Shires of Scotland
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shires-of-scotland-205-12015883
title:
Shires of Scotland
text:
The Shires of Scotland, or Counties of Scotland, were historic subdivisions of Scotland. Originally established in the Middle Ages for judicial purposes. From the 17th century, after the Union of Scotland and England (1707), "Shires" started to be used for local administration purposes as well. The areas used for judicial functions (sheriffdoms) diverged from the Shires/Counties over time. Sheriffdoms ceased to be used for local government purposes after 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Historic administrative and geographical division of Scotland
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shires_of_Scotland
date created:
2003-11-05T14:14:07Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T08:30:56Z
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13
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