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  2. Historic counties of England - Wikipedia

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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]

  3. File:England and Wales Historic Counties HCT map.svg

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    Blank map showing the historic counties of England and Wales, as defined by the Historic Counties Trust. Date: 25 June 2013: Source: Historic Counties Trust: County boundary data; Ordnance Survey OpenData: Coastline data for Great Britain (from Boundary-Line product) National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Coastline data outside of Great ...

  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.

  5. Historic counties of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Britannia (atlas) - Wikipedia

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    The atlas included such details as the configurations of hills, bridges, ferries and the relative size of towns. One hundred strip road maps are shown, accompanied by a double-sided page of text giving additional advice for the map's use, notes on the towns shown and the alternative pronunciations of their name. [6]

  7. Template : England Ceremonial Counties Labelled Map

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    The template is capable of showing counties at various times in the past, specifically in 1851, 1889, 1965, 1974, 1996, 1997, or 1998 (the current counties as of 2012). Usage [ edit ]

  8. Historical and alternative regions of England - Wikipedia

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    Heptarchy, former kingdom names which did not become counties have continued to be recognised by organisations as regions: Wessex, generally interchangeable with the West Country (excluding Cornwall) East Anglia Mercia, often considered interchangeable with the Midlands

  9. English counties were first divided for parliamentary purposes under the Reform Act 1832, when larger counties were divided into two divisions. However, none of the county divisions crossed the historic county boundaries (except that under the Parliamentary Boundaries Act 1832 detached parts were allocated for parliamentary purposes to the ...