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History

By the fourteenth century, the growth of some towns had led to strong opposition to their government by local counties. While charters giving various rights were awarded to each borough, some were awarded complete effective independence including their own sherriffs, Quarter Sessions and other officials, and were sometimes given governing rights over a swathe of surrounding countryside. They were referred to in the form "City and County of ...", and so became known as the counties corporate. (13th century - 14th century - 15th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 14th century was that century which lasted from 1301 to 1400. ... Originally, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count (in Great Britain, an earl, though the original earldoms covered larger areas) by reason of that office. ... A borough IPA: (  listen) is a political division originally used in England. ... Sheriff is both a political and a legal office held under English common law, Scots law or American common law, or the person who holds such office. ... Historically, the Courts of Quarter Sessions, or Quarter Sessions, were periodic courts held in each county and county borough in England and Wales until 1972, when together with the Assizes courts they were abolished by the Courts Act 1971 and replaced by a single permanent Crown Court of England and...

Other counties corporate were created to deal with specific local problems, such as border conflict (in the case of Caernarfon and Berwick-upon-Tweed) and piracy (in the case of Poole and Haverfordwest). Caernarfon, 2002 Caernarfon (the original Welsh spelling is now normally used in preference over the Anglicised form, Caernarvon or Carnarvon) is a Royal Town in Gwynedd in north-west Wales. ... Map sources for Berwick-upon-Tweed at grid reference NT9952 Berwick-upon-Tweed from across the river Berwick-upon-Tweed, (pronounced Berrick) situated in the county of Northumberland, is the northernmost town in England, situated on the east coast on the mouth of the river Tweed. ... This article is about sea pirates. ... Poole is a coastal town, port and tourist destination in the traditional county of Dorset in southern England. ... Haverfordwest (Welsh: Hwlffordd) is a small market town in south-west Wales. ...

A series of legal decisions later established that the counties corporate remained part of the original counties. This was particularly significant in the case of the London and Bristol, which spanned county boundaries and so were often shown separately on maps.

The counties were abolished in the nineteenth century. Those still remaining in 1888 were abolished by the Local Government Act 1888, with the exception of the City of London, which retained its status until the creation of Greater London in 1965. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... This article is about a small section of central London. ... Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... // Events January-February January 4 - United States President Lyndon Johnson proclaims his Great Society during his State of the Union address. ...

A similar institution called a county borough was created by the 1888 Local Government Act, which had administrative independence from county councils. Counties corporate and county boroughs were roughly equivlent to a modern unitary authority. County borough was a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom to refer to a borough or a city independent of county administration. ... In the British Isles, a county council is a council that governs a county. ... A unitary authority is a type of local authority, which has a single-tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area. ...

List of counties corporate

The counties corporate (listed with date of creation where known) were:

• Berwick upon Tweed (1551)
• Bristol (1373)
• Caernarfon
• Canterbury (1461)
• Chester
• Coventry (1451, abolished 1842)
• Exeter (1537)
• Gloucester (1483)
• Haverfordwest (1528)
• Hull (Hullshire) (1440, abolished 1835)
• Lichfield
• Lincoln (1409)
• London
• Newcastle upon Tyne
• Norwich
• Nottingham (1448)
• Poole
• Southampton (1447)
• Worcester
• York

Map sources for Berwick-upon-Tweed at grid reference NT9952 Berwick-upon-Tweed from across the river Berwick-upon-Tweed, (pronounced Berrick) situated in the county of Northumberland, is the northernmost town in England, on the east coast at the mouth of the river Tweed. ... Events Russia, Reforming Synod of the metropolite Macaire, Orthodoxy: introduction of a calendar of the saints and an ecclesiastical law code ( Stoglav ) Major outbreak of the sweating sickness in England. ... Bristol is an English city and county and one of the two administrative centres of South West England (the other being Plymouth). ... Events Bristol is made an independent county. ... Caernarfon, 2002 Caernarfon (the original Welsh spelling is now normally used in preference over the Anglicised form, Caernarvon or Carnarvon) is a Royal Town in Gwynedd in north-west Wales. ... Location within the British Isles St Peters St, Canterbury, from the West Gate, 1993 Canterbury is a cathedral city in the county of Kent in southeast England. ... Events February 2 - Battle of Mortimers Cross - Yorkist troops led by Edward, Duke of York defeat Lancastrians under Owen Tudor and his son Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke in Wales. ... Chester is the county town of Cheshire in the north-west of England, close to the border with Wales. ... The County of the City of Coventry was a former English county, which existed between 1451 and 1842. ... Events February 3 - Murad II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire dies and is succeeded by his son Mehmed II. April 11 - Celje acquires market-town status and town rights by orders from the Celje count Frederic II. June 30 - French troops under the Comte de Dunois invade Guyenne and capture... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The city of Exeter is the county town of Devon, in England, UK. It is located at 50°43′25″ N 3°31′39″ W. In the 2001 census its population was recorded at 111,066. ... Events January 6 - Alessandro de Medici assassinated August 25 - The Honourable Artillery Company, the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior, was formed. ... Gloucester (pronounced ) is a city and district in south-west England, close to the Welsh border. ... Events The São Tomé settlement is founded. ... Haverfordwest (Welsh: Hwlffordd) is a small market town in south-west Wales. ... Events June 19 - Battle of Landriano - A French army in Italy under Marshal St. ... Hullshire (or the County of Hull) was a former district of England. ... For alternative meanings, see number 1440. ... 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Lichfield Cathedral June 2005 Lichfield is a small city in Staffordshire, 110 miles northwest of London and 14 miles north of Birmingham. ... // Now a widespread name, Lincoln is originally a city in eastern England. ... Events January 1 - The Welsh surrender Harlech Castle to the English. ... This article is about a small section of central London. ... This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... Norwich (pronounced variously Norritch or Norridge) is a city in East Anglia, in Eastern England, and the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. ... Nottingham is a city located in Nottinghamshire, in the East Midlands of England. ... Events January 5/ 6 - Christopher of Bavaria, Norway and Sweden dies with no designated heir leaving all three kingdoms with vacant thrones. ... Poole is a coastal town, port and tourist destination in the traditional county of Dorset in southern England. ... Civic Centre, Southampton Southampton is a city and major port situated on the south coast of England. ... Events March 6 - Nicholas V becomes Pope. ... The city of Worcester (pronounced ) is the county town of Worcestershire in England; the river Severn runs through the middle, with the citys large Worcester Cathedral overlooking the river. ... York is a city in northern England, at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss. ...

Reference

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