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British life and culture - England, Scotland and Wales
What are the names of the counties in
England, Scotland and Wales (Great Britain)?
 

The counties of Britain are territorial divisions of Britain for the purposes of administrative, political and geographical demarcation. England, as well as being divide into counties, is also broken up into regions.

Counties of Great Britain

England (45 counties)

Bedfordshire
Berkshire,
Buckinghamshire,
Cambridgeshire,
Cheshire,
Cornwall,
Cumbria
Derbyshire,
Devon,
Dorset,
Durham,
East Riding
East Sussex
East Yorkshire
Essex,

Gloucestershire,
Greater London,
Hampshire,
Hertfordshire,
Huntingdonshire,
Kent,
Lancashire,
Leicestershire,
Lincolnshire,
Merseyside
Middlesex,
Norfolk,
Northamptonshire,
Northumberland,
Nottinghamshire,

Oxfordshire,
Rutland,
Shropshire,
Somerset,
South Yorkshire,
Staffordshire,
Suffolk,
Surrey,
Tyne and Wear
Warwickshire,
Westmorland,
Wiltshire,
Worcestershire,
West Sussex
West Yorkshire *

Yorkshire is the largest traditional county of England.

6,000 square miles (15,000 sq km)
Population 5 Million
County Town (capital): York

*In 1974 Yorshire was divided into four smaller counties - West, North, south and East Riding.

North Yorkshire is still Englands Largest county after the split in 1974. It covers 3212 square miles.

Rutland is traditionally England's smallest county

152 square miles ( 394 sq Km)
Population 32,400 (1991)
County Town (capital): Oakham

It is bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire.

Wales (22 counties)

Anglesey
Blaenau Gwent
Bridgend
Cardiff
Caerphilly
Carmarthenshire
Cerdigion
Conwy
Denbighshire
Flintshire
Gwynedd		   Merthyr Tydfil
Monmouthshire
Neath Port Talbot
Newport
Pembrokeshire
Powys
Rhondda Cynon Taff
Swansea
The Vale of Glamorgan
Torfaen
Wrexham

Scotland (30 counties)

Aberdeen
Aberdeenshire
Angus
Argyll and Bute
Clackmannanshire
Dumfries and Galloway
East Ayrshire
East Dunbartonshire
East Lothian
Edinburgh
Eilean Siar
Falkirk
Fife
Glasgow
Highland

  

Inverclyde
Midlothian
Moray
North Ayrshire
North Lanarkshire
Orkney Islands
Perth and Kinross
Renfrewshire
Shetland Islands
South Ayrshire
South Lanarkshire
Stirling
The Scottish Borders
West Dunbartonshire
West Lothian

Traditional Counties of England followed by their county towns (capitals)

  • Bedfordshire - Bedford
  • Berkshire - Reading
  • Buckinghamshire - Aylesbury
  • Cambridgeshire - Cambridge
  • Cheshire - Chester
  • Cornwall - Truro
  • Cumberland - Carlisle
  • Derbyshire - was Derby, now Matlock
  • Devon - Exeter
  • Dorset - Dorchester
  • Durham - Durham
  • Essex - Chelmsford
  • Gloucestershire - Gloucester
  • Hampshire - Southampton, now Winchester
  • Herefordshire - Hereford
  • Hertfordshire - Hertford
  • Huntingdonshire - Huntingdon
  • Kent - Maidstone
  • Lancashire - Lancaster, now Preston
  • Leicestershire - Leicester, now Glenfield
  • Lincolnshire - Lincoln
  • Middlesex - Brentford, Clerkenwell or Westminster for different functions
  • Norfolk - Norwich
  • Northumberland - Alnwick, then Newcastle upon Tyne, now Morpeth
  • Northamptonshire - Northampton
  • Nottinghamshire - Nottingham
  • Oxfordshire - Oxford
  • Rutland - Oakham
  • Shropshire - Shrewsbury
  • Somerset - Somerton, now Taunton
  • Staffordshire - Stafford
  • Suffolk - Ipswich
  • Surrey - Guildford
  • Sussex - Chichester
  • Warwickshire - Warwick
  • Westmorland - Appleby
  • Wiltshire - Trowbridge
  • Worcestershire - Worcester
  • Yorkshire - traditionally York

 

Map of the present administrative counties of England

Map showing the counties of England

County Key:
Yorks = Yorkshire,
Wars = Warwickshire,
Leics = Leicestershire,
Mancs = Manchester,
Lancs = Lancashire,
Derbys = Derbyshire,
Staffs = Staffordshire,
Notts = Nottinghamshire,
Shrops = Shropshire,
Northants = Northamptonshire,
Herefs = Herefordshire,
Worcs = Worcestershire,
Bucks = Buckinghamshire,
Beds = Bedfordshire,
Cambs = Cambridgeshire,
Herts = Hertfordshire.

More information on the counties
(includes photos)
www.Pictures of England.com

 

Map above is from:
Map of England - Map of England, the counties, regions and more maps
www.Pictures of England.com

The Home Counties - The counties bordering London, ie Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent and Surrey

Regions of England
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