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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.
The counties of the United Kingdom are subnational divisions of the United Kingdom, used for the purposes of administrative, geographical and political demarcation. The older term, shire is historically equivalent to county. By the Middle Ages, county had become established as the unit of local government, at least in England. [1]
This is a list of ceremonial counties in England by population in 2021/2022. [1] Rank County Total population Region 1: Greater London: 8,901,000: London 2: West ...
List of counties of England and Wales in 1964 by highest point; List of mountains and hills of the United Kingdom; List of Scottish council areas by highest point; List of Scottish counties by highest point; List of Welsh principal areas by highest point; List of Northern Ireland districts by highest point; List of Northern Ireland counties by ...
This toponymical list of counties of the United Kingdom is a list of the origins of the names of counties of the United Kingdom.For England and Wales it includes ancient and contemporary ceremonial counties, but excludes those English unitary authorities that are not ceremonial counties.
The first county councils were created in 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888. There was a significant reform of the number, powers and jurisdictions of county councils in 1974. County councils were also established for the metropolitan counties created in 1974, but the metropolitan county councils were all abolished in 1986. From 1995 ...
List of United Kingdom county nicknames; T. List of United Kingdom county name etymologies This page was last edited on 1 February 2021, at 13:45 (UTC). ...