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List of military divisions by name - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (206 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 (4875 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. |
 | A county borough functioned as a separate unit, independently of the county in which it was geographically situated. |