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List of military divisions by name - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (212 words) |
 | This is a list of military divisions of all nationalities that are identified by name. |
| In many armies divisions have been given both a name and a number; they are listed here if they are commonly referred to by name in English publications. |
| Note that in the British Army prior to April 1915 many Regular Army and Territorial Army divisions were designated by name. |
| British Counties, Parish, etc. for Genealogists (5111 words) |
| Although the word county is derived from the Norman French comté, the boundaries of Norman counties corresponded in most respects with those of the Saxon shires of the immediate pre-Norman period. |
| The counties of the west midlands were formed by the king of Wessex after he invaded the area which had been the kingdom of Mercia. |
| In total contrast to the system in USA, the word "county" is a not part of the name of English counties, with the sole exception of County Durham, where it precedes the main part of the name in the same way as in all Irish counties. |
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