Administrative counties were subnational divisions of England used for local government from 1889 to 1974. They were created by the Local Government Act...

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,...

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...

well as their administrative function, the counties also helped define local culture and identity. This role continued even after the counties ceased to be...

various areas, and called them administrative counties to distinguish them from the continuing statutory counties. In England and Wales the legislation was...

Ceremonial counties, formally known as counties for the purposes of the lieutenancies, are areas of England to which lord-lieutenants are appointed. They...

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...

list of two-tier counties of England by population. It includes those non-metropolitan counties (also known as shire counties) with a two-tier county council...

The counties of the United Kingdom are subnational divisions of the United Kingdom, used for the purposes of administrative, geographical and political...

list of administrative counties and county boroughs of England by population as at the 1971 census. Administrative counties did not include the county boroughs...