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EnglandImage:EnglandDomesdayCounties.png This map shows the Domesday Book counties in 1086 In England, counties are a current level of subnational division and are broadly based on the historic counties of England. [3] Acts of Parliament in the last two centuries altered county boundaries [4] and, in addition to these changes, in 1889 created administrative counties and county boroughs. [5] The counties and their boundaries existing prior to these changes are known variously as the ancient counties, historic counties or traditional counties.
Unlike Scotland and Wales, England now has a mixed pattern of county level subnational division: [2]
The areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant are the Ceremonial counties of England. Trivia Info : County Durham is the only County in England that has County in front of it as part of its name , ie County Durham , compared with Ireland where County is commonplace that proceeds reference to that county. ScotlandImage:ScotlandCountiesNumbered.png Scottish counties in 1975 In Scotland, local government counties, created under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889, were abolished in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, in favour of regions and districts and islands council areas. The regions and districts were themselves abolished in 1996, under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994,[8] in favour of unitary Scottish council areas. (The islands areas had been created as unitary council areas, and their boundaries were unaffected.)
One region and various districts, created in 1975, had areas similar to those of earlier counties, and various council areas, created in 1996, are also similar. Two of the three islands areas - Orkney and Shetland - have boundaries identical to those of earlier counties. Scotland has also registration counties, which are in current use. The areas of Scotland that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant are called lieutenancy areas. WalesImage:WalesTradNumbered.png Historic counties of Wales The thirteen historic counties of Wales were fixed by statute in 1535 (although counties such as Pembrokeshire date from 1138). The administrative counties of Wales created in 1889 were based on these. In 1974 a new system was created using vastly different entities. These were abolished in 1996 and since then Wales has been entirely divided into a system of unitary authorities. The areas of Wales that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant are the preserved counties of Wales; based on the counties constituted in 1974. Northern IrelandImage:Nicounties.png Historic counties of Northern Ireland
The six historic counties of Northern Ireland are no longer strictly in use for administrative purposes. Combined with the boroughs of Belfast and Derry, the counties do serve for organisational purposes within government, and often with private businesses and sporting clubs. The counties of Northern Ireland are all fully contained within the historic province of Ulster. One county has changed its name from that of County Coleraine to County Londonderry. References
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