2206:, summoned four times a year by the lord lieutenant. By the 19th century the county magistrates were exercising powers over the licensing of alehouses, the construction of bridges, prisons and asylums, the superintendence of main roads, public buildings and charitable institutions, and the regulation of weights and measures. The justices were empowered to levy local taxes to support these activities, and in 1739 these were unified as a single "county rate", under the control of a county treasurer. In order to build and maintain roads and bridges, a salaried county surveyor was to be appointed.
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1645:. The Act abolished administrative counties and county boroughs, and divided England (except Greater London and the Isles of Scilly) into counties. These were of two types: "metropolitan" and "non-metropolitan" counties. Apart from local government, the new counties were "substituted for counties of any other description" for judicial, shrievalty, lieutenancy and other purposes. Several counties, such as
1565:. In Newmarket and Tamworth the historic county boundary runs right up the middle of the high street; in Royal Tunbridge Wells the historic county boundary had a theatre (now the Corn Exchange) built right on it, with the actors playing in Sussex to an audience in Kent; and in Todmorden, the historically fractious border between Lancashire and Yorkshire (the river known as Walsden Water) had
1981:"...ABC contends that Britain needs a fixed popular geography, one divorced from the ever changing names and areas of local government...The ABC, therefore, seeks to fully re-establish the use of the historic counties as the standard popular geographical reference frame of Britain and to further encourage their use as a basis for social, sporting and cultural activities.
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displayed on street and road signs. In August 2014, the first road sign was erected to mark the boundary of the historic county of
Yorkshire. The Government is also publishing a new online interactive map of England's county boundaries. The Government has previously changed rules to allow local and county flags to be flown without planning permission, and supported the
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1086, when south
Lancashire was surveyed together with Cheshire by the Domesday commissioners. Nevertheless, the two territories do seem to have been distinguished from one another in some way and it is not certain that the shire-moot and the reeves referred to in the south Lancashire section of Domesday were the Cheshire ones.
1898:. There are exceptions in that Rutland is integrated with Leicestershire; the Isle of Wight has its own board outside the Hampshire one; there is a board for the ceremonial county of Cumbria which is representative of both Cumberland and Westmorland. In addition, the ECB County Boards include one for the country of Wales.
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1251:…that the said town of Bristol with its suburbs and their precinct, as the boundaries now exist, henceforward shall be separated and exempt in every way from the said counties of Gloucester and Somerset, on land and by water; that it shall be a county in itself and be called the county of Bristol for ever…
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in encouraging a new wave of county and community flags to be designed and flown by local communities. The flags of
England's historic counties have been flown from Government offices in support of these identities. All 39 counties have registered flags, with the flag of Leicestershire the last to be
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Certainly there were links between
Cheshire and south Lancashire before 1000, when Wulfric Spot held lands in both territories. Wulfric's estates remained grouped together after his death, when they were left to his brother Ælfhelm, and indeed there still seems to have been some kind of connexion in
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tunnel, dividing the hall down the middle between the two counties – a division reflected in its architecture. The 1888 Act ensured that every urban sanitary district would be considered to be part of a single county. This principle was maintained in the 20th century: when county boroughs such
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which were created at the same time continued for non-administrative purposes to be part of the county which they geographically lay. These counties were to be used "for all purposes, whether sheriff, lieutenant, custos rotulorum, justices, militia, coroner, or other". The effect was that new county
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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. The majority of
English counties are in the first category, with the name formed by combining the central
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found that many respondents objected to the use of counties in the alias file. In May 2010 Postcomm announced that it was encouraging Royal Mail to discontinue the use of counties in its alias file at the earliest opportunity. However, because some existing software included the use of counties,
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In 1996, following further local government reform and the modernisation of its sorting equipment, the Royal Mail ceased to use counties at all in the direction of mail. Instead it now uses the outward code (first half) of the postcode. The former postal counties were removed in 2000 from its
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formally recognised and acknowledged the continued existence of
England's 39 historic counties. On 23 April 2014 a new initiative was announced to support the 'tapestry' of traditional English counties, including the removal of a restriction preventing the names of traditional counties being
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Recommendations on the Future Local Government of: Basildon & Thurrock, Blackburn & Blackpool, Broxtowe, Gedling & Rushcliffe, Dartford & Gravesham, Gillingham & Rochester upon Medway, Exeter, Gloucester, Halton & Warrington, Huntingdonshire & Peterborough,
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boroughs which were counties corporate retained their status as separate counties. In retrospect, these "statutory" counties can be identified as the predecessors of the ceremonial counties of
England. The censuses of 1891, 1901 and 1911 provided figures for the "ancient counties".
2041:. They have removed, resorted or erected a number of what they claim to be "wrongly sited" county boundary signs in various parts of England. For instance, in Lancashire 30 signs were removed. CountyWatch has been criticised for such actions by the councils that erected the signs:
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was first divided into administrative areas by the Romans, most likely following major geographical features such as rivers. Before their arrival there were distinct tribal areas, but they were in a constant state of flux as territory was gained and lost. After the demise of
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Middlesex was further divided into four divisions, which replaced the functions of the hundred. The borough and parish were the principal providers of local services throughout England until the creation of ad-hoc boards and, later, local government districts.
1939:), and Yorkshire and Lincolnshire for ceremonial purposes in these areas. The case of Huntingdonshire was considered twice, but the Commission found that "there was no exceptional county allegiance to Huntingdonshire, as had been perceived in Rutland and Herefordshire".
1202:. The Sheriff of London also had jurisdiction over the county of Middlesex, so that "London and Middlesex were from that time regarded as one from an administrative point of view", although they retained their separate identities. This relationship continued until the
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that covered urban areas, the counties of medieval England existed primarily as a means of enforcing central government power, enabling monarchs to exercise control over local areas through their chosen representatives – originally
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adopted. In July 2019 the UK Government published official guidance on Celebrating the Historic Counties of England, stating that "the tapestry of England's historic counties is one of the bonds which draws our nation together".
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as administrative areas in the 1990s; the abolition of Avon, Cleveland and Humberside within 25 years of their creation; and the restoration of the traditional borders between Somerset and Gloucestershire (except at
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Although all of England was divided into shires by the time of the Norman conquest, some counties were formed later, such as Lancashire in the 12th century. Perhaps because of their differing origins the counties
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1830:. Perhaps as a result of this, the ancient counties appear not to have fallen completely out of use for locating places in Greater Manchester, along with areas of Greater London that are not part of the
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was passed, the effect of which was to treat many of these exclaves as part of the county which surrounded them. This had already been done for Parliamentary purposes under the Great Reform Act 1832.
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areas in many parts of the country away from the main urban areas, although the newly created areas sometimes have considerably altered boundaries from the historic counties on which they are based.
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of 1832 reapportioned members throughout the counties, many of which were also split into parliamentary divisions. Constituencies based on the ancient county boundaries remained in use until 1918.
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in the Domesday Book, was included in the returns for Cheshire. Whether this meant that this land was actually part of Cheshire is however not clear. The Northeast land that later became
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Cumberland, Westmorland, Lancashire, County Durham and Northumberland were established as counties in the 12th century. Lancashire can be firmly dated to 1182. Part of the domain of the
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There are customary abbreviations for many of the counties. In most cases, these consist of simple truncation, usually with an "s" at the end signifying "shire", such as "Berks" for
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The Campaign for Historic Counties is dedicated to campaigning, both in the public arena and among parliamentarians, for the restoration of historic counties. Their objectives are:
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During the Middle Ages a number of other large cities and towns were granted the status of self-governing counties separate from adjacent counties. Such a county became known as a
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2037:, was formed in 2004 to remove what its members consider to be wrongly placed county boundary signs that do not mark the historic or traditional county boundaries of England and
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regained territory from the Scots in the far north-west in 1157, the County of Carliol was established. By 1177, Carliol had become known as Cumberland.
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largely independently of the English monarch, were incorporated into the English counties of Shropshire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire in 1535.
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details that may be added by users but are no longer required, such as former street names or historic, administrative and former postal counties.
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empowered justices of the peace to form county constabularies outside boroughs. The formation of county police forces was made compulsory by the
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Although probably established early in the 10th century, its first mention in historical records occurs in 1016 when it was harried by Canute.
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The only political party with a manifesto commitment to restore the boundaries and political functions of all ancient counties, including
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in which the culture and history of the historic county is celebrated; many of these county days were created in the 21st century.
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level. With an increasingly mobile population, however, the system became outdated. Following the successful establishment of the
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originating in Norman times as Knights of the Peace, were appointed in each county. At the head of the legal hierarchy were the
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thirty-two, Henry of Huntingdon, thirty-seven. In most cases the counties or shires in Anglo-Saxon times were administered by a
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in England. Some ancient counties have their names preserved in multiple contemporary units, such as Yorkshire in
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658:
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328:
151:
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Anglo-Saxon origins as a shire, probably dating from early in the 10th century.
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of biodiversity easier. They also cover the rest of Great Britain and Ireland.
3743:
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2735:, with the shire of Devon forming the central-west part of the former kingdom.
2553:
2376:
2352:
2301:
2008:
1958:
1923:
1887:
1819:
1769:
1765:
1749:
1662:
1627:
1506:
1447:
1435:
1417:
1405:
1392:
Large exclaves affected by the 1844 Act included the County Durham exclaves of
1354:
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developed as a major port in the medieval period, straddling both sides of the
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1195:
1161:
1130:
1087:
1029:
926:
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526:
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289:
220:
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Established in the late Anglo-Saxon period, some time after the larger former
1210:
appointed in the same manner as other English and Welsh counties, created the
650:. The expected form would otherwise be "Durhamshire", but it was rarely used.
6499:
5712:
5180:
Report and Proposals for the Lincolnshire and East Anglia General Review Area
5159:
Report and Proposals for the Lincolnshire and East Anglia General Review Area
4910:
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Oldest surviving record of the country name is in the Domesday Book of 1087.
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2104:
2030:
1915:
1827:
1777:
1757:
1666:
1650:
1603:
1513:
1467:
1455:
1358:
1138:
1122:
1110:
1083:
874:
830:
761:
emerged from earlier sub-kingdoms as part of the administrative structure of
730:
725:
714:
635:
521:
451:
416:
381:
35:
4054:
2198:
From the 16th century onwards the county was increasingly used as a unit of
2080:
used counties, or their major divisions, as a basis for their organisation.
1016:
Much of Northumbria was also shired, the best known of these counties being
841:
In southern England the counties were mostly subdivisions of the Kingdom of
3914:
Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol.I: Southern England
3556:
3358:
3101:
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2569:
Anglo-Saxon origins as a shire. First mentioned early in the 11th century.
2461:
2348:
2269:
2163:
2085:
2077:
2003:
1761:
1619:
1538:
1450:; and most of the larger exclaves of Worcestershire, including the town of
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989:
981:
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456:
426:
406:
333:
6470:
5965:
An Act for the more easy assessing, collecting and levying of County Rates
4924:
Clark, Peter; Palliser, David Michael; Daunton, Martin J. (20 July 2000).
2107:
campaigned against the often primitive conditions in gaols, and under the
1341:
917:
respectively; the names were first used by the Saxons in the 9th century.
6448:(2nd ed.). London and Chichester, Sussex: Phillimore & Co. Ltd.
4532:
3853:"Population. England and Wales. Vol. I. [Ancient] counties, 1881"
3584:
3312:
3258:. Incorporated into England in AD 927 and subsequently absorbed into the
3255:
2411:
2356:
2317:
2313:
2112:
2034:
1689:
1658:
1431:
1401:
1393:
1260:
1098:
1045:
1021:
1017:
958:
954:
886:
785:
after it came under West Saxon control during the 10th century. Once the
674:
562:
466:
192:
1947:
980:
between units of the Danish army. Rutland was an anomalous territory or
812:
5315:
4113:"Britons Feeling Rootless After Changes to England's Historic Counties"
3374:
3028:
2687:
2655:
2415:
2382:
Most English counties were subdivided into smaller subdivisions called
1932:
1811:
1741:
1725:
1721:
1717:
1678:
1646:
1579:
1575:
1558:
1463:
1427:
1362:
1305:
Charters granting separate county status to the cities and boroughs of
1287:
1268:
1264:
1041:
1037:
670:
662:
557:
421:
396:
386:
6408:
Domesday Book Cheshire: Including Lancashire, Cumbria, and North Wales
5543:"Eric Pickles: celebrate St George and England's traditional counties"
1886:
The historic counties of England continue to be used as the basis for
1614:
5984:
5968:
5880:
5278:
5120:
Ordnance Survey One-inch to the mile, 7th Series, Sheet 154 - Cardiff
5060:
5027:
3681:
3620:
3138:
2923:
2877:
2731:
An Anglo-Saxon shire who name was derived from the Celtic kingdom of
2490:
2337:
2333:
2305:
2118:
Until the 19th century law enforcement was mostly carried out at the
2049:
2019:
1851:
1781:
1705:
1591:
1587:
1554:
1490:
1366:
1322:
1291:
1065:
969:. In some cases the original names have been worn down: for example,
882:
862:
777:
686:
654:
611:
572:
546:
501:
486:
481:
281:
203:
2217:
1622:
cover a larger area than the administrative area in 1974 (in green).
5249:
5118:
4243:
Explaining Local Government: Local Government in Britain Since 1800
4165:
Structural Reform of British Local Government: Rhetoric and Reality
3407:
3251:
2732:
2635:
2614:
2582:
2285:
2166:
linked the recruiting areas of infantry regiments to the counties.
1989:
Maps, roads and addresses to included historic counties as standard
1936:
1855:
1839:
1835:
1745:
1729:
1713:
1665:, vanished from the administrative map, while new entities such as
1525:
Several towns are historically divided between counties, including
1330:
1240:
1118:
1061:
1049:
997:
970:
930:
922:
902:
766:
738:
627:
516:
476:
391:
6035:
The Myth of Norman Administrative Efficiency: The Prothero Lecture
5632:. Department for Communities and Local Government. 23 April 2014.
5545:. Department for Communities and Local Government. 23 April 2013.
2288:, and the Parts of Lindsey was itself divided into three ridings (
4746:
4389:
3469:
3341:
3174:
2321:
2147:
1928:
1919:
1891:
1847:
1843:
1674:
1654:
1595:
1570:
1562:
1526:
1470:
1459:
1382:
1350:
1306:
1256:
1228:
1187:
1008:
became the only Danelaw borough to fail to become a county town.
977:
757:
founded by settlers around 445. In southern England more widely,
639:
634:
where the name corresponds to the tribes who inhabited the area.
531:
441:
436:
277:
197:
108:
3957:
Local Government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System
2071:
1906:
A review of the structure of local government in England by the
1878:
Royal Mail was advised not to implement the change before 2013.
1497:
of Lincolnshire, and the East and West divisions of Sussex. The
6486:
Interactive map comparing historic counties to current counties
6480:
6107:
5876:
5311:
5245:
5200:
5023:
4990:
4528:
4385:
4292:
3819:
3665:
3528:
3501:
3048:
2748:
2403:
2309:
2261:
2119:
2015:
1785:
1701:
1451:
1346:
1272:
1152:
There was historic ambiguity as to the status of the county of
1073:
950:
898:
858:
842:
782:
762:
682:
567:
506:
496:
293:
98:
6475:
5512:
5176:
Report and Proposals for the East Midlands General Review Area
5170:
The Huntingdon and Peterborough Order 1964 (SI 1964/367), see
5155:
Report and Proposals for the East Midlands General Review Area
3746:
or now correspond to another type of subdivision, such as the
893:
which lasted from 1007 to 1017 before being incorporated into
5845:. The English Democrats Party. September 2006. Archived from
5836:"Manifesto & Constitution of the English Democrats, p. 4"
4344:
4151:— Type details for ancient county. Retrieved 19 October 2006,
3822:, replacing the less reliable figures previously used by the
3698:
3607:
were formed into the single county of Westmorland in 1226-7.
2817:
2716:
1773:
1693:
1641:
In 1974 a major local government reform took place under the
1374:
1282:
Charters were granted constituting the boroughs or cities of
1276:
1114:
1033:
918:
854:
758:
742:
631:
623:
511:
446:
301:
297:
285:
65:
5873:
Local Government: Policy and Management in Local Authorities
5149:
The Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely Order (SI 1964/366), see
2332:, and, more informally and hence more vaguely, of Kent into
1901:
5308:
Postal Business, 1969-79: Study in Public Sector Management
4353:
3960:
2997:
2398:
in Sussex. Hundreds or their equivalents were divided into
2096:
1866:
database and included in an "alias file", which is used to
1310:
988:, but it eventually became considered the smallest county.
846:
806:
790:
771:
615:
491:
208:
6370:
A History of Cheshire. (The Darwen County History Series.)
5486:
5062:
Ordnance Survey Six inches to the mile, Lancashire CXII.SW
1048:. Most of the later Cumberland and Westmorland were under
853:, Surrey from the Anglian word for 'southern region', and
661:. Some abbreviations are not obvious, such as "Salop" for
276:
are areas that were established for administration by the
6446:
A History of Cheshire. (The Darwen County History Series)
6372:. Chichester, West Sussex, UK: Phillimore & Co. Ltd.
4082:"Flying the county flag: The preservation of an identity"
1992:
Removal of the word 'county' from all local council names
1957:, adopted in 2013 through a competition organised by the
1931:), County Durham and Yorkshire (towards the mouth of the
1381:
The ancient counties have many anomalies, and many small
4627:— Early administrative units. Retrieved 19 October 2006.
6262:
The Wordsworth Dictionary of Abbreviations and Acronyms
3361:
that was first mentioned as a separate county in 1159.
2095:
The justices had responsibility for maintaining county
2001:
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
5093:"House of Lords: Cardiff Extension Bill third reading"
4246:. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 2.
3728:
2009 structural changes to local government in England
957:. These generally took the name of the main town (the
5680:
Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government
3889:. Online Historical Population Reports. p. vii.
3721:
3710:
The historic counties of England are included in the
1979:, promotes the historic counties. It states that the
825:. The county boundaries were fairly static until the
181:
94,000–3.8 million acres (15,000 km) (1881)
4923:
3859:. Online Historical Population Reports. p. vi.
2221:
Yorkshire has three major subdivisions known as the
1995:
Historic Counties to be used for ceremonial purposes
5172:
Local Government Commission for England (1958–1967)
4873:
4485:
2367:. Such divisions were used by such entities as the
1806:
Former postal counties of England from 1974 to 1996
961:) of the county, along with "-shire". Examples are
81:Counties of England in 1851 with major rivers, the
6259:
4982:
4980:
4162:
2922:Recorded as an Anglo-Saxon shire from the time of
1172:unambiguously included the area as part of Wales.
2300:). Other divisions include the special status of
1971:(ABC), with its regional affiliates, such as the
1404:, which were subsequently treated as hundreds of
6497:
6424:
6410:. Chichester, Sussex: Phillimore & Co. Ltd.
5424:Northampton, Norwich, Spelthorne and the Wrekin.
4869:
4867:
4510:— Census Geographies. Retrieved 19 October 2006.
3254:, which became the northern part of Anglo-Saxon
1834:post town. It is common for people to speak of "
1369:) to the south-east, and part of Staffordshire (
909:or inhabitants of the areas around the towns of
5800:
5744:
4673:
4671:
4665:— County definition. Retrieved 19 October 2006.
2351:within them that were administered separately.
2169:
5781:"Protest group seizes the day in boundary row"
5022:. Routledge Geography and Environment Series.
4695:Harris and Thacker (1987). write on page 252:
681:(referring to both the county and the city of
6386:
4883:. Vol. 2. pp. 15–60. Paragraph 12.
4864:
4792:
4518:
4516:
4119:. National Geographic Society. Archived from
3883:"Preliminary Report, England and Wales, 1891"
3847:
3845:
2072:Administration of justice and law enforcement
816:An 1824 map of the English and Welsh counties
6511:Counties of England established in antiquity
6491:Celebrating the Historic Counties of England
6425:Phillips, A. D. M.; Phillips, C. B. (2002).
6353:, Imago Mundi, Vol. 51. (1999), pp. 131-146.
6039:Transactions of the Royal Historical Society
5843:The English Democrats: Putting England First
5682:Celebrating the Historic Counties of England
5451:27 November 2004. Retrieved 19 October 2006.
5191:
4668:
4560:(Revised ed.). Oxford University Press.
2272:, was also sub divided into three historic "
304:and others. They are alternatively known as
6257:
5658:. York Press. 5 August 2014. Archived from
4783:– Herefordshire. Retrieved 19 October 2006.
4277:
4275:
4273:
4271:
4269:
4267:
4265:
4263:
2804:. Recognized as a county palatine in 1293.
2264:of York. Since Yorkshire was so large, its
1602:in the territory of the historic county of
1255:Similar arrangements were later applied to
1077:
941:, meaning foreigners, added by the Saxons.
765:, which then imposed its system of shires,
713:The Counties of England as recorded in the
610:town with the suffix "-shire", for example
6009:. Contemporary Political Studies. London:
5828:
4981:Wood, Bruce; Redcliffe-Maud, John (1974).
4522:
4513:
4494:
4375:
4373:
4340:
4338:
3842:
1235:which formed the ancient boundary between
6443:
6313:
6253:
6251:
6249:
6247:
6245:
6243:
6241:
6239:
6237:
6235:
6233:
6231:
6229:
6227:
6225:
6223:
6221:
6219:
6217:
6215:
6213:
6211:
6209:
6207:
6205:
6203:
5772:
5624:
5622:
5421:Local Government Commission for England.
4023:Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
3875:
3015:. Designated as county palatine in 1067.
1902:Recognition of historic county boundaries
1772:itself straddles five ancient counties —
1521:, mentioning the historic county boundary
6481:Interactive map of the historic counties
6201:
6199:
6197:
6195:
6193:
6191:
6189:
6187:
6185:
6183:
6007:Local Government and Politics in Britain
5476:21 July 2003. Retrieved 19 October 2006.
5272:
4732:
4710:Phillips and Phillips (2002). pp. 26–31.
4486:Henry of Huntingdon (29 December 1853).
4304:
4302:
4281:
4260:
4235:
4160:
3905:
2882:County of Southampton, Southamptonshire
2216:
1801:
1613:
1512:
1424:Exclaves that the 1844 Act did not touch
1340:
811:
708:
6157:
6155:
6153:
6151:
6149:
6147:
6145:
6143:
6141:
6097:
6095:
6093:
6091:
6089:
6087:
6085:
6083:
6081:
6079:
6077:
6075:
6073:
6071:
6069:
6067:
6004:
5717:
5415:
5151:Local Government Commission for England
4907:"Text of Bristol Royal Charter of 1373"
4414:Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales
4379:
4370:
4335:
4169:. Manchester University Press. p.
4110:
4026:. Merriam-Webster. 1997. p. 1135.
3951:
3949:
3947:
3945:
3943:
2371:courts and were inherited by the later
2092:(keeper of the rolls) for each county.
1908:Local Government Commission for England
745:remained in those areas which remained
344:. Counties were used initially for the
14:
6498:
6405:
6387:Harris, B. E.; Thacker, A. T. (1987).
6367:
6139:
6137:
6135:
6133:
6131:
6129:
6127:
6125:
6123:
6121:
6065:
6063:
6061:
6059:
6057:
6055:
6053:
6051:
6049:
6047:
5870:
5864:
5619:
5598:
5592:
5567:
5561:
5535:
5017:
4927:The Cambridge Urban History of Britain
4842:"Charter granted by Henry I to London"
4738:
4713:
4646:— Timeline. Retrieved 19 October 2006.
4594:An Introduction to Anglo-Saxon England
4555:
4490:. H. G. Bohn – via Google Books.
3911:
3390:Anglo-Saxon origins as a shire of the
2536:Anglo-Saxon origins as a shire of the
2427:The historic counties are as follows:
1412:forming part of Shropshire, which was
6258:Dale, Rodney; Puttick, Steve (1997).
6180:
6102:"Appendix I. General Abbreviations".
5779:Wood, Alexandra (23 September 2005).
5723:
5648:
5487:"The Association of British Counties"
5305:
5239:
4821:Representation of the People Act 1948
4817:Representation of the People Act 1918
4689:
4590:
4458:
4308:
4299:
4217:from the original on 27 November 2021
4192:local government 1974 reform england.
3484:Formed from the southern part of the
1873:During a public consultation in 2009
1810:In a period of financial crisis, the
1798:Postal counties of the United Kingdom
1681:appeared, in addition to the six new
1175:
1133:(English Maelor), and (later still) "
937:, in the latter case with the suffix
6325:LangScape: The language of landscape
5919:from the original on 7 November 2010
5778:
5732:from the original on 12 January 2008
5726:"What's so special about Yorkshire?"
5656:"Welcome to Yorkshire sign unveiled"
5580:from the original on 24 October 2017
5493:from the original on 11 January 2020
5365:Postcomm Decision Document, May 2010
5131:from the original on 6 February 2020
5073:from the original on 6 February 2020
4952:"Creation of the County of the City"
4880:A history of the County of Middlesex
4591:Blair, Peter Hunter (17 July 2003).
4556:Cannon, John, ed. (2009). "Surrey".
4282:Hackwood, Frederick William (1920).
4079:
3940:
3262:before the northern part became the
3189:Originally the northern half of the
801:accounts for thirty-five shires and
6391:. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
6118:
6044:
6041:, 5th Ser., Vol. 34. (1984), p. 125
5808:"Boundary protest 'to be reported'"
5752:"County signs dumped after protest"
5636:from the original on 6 October 2014
5607:from the original on 13 August 2013
5603:. Association of British Counties.
5376:
4852:from the original on 4 January 2009
4382:Local Government and Urban Politics
4111:Worrall, Simon (22 November 2014).
3059:. Established as a county in 1182.
2422:
2193:
1117:were included in English counties:
1011:
836:
24:
6427:A New Historical Atlas of Cheshire
6331:from the original on 30 April 2017
4962:from the original on 6 August 2014
4061:from the original on 16 April 2018
3812:1889 areas recorded in 1891 census
3722:Administrative and ceremonial uses
2132:County and Borough Police Act 1856
1791:
1387:Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844
1333:, was created a county corporate.
1113:, some parts of what later became
669:-derived word for its county town
25:
6532:
6464:
5599:Garber, Michael (23 April 2013).
5099:from the original on 26 July 2019
4985:English Local Government Reformed
4459:Yorke, Barbara (1 January 1995).
4205:"UK Local Government – Key Dates"
3988:"Definition of Sussex in English"
3893:from the original on 16 July 2011
3863:from the original on 16 July 2011
1881:
1618:The ancient county boundaries of
996:, and took on the territories of
327:Unlike the partly self-governing
280:, in many cases based on earlier
5913:Parliament of the United Kingdom
5909:Police, prisons and penal reform
5549:from the original on 3 July 2013
5513:"Campaign for Historic Counties"
5178:(Report No.3), 31 July 1961 and
5157:(Report No.3), 31 July 1961 and
4958:. British History Online. 1969.
4887:from the original on 31 May 2012
4055:"Specsavers County Championship"
3998:from the original on 20 May 2021
3887:Census of England and Wales 1891
3857:Census of England and Wales 1881
3674:
3641:
3613:
3577:
3549:
3521:
3494:
3462:
3433:
3400:
3367:
3334:
3328:Anglo-Saxon origins as a shire.
3305:
3272:
3228:
3199:
3167:
3153:The county has its roots in the
3131:
3094:
3065:
3021:
2990:
2961:
2955:Anglo-Saxon origins as a shire.
2932:
2899:
2893:Anglo-Saxon origins as a shire.
2870:
2864:Anglo-Saxon origins as a shire.
2841:
2810:
2770:
2741:
2709:
2680:
2648:
2607:
2575:
2546:
2513:
2507:Anglo-Saxon origins as a shire.
2483:
2477:Anglo-Saxon origins as a shire.
2454:
1946:
1858:, Essex" (which are inside it).
1609:
1420:, as the remainder already was.
369:
363:
75:
6343:
6284:
6266:. Wordsworth Editions. p.
6027:
5998:
5974:
5958:
5942:
5931:
5897:
5694:
5674:
5568:Kelner, Simon (23 April 2013).
5523:from the original on 6 May 2021
5505:
5479:
5454:
5436:Lancastrians' pride in heritage
5429:
5396:
5358:
5345:
5332:
5299:
5266:
5233:
5221:
5185:
5164:
5143:
5111:
5085:
5053:
5050:Local Government Act 1888, S.31
5044:
5011:
4974:
4944:
4917:
4899:
4834:
4810:
4798:
4786:
4767:
4723:
4704:
4680:
4649:
4630:
4611:
4584:
4564:
4558:A Dictionary of British History
4549:
4479:
4452:
4406:
4229:
4197:
4154:
4135:
4092:from the original on 8 May 2018
3912:Youngs, Frederic A Jr. (1979).
2212:
1969:Association of British Counties
1732:(Yorkshire and County Durham),
1454:, which remained surrounded by
1121:, for example, was included in
1104:
973:was originally "Chestershire".
614:. Former kingdoms which became
355:
6476:Campaign for Historic Counties
5950:The Journal of British Studies
5412:County Cricket Boards, List of
4930:. Cambridge University Press.
4686:Morgan (1978). pp.269c–301c,d.
4597:. Cambridge University Press.
4523:Winchester, Angus J L (1990).
4352:. Aspects of Britain. London:
4238:"Local government before 1832"
4104:
4080:Bell, Bethan (20 April 2014).
4073:
4047:
4010:
3980:
3803:
3716:Office for National Statistics
2782:County of Durham (informally,
1955:flag of historic County Durham
1910:led to the restoration of the
1814:was able to alter many of its
1632:Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely
1569:built right on top of it on a
1321:(with the surrounding area of
1300:County of the City of Coventry
32:Ceremonial counties of England
13:
1:
5989:Grand Jury (Ireland) Act 1833
5938:Regulation of Forces Act 1871
5724:Allen, Liam (1 August 2006).
5461:White rose county has its day
4525:Discovering Parish Boundaries
4346:Central Office of Information
3830:
3781:Historic counties of Scotland
3753:
2174:Each English county sent two
1517:Notice on the Corn Exchange,
929:tribes known in Latin as the
178:
164:
6506:History of England by county
5125:National Library of Scotland
5067:National Library of Scotland
4637:Stamford Visitor Information
3796:
3776:Counties of Northern Ireland
3157:Province of the Anglo-Saxon
3047:The hundreds in-between the
2170:Parliamentary representation
2063:
1890:teams and the governance of
925:were based on the pre-Saxon
905:derive their names from the
889:. A "lost" Saxon county was
274:historic counties of England
30:Not to be confused with the
27:Category of areas of England
18:Historic Counties of England
7:
6471:The Historic Counties Trust
6114:. 1967. pp. 1524–1540.
4751:University of Toronto Press
4311:Local Government in Britain
3769:
3250:The Anglo-Saxon kingdom of
2835:had lost its independence.
2375:areas under the control of
2142:In the 1540s the office of
1728:(Cheshire and Lancashire),
1636:Huntingdon and Peterborough
1336:
1160:. It was then added to the
1052:rule until 1092. After the
944:
823:varied considerably in size
10:
6537:
5283:Cambridge University Press
4793:Harris & Thacker (1987
4161:Chisholm, Michael (2000).
3805:
3786:Historic counties of Wales
2833:Kingdom of the East Saxons
2628:+ partial palatine powers
2429:
2414:. In the 17th century the
2137:
2103:. During the 19th century
1973:Friends of Real Lancashire
1795:
1179:
720:
704:
40:
29:
6104:Concise Oxford Dictionary
5905:"Towards central control"
5228:Local Government Act 1972
5205:Butterworth & Company
5197:Local Government Act 1972
5182:(Report No.9), 7 May 1965
5161:(Report No.9), 7 May 1965
5095:. Hansard. 27 July 1937.
4940:– via Google Books.
4829:Local Government Act 1972
4825:Local Government Act 1933
4607:– via Google Books.
4475:– via Google Books.
4380:Hampton, William (1991).
3736:non-metropolitan counties
3264:Earldom of Northumberland
2186:was disenfranchised. The
2043:Lancashire County Council
1977:Yorkshire Ridings Society
1643:Local Government Act 1972
1505:, and to ensure that the
1499:Local Government Act 1888
1208:High Sheriff of Middlesex
1204:Local Government Act 1888
1170:Local Government Act 1972
1145:had been administered by
992:was the successor to the
827:Local Government Act 1888
644:County Palatine of Durham
642:that was turned into the
362:
346:administration of justice
230:
185:
174:
168: 21,000—3.4 million
160:
144:
136:
122:
114:
104:
94:
74:
56:
51:
6321:"Counties Abbreviations"
6292:"Hampshire High Sheriff"
6005:Kingdom, John E (1991).
5687:1 September 2019 at the
5408:25 February 2015 at the
5340:Address Management Guide
4677:Sylvester (1980). p. 14.
4623:10 February 2007 at the
4295:: Heath Cranton Limited.
4236:Chandler, J. A. (2007).
3918:Royal Historical Society
3791:English county histories
1912:East Riding of Yorkshire
1298:(1622) as counties. The
1206:created a new office of
1137:Detached". Parts of the
340:– and their subordinate
6112:Oxford University Press
5871:Elcock, Howard (1994).
5691:Retrieved 1st Sept 2019
5306:Corby, Michael (1979).
5273:Dearlove, John (1979).
5020:Metropolitan Government
4995:Oxford University Press
4875:Victoria County History
4806:Encyclopædia Britannica
4661:16 October 2006 at the
3714:(IPN) published by the
2058:English Democrats Party
1894:in England through the
1483:administrative counties
1476:
1194:in about 1130 gave the
1166:Wales and Monmouthshire
1090:, was left unrecorded.
1079:"Inter Ripam et Mersam"
350:modern local government
322:administrative counties
140:39 (as of 1 April 1889)
6444:Sylvester, D. (1980).
6163:"PAF Digest Issue 6.0"
5389:6 January 2009 at the
4739:George, David (1991).
4701:
3486:Kingdom of East Anglia
3260:Earldom of Northumbria
3211:County of Northampton
3191:Kingdom of East Anglia
3125:to form Lincolnshire.
2245:
2128:County Police Act 1839
1807:
1623:
1522:
1378:
1253:
1158:Laws in Wales Act 1535
1078:
1040:, as well as parts of
879:Kingdom of East Anglia
817:
717:
689:; and "Northants" for
6307:16 April 2017 at the
5466:12 March 2007 at the
5441:12 March 2007 at the
5193:Arnold-Baker, Charles
4696:
4506:16 April 2017 at the
4445:26 April 2017 at the
4434:16 April 2017 at the
4423:17 April 2017 at the
4147:16 April 2017 at the
3920:. pp. xii–xiii.
3605:Barony of Westmorland
3284:County of Nottingham
2973:County of Huntingdon
2853:County of Gloucester
2525:County of Buckingham
2373:administrative county
2343:Several counties had
2220:
2082:Justices of the peace
1864:Postcode Address File
1805:
1683:metropolitan counties
1617:
1543:Royal Tunbridge Wells
1519:Royal Tunbridge Wells
1516:
1426:included the part of
1408:; and those parts of
1344:
1329:, on the border with
1249:
1127:Atiscross and Exestan
1058:harrying of the North
815:
803:William of Malmesbury
712:
342:justices of the peace
6521:Vernacular geography
5852:on 26 September 2007
5707:23 July 2014 at the
5662:on 13 September 2014
5370:20 July 2011 at the
5240:Jones, Bill (2004).
5018:Barlow, Max (1991).
4779:27 June 2017 at the
4774:Domesday Book Online
4642:27 June 2006 at the
4309:Byrne, Tony (1994).
3712:Index of Place Names
3653:County of Worcester
3077:County of Leicester
3033:County of Lancaster
2634:The western part of
2558:County of Cambridge
2365:Soke of Peterborough
2176:Knights of the Shire
2101:houses of correction
1828:Manchester post town
1458:. Additionally, the
1414:subsequently treated
1345:This 1814 map shows
949:When Wessex annexed
799:Robert of Gloucester
310:traditional counties
145:Possible status
83:ridings of Yorkshire
6516:Counties of England
6406:Morgan, P. (1978).
6368:Crosby, A. (1996).
5517:realcounties.org.uk
5230:(1972 c.70), s. 216
4846:Florilegium Urbanum
4795:, pp. 340–341)
4123:on 26 November 2014
4117:National Geographic
3963:. 1974. p. 1.
3726:At the time of the
3445:County of Stafford
2944:County of Hertford
2911:County of Hereford
2640:Kingdom of Cornwall
2124:Metropolitan Police
1748:(County Durham and
1567:Todmorden Town Hall
1377:) to the south-west
1315:Newcastle upon Tyne
1109:At the time of the
223:(from 1 April 1889)
217:(16th century–1889)
43:Counties of England
5816:. 14 November 2002
5760:. 15 November 2002
4533:Shire Publications
3992:Advance Dictionary
3764:longitudinal study
3561:County of Warwick
3119:Kingdom of Lindsey
3106:County of Lincoln
2587:County of Chester
2466:County of Bedford
2442:Additional status
2246:
1824:Greater Manchester
1808:
1710:Greater Manchester
1624:
1523:
1379:
1327:Berwick upon Tweed
1325:) (1440). In 1551
1319:Kingston-upon-Hull
1176:Counties corporate
1141:, which after the
994:Kingdom of Lindsey
984:, associated with
818:
787:Kingdom of England
751:south west England
718:
699:Duke of Devonshire
695:Earl of Devonshire
87:remaining exclaves
6302:Vision of Britain
6298:on 26 March 2012.
6277:978-1-85326-385-9
5993:3 & 4 Will. 4
5384:Cricket: Counties
4656:Domesday Explorer
4618:Domesday Explorer
4577:Independent.co.uk
4501:Vision of Britain
4465:. A&C Black.
4142:Vision of Britain
3824:Registrar General
3708:
3707:
3703:Scandinavian York
3564:Warks, War, Warw
3392:Kingdom of Mercia
3317:County of Oxford
3242:Northumb, Northd
2802:Liberty of Durham
2538:Kingdom of Mercia
1896:ECB County Boards
1531:Burton upon Trent
1225:were introduced.
1095:Bishops of Durham
1076:, referred to as
849:derives from the
603:Compare with 2010
270:
269:
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6349:David Fletcher,
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4913:on 28 July 2011.
4909:. Archived from
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3159:Kingdom of Essex
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2800:The Anglo-Saxon
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2445:1891 area rank
2430:
2423:List of counties
2369:Quarter Sessions
2361:Northamptonshire
2278:Parts of Lindsey
2204:quarter sessions
2200:local government
2194:Local government
2188:Great Reform Act
2180:House of Commons
2160:Childers Reforms
2111:they came under
2090:Custos rotulorum
1950:
1361:, an exclave of
1219:county corporate
1212:County of London
1182:County corporate
1081:
1056:in 1066 and the
1012:Northern England
963:Northamptonshire
837:Southern England
697:since 1603, and
691:Northamptonshire
648:Bishop of Durham
373:
367:
366:
338:lord-lieutenants
306:ancient counties
215:Quarter sessions
180:
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2152:Volunteer Force
2144:Lord Lieutenant
2140:
2126:in London, the
2109:Prison Act 1877
2105:penal reformers
2074:
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1965:
1964:
1963:
1962:
1961:
1951:
1904:
1884:
1868:cross-reference
1838:, Middlesex", "
1816:postal counties
1800:
1794:
1792:Postal counties
1738:Nottinghamshire
1734:South Yorkshire
1612:
1507:county boroughs
1493:, the separate
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2462:Bedfordshire
2439:Contraction
2436:Other names
2426:
2394:in Kent and
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2330:West Suffolk
2326:East Suffolk
2294:South Riding
2290:North Riding
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5242:Politics UK
4966:25 November
4856:25 November
4429:Dorsetshire
3585:Westmorland
3313:Oxfordshire
3256:Northumbria
3011:The Jutish
2926:(895–939).
2721:Devonshire
2357:Isle of Ely
2318:West Sussex
2314:East Sussex
2308:, those of
2298:West Riding
2254:West Riding
2250:East Riding
2240:East Riding
2235:West Riding
2113:Home Office
2035:CountyWatch
1812:Post Office
1690:Bournemouth
1659:Westmorland
1471:tidal flats
1462:portion of
1432:Donisthorpe
1416:as part of
1402:Norhamshire
1394:Islandshire
1317:(1400) and
1294:(1556) and
1261:Southampton
1099:Hexhamshire
1046:Westmorland
1032:kingdom of
1022:Cravenshire
1018:Hallamshire
959:county town
887:Southampton
867:East Saxons
675:Oxfordshire
665:, from the
579:East Riding
563:Westmorland
551:Not shown:
211:(from 1066)
198:Shire-reeve
193:Shire court
161:Populations
6500:Categories
6335:26 October
5702:Sussex Day
5576:. London.
5497:11 January
5353:PAF Digest
5316:Kogan Page
5135:6 February
5103:6 February
5077:6 February
4742:Lancashire
4720:boundary."
4418:Devonshire
4412:The 1870s
4033:0877795460
3959:. London:
3916:. London:
3831:References
3754:Other uses
3732:ceremonial
3375:Shropshire
3214:Northants
3029:Lancashire
2688:Derbyshire
2656:Cumberland
2416:Ossulstone
2024:county day
1933:River Tees
1742:Derbyshire
1726:Merseyside
1722:Lancashire
1718:Derbyshire
1679:Humberside
1647:Cumberland
1580:Manchester
1576:Birmingham
1559:Warrington
1464:Lancashire
1428:Derbyshire
1363:Shropshire
1309:(1238/9),
1288:Nottingham
1269:Gloucester
1265:Canterbury
1245:Edward III
1243:. In 1373
1233:River Avon
1135:Flintshire
1042:Cumberland
1038:Lancashire
911:Dorchester
749:, such as
671:Shrewsbury
663:Shropshire
558:Cumberland
432:Northants.
422:Shropshire
387:Lancashire
237:Division,
186:Government
85:, and the
41:See also:
5985:43 Geo. 3
5969:12 Geo. 2
5881:Routledge
5279:Cambridge
5028:Routledge
4018:"Suffolk"
3797:Footnotes
3682:Yorkshire
3621:Wiltshire
3266:in 1377.
3139:Middlesex
2924:Athelstan
2878:Hampshire
2491:Berkshire
2408:townships
2345:liberties
2338:West Kent
2334:East Kent
2306:Middlesex
2184:Grampound
2115:control.
2064:Functions
2056:, is the
2050:Middlesex
2020:Yorkshire
1999:In 2013,
1935:; not in
1852:Greenwich
1782:Middlesex
1706:Hampshire
1671:Cleveland
1592:Stockport
1588:Sheffield
1555:Todmorden
1535:Newmarket
1491:Yorkshire
1410:Halesowen
1367:Halesowen
1323:Hullshire
1296:Worcester
1292:Lichfield
1066:Yorkshire
1030:Brittonic
883:Hampshire
863:Middlesex
778:ealdormen
687:Hampshire
655:Berkshire
612:Yorkshire
573:Yorkshire
502:Hampshire
487:Berkshire
482:Wiltshire
204:Ealdorman
6329:Archived
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5971:. c. 29)
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5355:, (2003)
5342:, (2004)
5250:Longmans
5195:(1973).
5129:Archived
5127:. 1961.
5097:Archived
5071:Archived
5069:. 1946.
4960:Archived
4885:Archived
4850:Archived
4848:. 2006.
4827:, c.51;
4823:, c.65;
4819:, c.64;
4777:Archived
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4504:Archived
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4348:(1996).
4221:15 April
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4145:Archived
4127:15 April
4096:15 April
4090:Archived
4086:BBC News
4065:15 April
4059:Archived
3996:Archived
3891:Archived
3861:Archived
3810: :
3770:See also
3697:Anglian
3603:and the
3535:Sx, Ssx
3425:King Ine
3408:Somerset
3252:Bernicia
3123:Stamford
3051:and the
2733:Dumnonia
2672:Henry II
2636:Dumnonia
2615:Cornwall
2583:Cheshire
2448:Origins
2404:parishes
2400:tithings
2384:hundreds
2363:had the
2355:had the
2286:Kesteven
2260:and the
2156:Cardwell
2088:and the
1975:and the
1937:Teesdale
1875:Postcomm
1856:West Ham
1840:Dagenham
1836:Uxbridge
1780:, Kent,
1746:Tyneside
1730:Teesside
1714:Cheshire
1551:Tamworth
1383:exclaves
1337:Exclaves
1331:Scotland
1313:(1396),
1290:(1448),
1286:(1409),
1279:(1571).
1271:(1483),
1267:(1471),
1263:(1447),
1259:(1404),
1247:decreed
1241:Somerset
1198:its own
1119:Monmouth
1062:Cheshire
1050:Scottish
1028:and the
1006:Stamford
998:Kesteven
971:Cheshire
945:Midlands
935:Cornovii
931:Dumnonii
923:Cornwall
915:Somerton
903:Somerset
791:earldoms
767:boroughs
739:Dumnonia
628:Cornwall
616:earldoms
517:Cornwall
477:Somerset
392:Cheshire
334:sheriffs
329:boroughs
318:counties
282:kingdoms
105:Location
95:Category
5923:1 April
5728:. BBC.
5611:22 June
5584:22 June
5553:22 June
5123:(Map).
5065:(Map).
4891:2 April
4747:Toronto
4438:" and
4390:Longman
4088:. BBC.
4057:. ECB.
3897:26 July
3867:26 July
3470:Suffolk
3342:Rutland
3175:Norfolk
3055:in the
2789:Co Dur
2695:Derbys
2619:Kernow
2433:County
2322:Suffolk
2304:within
2282:Holland
2266:ridings
2223:ridings
2178:to the
2162:of the
2148:militia
2138:Defence
2033:group,
1929:Bristol
1920:Rutland
1892:cricket
1848:Brixton
1844:Bromley
1675:Cumbria
1655:Rutland
1634:and of
1596:Cardiff
1584:Reading
1571:culvert
1563:Wisbech
1547:Royston
1527:Banbury
1487:ridings
1460:Furness
1430:around
1307:Chester
1284:Lincoln
1257:Norwich
1229:Bristol
1200:Sheriff
1192:Henry I
1188:charter
1002:Holland
978:Danelaw
747:British
721:Origins
705:History
640:diocese
618:in the
532:Rutland
442:Suffolk
437:Norfolk
417:Staffs.
278:Normans
256:Hundred
123:Created
118:Kingdom
109:England
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6376:
6274:
6108:Oxford
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5877:London
5736:4 July
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