Derbyshire

Geography
Status	Ceremonial & (smaller) Non-metropolitan county
Region	East Midlands
Area - Total - Admin. council - Admin. area	Ranked 21st 2,625 km² Ranked 20th 2,547 km²
Admin HQ	Matlock
ISO 3166-2	GB-DBY
ONS code	17
NUTS 3	UKF12/13
Demographics
Population - Total (2005 est.) - Density - Admin. council - Admin. pop.	Ranked 20th 981,200 373 / km² Ranked 11th 747,500
Ethnicity	96.0% White 2.3% S.Asian, 1.7% Black British, Mixed Race or Chinese
Politics
Derbyshire County Council http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/
Executive	Labour
Members of Parliament	Margaret Beckett (L) Liz Blackman (L) Natasha Engel (L) Paul Holmes (LD) Bob Laxton (L) Tom Levitt (L) Judy Mallaber (L) Patrick McLoughlin (C) Dennis Skinner (L) Mark Todd (L)
Districts
1.High Peak 2.Derbyshire Dales 3.South Derbyshire 4.Erewash 5.Amber Valley 6.North East Derbyshire 7.Chesterfield 8.Bolsover 9.Derby (Unitary) map of admin county File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of English administrative division used for the purposes of local government. ... The East Midlands is one of the regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. ... Area is the measure of how much exposed area any two dimensional object has. ... This is a List of Ceremonial counties of England by Area. ... 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The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... High Peak is a local government district and borough of the county of Derbyshire, England. ... Derbyshire Dales is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. ... South Derbyshire is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. ... Erewash is a local government district and borough in Derbyshire, England, to the east of Derby. ... Amber Valley is a local government district and borough in Derbyshire, England. ... North East Derbyshire is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. ... Chesterfield, see Chesterfield (disambiguation) // Chesterfield is a historic market town and local government district in Derbyshire, a county in England. ... Bolsover is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. ... This article is about the city of Derby in England. ...

Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains part of the National Forest, and borders on Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire and Cheshire. The East Midlands is one of the regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem specific to England — the United Kingdom anthem is God Save the Queen. ... The Peak District National Park is a national park in the north of England. ... Typical Pennine scenery. ... Lyskamm, 4 527 m, Pennine Alps Blue Ridge Mountains in Shenandoah national park, Virginia A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ... The National Forest, which covers an area of 520 km² of Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire, is described as a forest in the making. It stretches from Leicester in the east to Burton-upon-Trent in the west, and links the ancient forests of Needwood and Charnwood. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England which has a population of 2. ... Coat of Arms of South Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, that has a population of 2. ... South Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber Government Office Region of England, in the United Kingdom. ... Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. ... Leicestershire ( IPA: (RP), IPA: (locally)), abbreviation Leics. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... Cheshire (or, archaically, the County of Chester)[1] is a county in North West England. ...

Apart from 13 towns with between 10,000 and 100,000 inhabitants, there is a large amount of sparsely populated agricultural upland: 75% of the population live in 25% of the area. Although Derbyshire is in the East Midlands, some parts, such as High Peak, are closer to the northern cities of Manchester and Sheffield. The East Midlands is one of the regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. ... High Peak is a local government district and borough of the county of Derbyshire, England. ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England. ...

Districts and Boroughs

It has a three-tier local government since the local government reorganisation in 1974. It has a county council based in Matlock and eight district councils and since 1998, a unitary authority of Derby. However, Derby remains part of Derbyshire for ceremonial purposes. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ... In the British Isles, a county council is a council that governs a county. ... Matlock is the County town of Derbyshire, England. ... Non-metropolitan districts or commonly Shire districts are a type of local government district in England. ... 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. ... This article is about the city of Derby in England. ...

At the third tier are the parish councils. In urban areas the work of the parish council is possibly undertaken by the county or district council. The eight district councils in Derbyshire and the unitary authority of Derby are shown in the map to the right. Main articles: Local government in the United Kingdom, Parish and Civil parish In England parish councils were formed in 1894 to take over local oversight of social welfare and civic duties in towns and villages. ... A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ...

These district councils are responsible for local planning and building control, local roads, council housing, environmental health, markets and fairs, refuse collection and recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, leisure services, parks, and tourism^[1] Main article: Town and Country Planning in the United Kingdom Planning permission or planning consent is the permission required in the United Kingdom in order to be allowed to build on land, or change the use of land or buildings. ... The UK building regulations are statutory instruments that seek to ensure that the policies set out in the Building Act 1984 are carried out in the construction of buildings. ... Cheap, safe, housing owned by the British Government. ... Environmental health is the branch of public health that is concerned with all aspects of the natural and built environment that may affect human health. ... Look up Market in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Garbage Collection redirects here. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... Graves at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York A cemetery is a place (usually an enclosed area of land) in which dead bodies are buried. ... Cremation is the practice of disposing of a corpse by burning. ... Tourists on Oahu, Hawaii Tourism is travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes or the provision of services to support this leisure travel. ...

They leave the subjects of education, social services, libraries, main roads, public transport, policing and fire services, trading standards, waste disposal and strategic planning for Derbyshire to the County Council.^[1] A social worker is a person employed in the administration of charity, social service, welfare, and poverty agencies, advocacy, or religious outreach programs. ... Julio Pérez Ferrero Library - Cúcuta, Colombia A modern-style library in Chambéry A library is a collection of information, sources, resources and services, organized for use, and maintained by a public body, an institution, or a private individual. ... Skytrain Bangkok. ... Firefighter with an axe A firefighter, sometimes still called a fireman though women have increasingly joined firefighting units, is a person who is trained and equipped to put out fires, rescue people and in some areas provide emergency medical services. ... The Trading Standards Institute is the UK government-appointed body responsible for protecting consumers rights and enforcing related laws. ... Waste management is literally the process of managing waste materials (normally those produced as a result of human activities). ...

Economy

Derbyshire is a mixture of a rural economy in the west, with a former coal mining economy in the east (Bolsover district). Nationally famous companies in Derbyshire are Thorntons just south of Alfreton and JCB Power Systems have an engine factory in South Derbyshire. Ashbourne Water used to be bottled in Buxton by Nestlé Waters UK until 2006 and Buxton Waterstill is. Other major employers in the county especially around the Derby area are Rolls Royce PLC and Toyota. Surface coal mining in Wyoming. ... Thorntons is a British chocolate company established by Joseph William Thornton in 1911. ... JCB is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below: J. C. Bamford, a British manufacturer of heavy industrial vehicles whose JCB initials have become a generic name for wheeled mechanical excavators. ... This article is about the company. ... Rolls-Royce plc is a British aircraft engine maker; the second-largest in the world, behind General Electric Aviation. ...

Education

The Derbyshire school system is comprehensive with no selective schools. There is selection by average house price in some areas. Rural parts of Derbyshire have some of the best comprehensive schools in the East Midlands. The average proportion of results getting grades A-C at GCSE including Maths and English is 45.8% in England. For Derbyshire, it is 45.5%. Derbyshire Dales is the best performing district in the East Midlands. At GCSE, the best performing school is Saint Mary's Catholic School in Chesterfield with 85%, followed by the Ecclesbourne School in Duffield with 81%, then the Lady Manners School in Bakewell with 69%. The worst performing school is the Bennerley School in Ilkeston with 16%. The government target is 25%. At A level, the highest performing school is also Saint Mary's Catholic School, followed by the Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Ashbourne, then the Friesland School in Sandiacre. Saint Marys Catholic Primary School is a historic coeducational Catholic school located in Darley Abbey, on the outskirts of Derby, England. ... Lady Manners School is an English secondary school situated in Bakewell, a market town in the Peak District National Park. ... QEGS logo Queen Elizabeths Grammar School (QEGS) is a comprehensive school for 11-18 year olds, situated in the town of Ashbourne, Derbyshire. ...

Average GCSE by district (%)

• Derbyshire Dales 59.0
• South Derbyshire 47.5
• Amber Valley 47.4
• North East Derbyshire 47.3
• Chesterfield 46.7
• High Peak 45.9
• Erewash 40.4
• Bolsover 31.1
• (City of Derby Unitary Authority 42.2)

County flag

The unofficial county flag

As part of a 2002 marketing campaign, the plant conservation charity Plantlife chose the Jacob's Ladder as the county flower. In 2006, an unofficial county flag was introduced, largely on the initiative of BBC Radio Derby in September 2006^[2]. Image File history File links Derbyshire_flag. ... Image File history File links Derbyshire_flag. ... The following are the county flowers selected for the counties of the United Kingdom in Plantlifes 2002 County Flowers campaign. ... Plantlife is a U.K. plant conservation charity. ... Species See text. ... A county flower is a flowering plant chosen to symbolise a county. ... The flag of Derbyshire The flag of Derbyshire is the unofficial flag of the English county of Derbyshire. ... BBC Radio Derby is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Derbyshire. ...

Trivia

• Derbyshire can make some claims to be at the centre of Britain. A farm near Coton in the Elms has been identified as the furthest from the sea whilst Rodsley and Overseal were the centres of population during the twentieth century.
• Several kings of Mercia are buried in Repton
• Derbyshire is the location of Fitzwilliam Darcy's mansion/estate called "Pemberley" in the Jane Austen novel Pride and Prejudice. Some scenes were filmed there for the 2005 film adaptation of the novel, starring Keira Knightley and Matthew MacFadyen.
• Haddon Hall was the filming location for the 2006 BBC adaptation of Jane Eyre.

Coton in the Elms is a village and parish in the English county of Derbyshire. ... Rodsley is a small village about four miles south of Ashbourne in Derbyshire. ... Overseal is situated 3 miles south of Swadlincote, in South Derbyshire. ... The Kingdom of Mercia at its greatest extent (7th to 9th centuries) is shown in green, with the original core area (6th century) given a darker tint. ... Repton is a small village in Derbyshire between Derby and Burton-upon-Trent. ... Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy is one of two protagonists in Austins novel Pride and Prejudice. ... 1873 engraving of Jane Austen, based on a portrait drawn by her sister Cassandra. ... Pride and Prejudice, see Pride and Prejudice (film). ... Jane Austens novel Pride and Prejudice (1813) has been the subject of numerous television and film adaptations. ... Keira Christina Knightley (pronounced ;[1] born 26 March 1985) is an English[2] film and television actress. ... Matthew Macfadyen Matthew Macfadyen (born 1974) is a British theatre and film actor, best known for his role as MI5 agent Tom Quinn in the BBC television drama series Spooks. ... Haddon Hall, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England (2002) Haddon Hall is an English country house on the River Wye at Bakewell, Derbyshire, one of the seats of the Duke of Rutland, occupied by Lord Edward Manners and his family. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... Charlotte Brontës novel Jane Eyre (1847) has been the subject of numerous television and film adaptations. ...

Settlements

This is a list of the towns in Derbyshire. This is a list of settlements in Derbyshire, England. ...

Sport

Derbyshire has many sporting teams in various team sports, the most common being football. Derbyshire has at least 21 football teams (listed below), most of who play in tier 6 or lower of the English football league system, and the most successful and popular is Derby County F.C.. Look up Football in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The English football league system, otherwise known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in England (although for historical reasons a small number of Welsh clubs also compete). ... Derby County Football Club are an English football club based in Derby, who play in the Premier League. ...

As well as football, Derbyshire also has a cricket team based in Derby, and a rugby league club based in Chesterfield. Bowler Shaun Pollock bowls to batsman Michael Hussey. ... Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire. ... Wally Lewis passing the ball in Rugby League State of Origin. ... Chesterfield Spires RLFC is a rugby league club in Chesterfield, playing in the Midlands Merit League. ...

Alfreton Town F.C. is an Association football club based in Alfreton, Derbyshire. ... Alfreton is a town in the Amber Valley, Derbyshire, although some parts of the town are in the Bolsover district and North East Derbyshire district. ... Amber Valley is a local government district and borough in Derbyshire, England. ... The Football Conferences logo Conference North (often referred to as Nationwide North for sponsorship reasons) is a division of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National. ... Belper Town F.C. is a football team based in Derbyshire, England. ... , Belper is a town within the local government district of Amber Valley in Derbyshire, England. ... The Northern Premier League First Division is an football league covering the north of England. ... Blackwell Miners Welfare F.C. is a football club based in Derbyshire, England. ... Blackwell is a village in Derbyshire, England. ... Bolsover is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. ... The Central Midlands League Supreme Division is a football competition based in England. ... Bolsover Town F.C. is a football club based in Bolsover, England. ... Statistics Population: 11,291 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SK475706 Administration District: Bolsover Shire county: Derbyshire Region: East Midlands Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Derbyshire Historic county: Derbyshire Services Police force: Derbyshire Constabulary Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: {{{Ambulance}}} Post office and telephone Post town... The Central Midlands League Premier Division is a football competition based in England. ... Borrowash Victoria A.F.C. are a football club based in Spondon, Derby, England. ... Mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086[1], up until the modern era Spondon was a village separate from the city of Derby. ... Derby (pronounced dar-bee ) is a city in the East Midlands of England. ... The Northern Counties East Football League Division One is a football competition based in England. ... Buxton F.C. are a football club based in Buxton, Derbyshire, England. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... High Peak is a local government district and borough of the county of Derbyshire, England. ... Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. ... Chesterfield, see Chesterfield (disambiguation) // Chesterfield is a historic market town and local government district in Derbyshire, a county in England. ... Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for sponsorship reasons) is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system. ... Derby County Football Club are an English football club based in Derby, who play in the Premier League. ... Derby (pronounced dar-bee ) is a city in the East Midlands of England. ... // Pride Park Stadium is a football (soccer) stadium in the Pride Park business park on the outskirts of Derby city centre in the UK. It is owned by and is the home of Derby County F.C. The stadium holds 33,597 spectators. ... The original FA Premier League logo, used until 2007 The Premier League (officially known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons, colloquially known as The Premiership), is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top echelon of the English football league system (above The Football League). ... Glapwell F.C. is a football club based in Glapwell in Derbyshire, England. ... Glapwell is located in north east Derbyshire between the nearby towns of Chesterfield (7 miles) and Mansfield (5 miles) . Though the nearest town centre is that of Bolsover (3 miles to the north). ... The Northern Counties East Football League Premier Division is a feeder league into the Northern Premier League Division 1. ... Glossop North End A.F.C. are an English football club based in Glossop, Derbyshire. ... Glossop is a market town within the High Peak borough of Derbyshire, England. ... The North West Counties Football League Division One is a football competition based in England. ... Graham Street Prims F.C. is a football club based in Derby, England. ... Derby (pronounced dar-bee ) is a city in the East Midlands of England. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Church Gresley is a village and civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. ... South Derbyshire is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. ... Heanor Town F.C. is a football club based in Heanor, England. ... Heanor is a town in the Amber Valley region of Derbyshire, England. ... Holbrook Miners Welfare F.C. is a football club based in Holbrook, Derbyshire, England. ... Ilkeston Town F.C. are an English football club based in Ilkeston, Derbyshire. ... Ilkeston is a town in Derbyshire, in the East Midlands region of England, on the River Erewash. ... Erewash is a local government district and borough in Derbyshire, England, to the east of Derby. ... The Northern Premier League logo. ... Long Eaton United F.C. is a football club based in Nottingham, England. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Matlock Town F.C. is a football club based in Matlock, United Kingdom. ... Matlock is the county town of Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. ... Derbyshire Dales is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. ... Mickleover Sports F.C. is a football club based in Mickleover in Derby, England, currently members of the Northern Counties East Football League Premier Division. ... Mickleover, Derby, England Mickleover is located 2 miles west of the city centre and is the most westerly village of the City of Derby in the United Kingdom. ... Pinxton F.C. is a football club established in 1994 and based in Pinxton, Derbyshire, England. ... Pinxton is a village on the eastern boundary of Derbyshire in the Bolsover district, {England]]. In Anglo-Saxon times it was a small agricultural community, thought to have been recorded in the {Domesday Book]] as Esnotrewic. ... South Normanton Athletic F.C. are a football club based in Derbyshire, England. ... South Normanton is a medium-sized, ex-mining village, two miles east of Alfreton, Derbyshire. ... Staveley Miners Welfare F.C. are a football club based in Chesterfield, England. ... See also Staveley, Cumbria, Staveley, North Yorkshire. ...

See also

• Derbyshire lead mining history
• Derbyshire Places of interest

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References

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Counties of the Lieutenancies Act 1997 The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... Derby (pronounced dar-bee ) is a city in the East Midlands of England. ... Amber Valley is a local government district and borough in Derbyshire, England. ... Bolsover is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. ... Chesterfield, see Chesterfield (disambiguation) // Chesterfield is a historic market town and local government district in Derbyshire, a county in England. ... Derbyshire Dales is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. ... Erewash is a local government district and borough in Derbyshire, England, to the east of Derby. ... High Peak is a local government district and borough of the county of Derbyshire, England. ... North East Derbyshire is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. ... South Derbyshire is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. ... Alfreton is a town in the Amber Valley, Derbyshire, although some parts of the town are in the Bolsover district and North East Derbyshire district. ... Ashbourne is a small picturesque market town in the Derbyshire Dales, England. ... Bakewell is a small market town in Derbyshire, England, deriving its name from Badecas Well. According to the UK 2001 census the civil parish of Bakewell had a population of 3,979. ... , Belper is a town within the local government district of Amber Valley in Derbyshire, England. ... Statistics Population: 11,291 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SK475706 Administration District: Bolsover Shire county: Derbyshire Region: East Midlands Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Derbyshire Historic county: Derbyshire Services Police force: Derbyshire Constabulary Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: {{{Ambulance}}} Post office and telephone Post town... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Chapel-en-le-Frith is a small Derbyshire town on the edge of the Peak District, part of the Pennine Range, near the border of Cheshire, in northern England. ... Chesterfield, see Chesterfield (disambiguation) // Chesterfield is a historic market town and local government district in Derbyshire, a county in England. ... Clay Cross in Chesterfield is a former mining village and civil parish in the North East Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. ... Derby (pronounced dar-bee ) is a city in the East Midlands of England. ... Dronfield is a town in northeast Derbyshire, England // Situated between Sheffield and Chesterfield on the River Drone, Dronfield lies on the B6057 (Chesterfield Road and Sheffield Road). ... Glossop is a market town within the High Peak borough of Derbyshire, England. ... Heanor is a town in the Amber Valley region of Derbyshire, England. ... Ilkeston is a town in Derbyshire, in the East Midlands region of England, on the River Erewash. ... Killamarsh is a town in North East Derbyshire. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... , Matlock is the county town of Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. ... New Mills is a town in Derbyshire, England approximately 8 miles (13 km) south-east of Stockport. ... Map sources for Ripley, Derbyshire at grid reference SK398505 Ripley is a small town in the Amber Valley area of Derbyshire in England. ... Location within the British Isles Sandiacre is a town in Erewash district, Derbyshire, England. ... , Shirebrook is a small town in the Bolsover district of north-east Derbyshire on the border with Nottinghamshire, England. ... See also Staveley, Cumbria, Staveley, North Yorkshire. ... Swadlincote is a town in Derbyshire, England. ... Location within the British Isles. ... Wirksworth is a small market town in Derbyshire, England with a population of approximately 9,000. ... // Amber Valley The district is entirely parished. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... The Lieutenancies Act 1997 (1997 c. ... 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Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants or Nhants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ... Northumberland is a county in the North East of England. ... North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county in that region and also partly in North East England. ... Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. ... Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from the Latinised form Oxonia) is a county in the South East of England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire. ... Oakham Castle Rutland is traditionally Englands smallest county and is bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire, and southeast by Northamptonshire. ... Shropshire (pronounced /, -/), alternatively known as Salop or abbreviated Shrops, is a county in the West Midlands of England. ... This article is about the county of Somerset in England. ... South Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber Government Office Region of England, in the United Kingdom. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... Suffolk (pronounced ) is a large historic and modern non-metropolitan county in East Anglia, England. ... Not to be confused with Surry. ... Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in the North East of England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. ... A detailed map Stratford-upon-Avon Kenilworth Castle Warwickshire (pronounced // or //) is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in central England. ... The County of West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a population of around 2,600,000 people. ... West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex (with Brighton and Hove), Hampshire and Surrey. ... Coat of Arms of South Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, that has a population of 2. ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... Worcestershire (pronounced ; abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. ...

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Counties that originate prior to 1889 Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England. ... Bedfordshire • Berkshire • Buckinghamshire • Cambridgeshire • Cheshire • Cornwall • Cumberland • Derbyshire • Devon • Dorset • Durham • Essex • Gloucestershire • Hampshire • Herefordshire • Hertfordshire • Huntingdonshire • Kent • Lancashire • Leicestershire • Lincolnshire • Middlesex • Monmouthshire • Norfolk • Northamptonshire • Northumberland • Nottinghamshire • Oxfordshire • Rutland • Shropshire • Somerset • Staffordshire • Suffolk • Surrey • Sussex • Warwickshire • Westmorland • Wiltshire • Worcestershire • Yorkshire Bedfordshire (abbreviated Beds) is a county in England that forms part of the East of England region. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is one of the home counties in South East England. ... Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs) is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west. ... Cheshire (or, archaically, the County of Chester)[1] is a county in North West England. ... Cornwall (pronounced ; Cornish: ) is a county in south-west England, United Kingdom, on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar and Devon. ... Cumberland is one of the 39 traditional counties of England. ... Part of the seafront of Torquay, south Devon, at high tide Devon is a large county in South West England, bordered by Cornwall to the west, and Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... Dorset (pronounced DOR-sit or [dÉ”.sÉ™t], and sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the south-west of England, on the English Channel coast. ... County Durham is a county in north-east England. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ... Hampshire, sometimes historically Southamptonshire or Hamptonshire, (abbr. ... Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county and unitary district (known as County of Herefordshire) in the West Midlands region of England. ... For the similarly named county in the West Midlands region, see Herefordshire. ... Huntingdonshire (abbreviated Hunts) is a part of England around Huntingdon, which is currently administered as a local government district of Cambridgeshire. ... The Kent coat of arms For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Leicestershire ( IPA: (RP), IPA: (locally)), abbreviation Leics. ... Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. ... The Middlesex Guildhall at Westminster Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and was the second smallest (after Rutland). ... Monmouthshire is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, covering south-east Wales. ... Norfolk (IPA: //) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ... Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants or Nhants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ... Northumberland is a county in the North East of England. ... Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. ... Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from the Latinised form Oxonia) is a county in the South East of England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire. ... Oakham Castle Rutland is traditionally Englands smallest county and is bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire, and southeast by Northamptonshire. ... Shropshire (pronounced /, -/), alternatively known as Salop or abbreviated Shrops, is a county in the West Midlands of England. ... This article is about the county of Somerset in England. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... Suffolk (pronounced ) is a large historic and modern non-metropolitan county in East Anglia, England. ... Not to be confused with Surry. ... Sussex is a historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. ... A detailed map Stratford-upon-Avon Kenilworth Castle Warwickshire (pronounced // or //) is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in central England. ... Westmorland (formerly also spelt Westmoreland, an even older spelling is Westmerland) is an area of north west England and one of the 39 historic counties of England. ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... Worcestershire (pronounced ; abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. ... Look up Yorkshire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

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