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boroughs and administrative counties. Regulations came into effect in 1996 introducing a new definition of the counties for lieutenancy purposes, being either the local government counties or specified groups of them. On the abolition of Avon, Cleveland and Humberside in 1996 the regulations split the area of Avon for the purposes of lieutenancy between Gloucestershire, Somerset and Bristol (a change from the pre-1974 position when Bristol had been part of the Gloucestershire lieutenancy). Cleveland was split between North Yorkshire and County Durham, and Humberside was split between Lincolnshire and a new 'East Riding of Yorkshire' lieutenancy county.
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was legally a new non-metropolitan county and a district covering the same area, with the district council also performing county functions. Rather than appoint lieutenants and high sheriffs for these new counties created in 1996, it was decided to resurrect the pre-1974 practice of defining counties for the purposes of lieutenancy and shrievalty separately from the local government counties.
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where the county council was abolished and its powers transferred to new unitary authorities, but its districts were not granted the status of non-metropolitan counties, thus retaining the Royal County of Berkshire. Greater London was designated an 'administrative area' rather than a county under the
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The metropolitan county councils were abolished in 1986 after just 12 years in operation. The Greater London Council was abolished at the same time. The metropolitan counties and Greater London continued to legally exist as geographic areas and retained their high sheriffs and lieutenants despite the
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have been established in the non-metropolitan counties, usually by creating a non-metropolitan county containing a single district and having one council perform both county and district functions. Since 1996 there have been two legal definitions of county: the counties as defined in local government
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In legislation the lieutenancy areas are described as 'counties for the purposes of the lieutenancies'; the informal term 'ceremonial county' has come into usage for such areas, appearing in parliamentary debates as early as 1996. Since the adoption of different definitions of the counties for local
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From 1974 to 1996 the local government counties were also used for the purposes of lieutenancy, with the exceptions that the Isles of Scilly were deemed part of Cornwall for lieutenancy purposes, and Greater London was deemed to be two lieutenancy counties (the City of London and the rest of Greater
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The 1888 Act used the term 'entire county' to refer to the wider version of the county, including any associated county boroughs or parts which had been made administrative counties. The informal term 'geographical county' was also used on Ordnance Survey maps to distinguish the wider version of the
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saw more unitary authorities created within the non-metropolitan counties. Since the most recent changes in 2023, England outside Greater London and the Isles of Scilly has been divided into 84 metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties for local government purposes. The 48 ceremonial counties used
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Several other unitary authorities were created between 1996 and 1998. Many of these were districts based on larger towns and cities, including several places that had been county boroughs prior to 1974. Being made unitary authorities therefore effectively restored the pre-1974 powers in such cases.
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In 1996, Avon, Cleveland and Humberside were abolished after just 22 years in existence. None of those three had attracted much public loyalty, and there had been campaigns to abolish them, especially in the case of Humberside. Those three counties were split into unitary authorities, each of which
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Since the latest changes in 2023 there have been 84 counties for local government purposes, which are categorised as metropolitan or non-metropolitan counties. The non-metropolitan counties may governed by one or two tiers of councils. Those which are governed by one tier (unitary authorities) may
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Like most unitary authorities, Durham is legally a non-metropolitan county and a district covering the same area, with just one council. Unusually, they have different names; the county is just called 'Durham' but the district is called 'County Durham' (which is how the area is often described in
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abolished the quarter sessions and assizes with effect from 1972. The sheriffs and lieutenants continued to exist, but both roles had lost powers to become largely ceremonial by the time of the 1970s reforms. As such, following the loss of judicial functions in 1972, the counties' roles were the
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started producing large scale maps, they had to undertake extensive research with locals to establish where exactly the boundaries were. Boundaries were recorded by the Ordnance Survey gradually in a process which started in 1841 and was not fully completed until 1888. Many counties had detached
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The Royal Mail was unable to follow the changes to county boundaries in 1965 and 1974 due to cost constraints and because several new counties had names that were too similar to post towns. The main differences were that Hereford and Worcester, Greater Manchester and Greater London could not be
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As unitary authorities began to be created in the mid 1990s it was decided to define counties for the purposes of lieutenancy differently from the local government counties in some cases. This was effectively reverting to the pre-1974 approach, when lieutenancy areas had covered multiple county
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Most of the non-metropolitan counties retained the names of historic counties and were defined by reference to the administrative and geographical counties which preceded them, retaining the same or similar boundaries where practicable. Whilst the Heath government had rejected the more radical
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Most of the historic English counties were established between the 7th and 11th centuries. Counties were initially used for the administration of justice and organisation of the militia, all overseen by a sheriff. The sheriff was usually appointed by the monarch but in some cases, known as the
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responsible for strategic local government. Whilst not a county in terms of local government legislation, Greater London is deemed to comprise two counties for the purposes of lieutenancy: the City of London (covering the 'square mile' at the centre of the conurbation) and a Greater London
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either be governed by a county council which also performs the functions of a district, or a district council which also performs the functions of a county. The effect is the same, with only marginal differences in terminology; district councils are elected by wards, county councils by
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government and lieutenancy purposes in 1996 there have been a growing number of instances where a local government county shares a name with a larger ceremonial county. For example the local government (non-metropolitan) county of Gloucestershire is the area administered by
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The local government counties today cover England except for Greater London and the Isles of Scilly. There are six metropolitan counties and 78 non-metropolitan counties. Of the non-metropolitan counties, 21 are governed in a two-tier arrangement with an upper-tier
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in 1969, which recommended the complete redrawing of local government areas in England, replacing the existing counties and districts and having most local government functions exercised by all-purpose unitary authorities. Following the change in government at the
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was set up in 1945 which reviewed the structure of local government and recommended a significant overhaul, including extensive changes to counties and county boroughs. The commission was wound up in 1949 when the government decided not to pursue these proposals.
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The pre-1974 counties of Rutland, Herefordshire and Worcestershire also regained their independence. Rutland was made a unitary authority in 1997, and in 1998 Herefordshire was made a unitary authority and Worcestershire was re-established as a two-tier county.
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Elected county councils were created in 1889, taking over the administrative functions of the magistrates. The functions and territories of the counties have evolved since then, with significant amendments on several occasions, notably in 1889, 1965 and 1974.
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Counties are also frequently used for non-administrative purposes, including culture, tourism and sport, with many organisations, clubs and leagues being organised on a county basis. For the purpose of sorting and delivering mail, England was divided into
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was abolished in 1998 and the county's six districts became unitary authorities, but unusually the non-metropolitan county of Berkshire was not abolished. The six Berkshire unitary authorities are the only ones not to also be non-metropolitan counties.
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Whilst the administrative counties and county boroughs were abolished in 1974, the wider geographical or historic counties were not explicitly abolished by the 1972 Act, albeit they were left with no administrative or ceremonial functions.
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administrative area, which also included most of the remaining part of Middlesex (which was abolished as an administrative county) and areas formerly part of Surrey, Kent, Essex and Hertfordshire. Huntingdonshire was merged with the
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which reorganised local government from 1 April 1974 into a two-tier structure of counties and districts across the whole of England apart from the Isles of Scilly and Greater London (which retained its two-tier structure of the
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councils and boards of guardians were elected, but there were no elections for county-level authorities. Some urban areas had also grown across county boundaries, creating problems in how they were administered. The
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administrative functions of local government, plus the limited ceremonial roles of the sheriffs and lieutenants. As part of the reforms under the Local Government Act 1972 the post of sheriff was renamed '
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and frequently crossed county boundaries. Parishes were typically assigned to a union centred on a nearby town, whether or not that town was in the same county. The unions were administered by elected
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Radcliffe-Maud proposals, they did still make adjustments to boundaries where they concluded they were necessary to better align with functional economic areas. For example, the north-western part of
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which gave London the right to appoint its own sheriffs is undated, but the evidence suggests it was issued between 1130 and 1133, with sometime around Easter 1132 considered the most likely date.
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and London boroughs took on the functions of the abolished councils, with some functions (such as emergency services, civil defence and public transport) being delivered through joint committees.
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of the 18th and 19th centuries. County and other boundaries were not centrally recorded with any accuracy before the 19th century, but were instead known by local knowledge and custom. When the
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The ceremonial counties and their definitions by reference to local government areas (metropolitan counties, non-metropolitan counties, Greater London and the Isles of Scilly) are as follows:
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For the purposes of lieutenancy England (including Greater London and the Isles of Scilly) is divided into 48 counties, which are defined as groups of one or more local government counties.
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allowed the creation of non-metropolitan counties containing a single district, where one council performed both county and district functions. These became informally known as
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in 1958 to recommend new local government structures. The major outcomes of the work of the commissions came in 1965. The County of London was abolished and was replaced by the
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sought to address these issues. It established elected county councils, which came into being in 1889 and took over the administrative functions of the quarter sessions.
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Whilst these unitary authorities are legally all non-metropolitan counties, they are rarely referred to as counties other than in the context of local government law.
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Many counties had a central courthouse from which they were administered, which often became the first meeting place for the county councils created in 1889, such as
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which had been introduced in 1965). The administrative counties and county boroughs were all abolished, and the lower tier of district councils was reorganised.
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Constituencies were not changed by the 1888 Act and so the parliamentary counties continued to be defined as they had been when the constituencies were last
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There is no well-established series of official symbols or flags covering all the counties. From 1889 the newly created county councils could apply to the
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which gradually united by the 10th century to become England. The counties were initially used primarily for the administration of justice, overseen by a
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was appointed to oversee the militia, taking some of the functions previously held by the sheriff. Some larger towns and cities were made self-governing
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The functions of county councils gradually grew. Notable expansions in their responsibilities included taking over education from the abolished
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in its address. The postal counties therefore included the same set of towns as the geographical counties, but had quite different boundaries.
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No county councils since 1986; governed by the metropolitan borough councils with some joint committees. Most now form part or all of a
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Following the 1974 reforms there were 45 counties, six of which were classed as metropolitan counties, covering the larger urban areas:
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was formed in 1227. From then until 1889 there were generally agreed to be 39 counties in England, although there were some
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Four of the non-metropolitan counties established in 1974 were given names that had not previously been used for counties:
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legislation, and the counties for the purposes of lieutenancy (the latter being informally known as ceremonial counties).
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Greater London and the Isles of Scilly do not form part of any county for the purposes of local government legislation.
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Guardians as Rural Sanitary Authorities: Powers and Duties under Public Health Act, 1872, and Sewage Utilization Acts
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The Heath government also reformed the judicial functions which had been organised by geographical counties; the
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abandoned the Redcliffe-Maud proposals, having campaigned against them as part of their election manifesto.
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Some towns and cities were considered large enough to run their own county-level services and so were made
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There were various adjustments to county boundaries after 1889. There were numerous changes following the
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became lower-tier districts within Cambridgeshire, and Rutland was made a district of Leicestershire.
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began to be called from the 13th century onwards, the counties formed part of the system for electing
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By the late 19th century, there was increasing pressure to reform the structure of English counties;
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in 1902, and taking over the assistance of the poor from the abolished boards of guardians in 1930.
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Has part of its territory outside Europe. Partially or entirely in Asia, depending on the
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serving as unitary authority. The ceremonial county is also legally just called 'Durham'.
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A Royal Commission on Local Government in England was set up in 1966 and produced the
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Provisional Order Confirmation (Gloucestershire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire) Act
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hold the status of a combined non-metropolitan county and district. The exception is
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has always required postal addresses to include the name of certain towns, known as
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are roughly based on English counties, with exceptions such as the combinations of
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in 1930. Some functions, such as health and economic development, are shared with
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lieutenancy county covering the rest of the area, being the 32 London boroughs.
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sending their own representatives, and the remainder of each county served as a
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English local government, from the Revolution to the Municipal Corporations Act
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were not arranged by counties but by separately defined county court districts.
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which straddled county boundaries were placed entirely in one county. A new
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which were independent from their host counties for judicial purposes. The
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which was sometimes deemed part of England rather than Wales prior to 1974.
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Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (1 October 2013).
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teams that are based on historical English counties. These compete in the
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as a 40th English county, on account of its assizes being included in the
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The use of postal counties was abandoned by the Royal Mail in 1996 after
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district council. It was given the "powers, duties and liabilities" of a
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No county council but multiple districts serving as unitary authorities:
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on the English model. Contemporary lists after that sometimes included
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Jones, Bill; Kavanagh, Dennis; Moran, Michael; Norton, Philip (2004).
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County boundaries were sometimes adjusted, for example by some of the
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The counties' role as constituencies effectively ceased following the
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adopted as postal counties and that Humberside had to be split into
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created in 1872, which took on various local government functions.
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and in the other top-level domestic competitions organised by the
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for the purposes of lieutenancy have been unchanged since 1998.
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on account of being separated from the rest of Berkshire by the
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than to Berkshire's largest town and administrative centre of
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functioning as an upper-tier authority. It consists of the
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since 1856, which covered the City of London and parts of
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created in 1837. Each union as a whole was assigned to a
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also gradually took on some administrative functions.
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth 4403:The Law and Custom of the Constitution: Part 2 2922:Since 2000, Greater London has had an elected 2551:District council serving as unitary authority: 2218:Local Government Commission for England (1992) 1631: 7664: 7364: 7066: 6906: 6099: 4823:England in the Nineteenth Century (1815–1914) 1116:Following the 1974 reforms, England (outside 1015: 5315:"Local Government Act 1972: Section 216" 5125:, House of Commons 5th series, vol 463, col 4783:Webb, Sidney; Webb, Beatrice Potter (1906). 4471:Webb, Sidney; Webb, Beatrice Potter (1906). 4291:Webb, Sidney; Webb, Beatrice Potter (1906). 4132: 4130: 2494:County council serving as unitary authority: 2343: 1664:, independent from the new county councils. 7934:List of administrative divisions by country 5571: 5569: 5567: 5489: 5370: 4932:. London: Edward Stanford. 1885. p. 22 4820: 4575:A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 6 4477:. London: Longmans, Green. pp. 284–286 1824:Instead, the Heath government produced the 7671: 7657: 7465:Metropolitan and Non-metropolitan counties 7371: 7357: 7073: 7059: 6913: 6899: 6106: 6092: 5609: 5607: 5605: 5603: 5460: 5458: 5020:Ordnance Survey Maps: A descriptive manual 4755:. Cambridge University Press. p. 23. 4705:. London: Knight & Co. 1872. p. 2 4252:"A Beginners Guide to UK Geography (2023)" 4073:had become sufficiently well-established. 3719:, Stockton-on-Tees (south of River Tees), 2897:Greater London was created in 1965 by the 2066:so that it could be in the same county as 1022: 1008: 892:Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties 4860: 4427:"The Date of Henry I's Charter to London" 4127: 1718:county from the administrative counties. 5996:"Postcode Address File Code of Practice" 5564: 5225: 5114: 4782: 4748: 4596: 4470: 4290: 4280:. Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1996. 3937: 2291: 2274: 2204: 1755: 1635: 1190: 1164:until 1996; they were then abandoned by 5600: 5455: 5364: 5195: 5189: 5132: 4952:"Representation of the People Act 1918" 4835: 4814: 4752:A History of English Assizes, 1558–1714 4530:. Sweet & Maxwell. 1882. p. 21 4424: 3974:are a recent innovation in some areas. 1778:Local Government Commission for England 14: 7948: 7388:Local government in the United Kingdom 6019: 5211:Redcliffe-Maud & Wood, B. (1974). 5016: 4723: 4406:. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 236 4374: 4340: 4270: 4226:). 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Certain towns and cities were 1199:as they were in 1851, excluding 1097:and as areas for organising the 979: 234: 89: 75: 63: 6047: 6026:. Nelson Thornes. p. 233. 6013: 5988: 5963: 5950:England and Wales Cricket Board 5938: 5912: 5886: 5860: 5829: 5803: 5772: 5759: 5737: 5706: 5538: 5514: 5424: 5410:"Current and historic counties" 5402: 5379: 5338: 5277: 5246: 5219: 5164: 5145:Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) 5083: 5053: 5044: 5023:. Ordnance Survey. p. 82. 5010: 4984: 4975: 4944: 4920: 4894: 4869: 4842:. W. Clowes and Sons. p. 3 4829: 4801: 4776: 4742: 4717: 4693: 4667: 4636: 4590: 4566: 4542: 4518: 4506:. M. Baskett. 1798. p. 426 4464: 4418: 4215: 4202: 4189: 3987:England and Wales Cricket Board 1378:, and formed the basis for the 436:UK General Elections in England 27:Geographic divisions of England 7088:Ceremonial counties of England 4998:. 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