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English: Counties are territorial divisions of England for the purposes of administrative, political and geographical demarcation. Many current counties have foundations in older divisions such as the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. The name county originates in the area formerly or nominally administered by a count, although in Britain the situation is complicated by the fact that the title count has been replaced in normal usage by the older Saxon title of earl, and the governed territory is also traditionally named a shire; an earl’s wife, however, bears the title of countess. The names, boundaries and functions of these divisions have changed considerably in modern times. Indeed, a series of local government reforms from the 19th century onwards has left the exact definition of the term county ambiguous. The terms counties of England do not, therefore, refer to a unique canonical set of names or boundaries; in formal use, the type of county relevant to the specific task and period is explicitly stated e.g. ceremonial county, registration county, historic county or former postal county.
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Ceremonial counties of England:
- Northumberland
- Tyne and Wear
- County Durham
- Cumbria
- Lancashire
- North Yorkshire
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- South Yorkshire
- West Yorkshire
- Greater Manchester
- Merseyside
- Cheshire
- Derbyshire
- Nottinghamshire
- Lincolnshire
- Rutland
- Leicestershire
- Staffordshire
- Shropshire
- Herefordshire
- Worcestershire
- West Midlands
- Warwickshire
- Northamptonshire
- Cambridgeshire
- Norfolk
- Suffolk
- Essex
- Hertfordshire
- Bedfordshire
- Buckinghamshire
- Oxfordshire
- Gloucestershire
- Bristol (county-city)
- Somerset
- Wiltshire
- Berkshire
- Greater London
Not shown:
City of London (county-city) - Kent
- East Sussex
- West Sussex
- Surrey
- Hampshire
- Isle of Wight
- Dorset
- Devon
- Cornwall
Ceremonial counties of England: Bedfordshire · Berkshire · Buckinghamshire · Cambridgeshire · Cheshire · Cornwall · Cumbria · Derbyshire · Devon · Dorset · Durham · East Riding of Yorkshire · East Sussex · Essex · Gloucestershire · Greater London · Greater Manchester · Hampshire · Herefordshire · Hertfordshire · Isle of Wight · Kent · Lancashire · Leicestershire · Lincolnshire · Merseyside · Norfolk · North Yorkshire · Northamptonshire · Northumberland · Nottinghamshire · Oxfordshire · Rutland · Shropshire · Somerset · South Yorkshire · Staffordshire · Suffolk · Surrey · Tyne and Wear · Warwickshire · West Midlands · West Sussex · West Yorkshire · Wiltshire · Worcestershire
City-counties: Bristol · City of London
Former historic counties: Cumberland · Huntingdonshire · London · Middlesex · North Riding of Yorkshire · Sussex · West Riding of Yorkshire · Westmorland · Yorkshire
Other former counties: Avon · Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely · Cleveland · East Suffolk · Hereford and Worcester · Hexhamshire · Humberside · Huntingdon and Peterborough · Isle of Ely · Parts of Holland · Parts of Kesteven · Parts of Lindsey · Soke of Peterborough · West Suffolk
City-counties: Bristol · City of London
Former historic counties: Cumberland · Huntingdonshire · London · Middlesex · North Riding of Yorkshire · Sussex · West Riding of Yorkshire · Westmorland · Yorkshire
Other former counties: Avon · Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely · Cleveland · East Suffolk · Hereford and Worcester · Hexhamshire · Humberside · Huntingdon and Peterborough · Isle of Ely · Parts of Holland · Parts of Kesteven · Parts of Lindsey · Soke of Peterborough · West Suffolk
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