Counties of England
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counties-of-england-167-15584421
title:
Counties of England
text:
The counties of England are a type of subdivision of England. Counties have been used as administrative areas in England since Anglo-Saxon times. There are three definitions of county in England: the 48 ceremonial counties used for the purposes of lieutenancy; the 84 metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties for local government; and the 39 historic counties which were used for administration until 1974. The historic counties of England were mostly formed as shires or divisions of the earlier k
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Geographic divisions of England
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counties_of_England
date created:
2003-11-04T17:54:21Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T13:40:59Z
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13
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