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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 Kingdom of England was a sovereign state on the island of Great Britain from the early 10th century, when it emerged from various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, until 1 May 1707, when it united with Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain, which would later become the United Kingdom. The Kingdom of England was among the most powerful states in ...
Cheshire, including Halton and Warrington. City of London. Cornwall, including Isles of Scilly. Cumbria. Chester. Derbyshire, including Derby. Devon, including Plymouth and Torbay. Dorset, including Bournemouth and Poole. County Durham, including Darlington, Hartlepool, and Stockton-on-Tees north of the River Tees.
List of counties of England and Wales in 1964 by highest point.In 1964 they are more or less the ancient counties, with the addition of the County of London and a number of historic divisions in place as administrative counties: Cambridgeshire into the Isle of Ely and Cambridgeshire; Hampshire into the Isle of Wight and Hampshire; Lincolnshire into the Parts of Holland, Kesteven and Lindsey ...
Map of the Historic Counties. This is a large-scale map of the historic counties of the United Kingdom. This map is based on Definition A of the Historic Counties Standard whereby detached parts of counties are associated with their host county. It uses county border data from the Historic County Borders Project. A printable A3-size map is also ...
The subdivisions of England constitute a hierarchy of administrative divisions and non-administrative ceremonial areas. Overall, England is divided into nine regions and 48 ceremonial counties, although these have only a limited role in public policy. For the purposes of local government, the country is divided into counties, districts and ...
Shires of Scotland. The shires of Scotland ( Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachdan na h-Alba ), or counties of Scotland, are historic subdivisions of Scotland established in the Middle Ages and used as administrative divisions until 1975. Originally established for judicial purposes (being the territory over which a sheriff had jurisdiction), from the ...
