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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 ...
- Historic counties of the United Kingdom
The Historic counties of the United Kingdom are ancient...
- Counties of the United Kingdom
Historic counties of England. England is divided into 48...
- Administrative counties of England
Some geographically large historic counties were divided...
- Historic counties of the United Kingdom
The historic counties of England were mostly formed as shires or divisions of the earlier kingdoms which gradually united by the 10th century to become England. The counties were initially used primarily for the administration of justice, overseen by a sheriff.
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.
CountyFrom 1974 [3](metropolitan)1974–1996UA 1996+ [5]1974–2009UA 2009+ [5]Beginning. The counties. References. Other websites. Historic counties of England. The historic counties of England are subdivisions of UK They were used for various functions for several hundred years and continue to form the basis of modern local government. They are alternatively known as ancient counties [1] and traditional counties .
