire County Council" 18:Historic county in Scotland 10: 2226: 1742: 1405:, Highland Council website 998:. 9 May 1975. p. 652. 823:. 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Index

Historic county

Scotland
County town
Nairn
Chapman code
Scottish Gaelic
historic county
registration county
lieutenancy area
Scotland
Nairn
Highland
region
council area
Inverness-shire
Moray
Moray Firth
Province of Moray
Earls or Mormaers of Moray
vassal
Kingdom of Scotland
shires
sheriff
Elginshire
Inverness-shire
Sheriff of Nairn
William the Lion
Forres
Commissioners of Supply

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