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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, traditional counties, former counties or simply as counties. In the centuries that followed their establishment, as well as their ...
The county has formed the upper tier of local government over much of the United Kingdom at one time or another, [1] and has been used for a variety of other purposes, such as for Lord Lieutenants, land registration and postal delivery. This list of 184 counties is split by constituent country, time period and purpose. Colour key in tables below.
England's historic counties were established about 1,000 years ago as the result of various conquests and royal decrees. In the late 1800s, new counties were superimposed on the old ones for administrative purposes, but the historic counties were never actually abolished.
Cleveland, England (2 C, 15 P) Counties of England by date of disestablishment (5 C) County of London (6 C, 9 P) Cumberland (8 C, 30 P)
Parish. 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]
This is a list of historic counties of England by area as at the 1831 census. Note that Monmouthshire was considered to be part of England at the time.
25 de abr. de 2024 · The counties of England are divisions of England. Counties have been used as administrative areas in England since Anglo-Saxon times. There are two main legal definitions of the counties in modern usage: the 84 counties for the purposes of local government, and the 48 counties for the purposes of lieutenancy, also termed the ceremonial counties.
