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− | !County!!Area (sq m)!!Population!!Principal towns in the county | + | !Name!!County of!!Area (sq m)!!Population!!Principal towns in the county |
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− | |<big>[[Aberdeenshire]]</big>||align="right"|1,950||align="right"|-||[[Aberdeen]], [[Ellon, Aberdeenshire|Ellon]], [[Fraserburgh]], [[Huntly, Aberdeenshire|Huntly]], [[Inverurie]], [[Peterhead]], [[Turriff]] | + | |<big>[[Aberdeenshire]]</big>||Aberdeem||align="right"|1,950||align="right"|-||[[Aberdeen]], [[Ellon, Aberdeenshire|Ellon]], [[Fraserburgh]], [[Huntly, Aberdeenshire|Huntly]], [[Inverurie]], [[Peterhead]], [[Turriff]] |
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− | |<big>[[Anglesey]]</big>||align="right"|276||align="right"|-||[[Beaumaris]], [[Amlwch]], [[Holyhead]], [[Llangefni]], [[Menai Bridge]] | + | |<big>[[Anglesey]]</big>||Anglesey||align="right"|276||align="right"|-||[[Beaumaris]], [[Amlwch]], [[Holyhead]], [[Llangefni]], [[Menai Bridge]] |
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− | |<big>[[Angus]]</big> | + | |<big>[[Angus]]</big>||Forfar||align="right"|889||align="right"|-||[[Forfar]], [[Dundee]], [[Arbroath]], [[Brechin]], [[Carnoustie]], [[Kirriemuir]], [[Montrose, Angus|Montrose]] |
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− | |<big>[[County Antrim|Antrim]]</big>||align="right"|1,175||align="right"|-||[[Belfast]], [[Antrim]], [[Ballymena]], [[Ballymoney]], [[Carnlough]], [[Larne]], [[Portrush]] | + | |<big>[[County Antrim|Antrim]]</big>||Antrim||align="right"|1,175||align="right"|-||[[Belfast]], [[Antrim]], [[Ballymena]], [[Ballymoney]], [[Carnlough]], [[Larne]], [[Portrush]] |
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− | |<big>[[Argyll]]</big> | + | |<big>[[Argyll]]</big>||Argyll||align="right"|3,110||align="right"|-||[[Lochgilphead]], [[Campbeltown]], [[Dunoon]], [[Inveraray]], [[Oban]], [[Tobermory]] |
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− | |<big>[[County Armagh|Armagh]]</big>||align="right"|512||align="right"|-||[[Armagh]], [[Newry]] | + | |<big>[[County Armagh|Armagh]]</big>||Armagh||align="right"|512||align="right"|-||[[Armagh]], [[Newry]] |
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− | |<big>[[Ayrshire]]</big>||align="right"|1,129||align="right"|-||[[Ayr]], [[Cumnock]], [[Irvine, Ayrshire|Irvine]], [[Kilmarnock]], [[Kilwinning]], [[Largs]], [[Saltcoats]], [[Troon]] | + | |<big>[[Ayrshire]]</big>||Ayr||align="right"|1,129||align="right"|-||[[Ayr]], [[Cumnock]], [[Irvine, Ayrshire|Irvine]], [[Kilmarnock]], [[Kilwinning]], [[Largs]], [[Saltcoats]], [[Troon]] |
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− | |<big>[[Banffshire]]</big>||align="right"|641||align="right"|-||[[Banff]], [[Buckie]], [[Dufftown]], [[Keith, Banffshire|Keith]], [[Macduff, Banffshire|Macduff]], [[Portsoy]] | + | |<big>[[Banffshire]]</big>||Banff||align="right"|641||align="right"|-||[[Banff]], [[Buckie]], [[Dufftown]], [[Keith, Banffshire|Keith]], [[Macduff, Banffshire|Macduff]], [[Portsoy]] |
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− | |<big>[[Bedfordshire]]</big>||align="right"|465||align="right"|-||[[Bedford]], [[Biggleswade]], [[Dunstable]], [[Leighton Buzzard]], [[Luton]], [[Sandy, Bedfordshire|Sandy]] | + | |<big>[[Bedfordshire]]</big>||Bedford||align="right"|465||align="right"|-||[[Bedford]], [[Biggleswade]], [[Dunstable]], [[Leighton Buzzard]], [[Luton]], [[Sandy, Bedfordshire|Sandy]] |
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− | |<big>[[Berkshire]]</big>||align="right"|722||align="right"|-||[[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]], [[Abingdon]], [[Bracknell]], [[Maidenhead]], [[Newbury, Berkshire|Newbury]], [[Windsor]], [[Wokingham]] | + | |<big>[[Berkshire]]</big>||Berks||align="right"|722||align="right"|-||[[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]], [[Abingdon]], [[Bracknell]], [[Maidenhead]], [[Newbury, Berkshire|Newbury]], [[Windsor]], [[Wokingham]] |
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− | |<big>[[Berwickshire]]</big>||align="right"|457||align="right"|-||[[Greenlaw]], [[Coldstream]], [[Duns]], [[Eyemouth]], [[Lauder]] | + | |<big>[[Berwickshire]]</big>||Berwick||align="right"|457||align="right"|-||[[Greenlaw]], [[Coldstream]], [[Duns]], [[Eyemouth]], [[Lauder]] |
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− | |<big>[[Brecknockshire]]</big> | + | |<big>[[Brecknockshire]]</big>||Brecon||align="right"|743||align="right"|-||[[Brecon]], [[Builth Wells]], [[Hay-on-Wye]], [[Llanwrtyd Wells]], [[Talgarth]] |
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− | |<big>[[Buckinghamshire]]</big>||align="right"|745||align="right"|-||[[Aylesbury]], [[Buckingham]], [[High Wycombe]], [[Milton Keynes]], [[Slough]] | + | |<big>[[Buckinghamshire]]</big>||Buckingham||align="right"|745||align="right"|-||[[Aylesbury]], [[Buckingham]], [[High Wycombe]], [[Milton Keynes]], [[Slough]] |
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− | |<big>[[Buteshire]]</big>||align="right"|225||align="right"|-||[[Rothesay, Isle of Bute|Rothesay]], [[Brodick]], [[Lochranza]], [[Millport, Isle of Cumbrae|Millport]] | + | |<big>[[Buteshire]]</big>||Bute||align="right"|225||align="right"|-||[[Rothesay, Isle of Bute|Rothesay]], [[Brodick]], [[Lochranza]], [[Millport, Isle of Cumbrae|Millport]] |
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− | |<big>[[Caernarfonshire]]</big>||align="right"|480||align="right"|-||[[Caernarfon]], [[Bangor, Caernarfonshire|Bangor]], [[Conwy]], [[Llandudno]], [[Porthmadog]], [[Pwllheli]] | + | |<big>[[Caernarfonshire]]</big>||Caernarfon||align="right"|480||align="right"|-||[[Caernarfon]], [[Bangor, Caernarfonshire|Bangor]], [[Conwy]], [[Llandudno]], [[Porthmadog]], [[Pwllheli]] |
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− | |<big>[[Caithness]]</big>||align="right"|618||align="right"|-||[[Wick, Caithness|Wick]], [[Castletown, Caithness|Castletown]], [[Halkirk]], [[Thurso]] | + | |<big>[[Caithness]]</big>||Caithness||align="right"|618||align="right"|-||[[Wick, Caithness|Wick]], [[Castletown, Caithness|Castletown]], [[Halkirk]], [[Thurso]] |
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− | |<big>[[Cambridgeshire]]</big>||align="right"|820||align="right"|-||[[Cambridge]], [[Ely]], [[Chatteris]], [[March, Cambridgeshire]], [[Whittlesey]], [[Wisbech]] | + | |<big>[[Cambridgeshire]]</big>||Cambridge||align="right"|820||align="right"|-||[[Cambridge]], [[Ely]], [[Chatteris]], [[March, Cambridgeshire]], [[Whittlesey]], [[Wisbech]] |
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− | |<big>[[Cardiganshire]]</big>||align="right"|815||align="right"|-||[[Cardigan]], [[Aberystwyth]], [[Lampeter]], [[New Quay]], [[Tregaron]] | + | |<big>[[Cardiganshire]]</big>||Cardigan||align="right"|815||align="right"|-||[[Cardigan]], [[Aberystwyth]], [[Lampeter]], [[New Quay]], [[Tregaron]] |
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− | |<big>[[Carmarthenshire]]</big>||align="right"|1,095||align="right"|-||[[Carmarthen]], [[Ammanford]], [[Kidwelly]], [[Llandovery]], [[Llanelli]], [[St Clears]] | + | |<big>[[Carmarthenshire]]</big>||Carmarthen||align="right"|1,095||align="right"|-||[[Carmarthen]], [[Ammanford]], [[Kidwelly]], [[Llandovery]], [[Llanelli]], [[St Clears]] |
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− | |<big>[[Cheshire]]</big>||align="right"|1,027||align="right"|-||[[Chester]], [[Birkenhead]], [[Crewe]], [[Macclesfield]], [[Runcorn]], [[Stockport]], [[Wallasey]] | + | |<big>[[Cheshire]]</big>||Chester||align="right"|1,027||align="right"|-||[[Chester]], [[Birkenhead]], [[Crewe]], [[Macclesfield]], [[Runcorn]], [[Stockport]], [[Wallasey]] |
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− | |<big>[[Clackmannanshire]]</big>||align="right"|48||align="right"|-||[[Clackmannan]], [[Alloa]], [[Dollar, Clackmannanshire|Dollar]], [[Tillicoultry]], [[Tullibody]] | + | |<big>[[Clackmannanshire]]</big>||Clackmannan||align="right"|48||align="right"|-||[[Clackmannan]], [[Alloa]], [[Dollar, Clackmannanshire|Dollar]], [[Tillicoultry]], [[Tullibody]] |
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− | |<big>[[Cornwall]]</big>||align="right"|1,349||align="right"|-||[[Bodmin]], [[Truro]], [[Camborne]], [[Falmouth]], [[Newquay]], [[Penzance]], [[Redruth]], [[St Austell]] | + | |<big>[[Cornwall]]</big>||Cornwall||align="right"|1,349||align="right"|-||[[Bodmin]], [[Truro]], [[Camborne]], [[Falmouth]], [[Newquay]], [[Penzance]], [[Redruth]], [[St Austell]] |
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− | |<big>[[Cromartyshire]]</big>||align="right"|370||align="right"|-||[[Cromarty]], [[Ullapool]] | + | |<big>[[Cromartyshire]]</big>||Cromarty||align="right"|370||align="right"|-||[[Cromarty]], [[Ullapool]] |
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− | |<big>[[Cumberland]]</big>||align="right"|1,516||align="right"|-||[[Carlisle]], [[Brampton, Cumberland|Brampton]], [[Keswick]], [[Penrith]], [[Whitehaven]], [[Workington]] | + | |<big>[[Cumberland]]</big>||Cumberland||align="right"|1,516||align="right"|-||[[Carlisle]], [[Brampton, Cumberland|Brampton]], [[Keswick]], [[Penrith]], [[Whitehaven]], [[Workington]] |
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− | |<big>[[Denbighshire]]</big>||align="right"|640||align="right"|-||[[Ruthin]], [[Abergele]], [[Denbigh]], [[Llangollen]], [[Wrexham]] | + | |<big>[[Denbighshire]]</big>||Denbigh||align="right"|640||align="right"|-||[[Ruthin]], [[Abergele]], [[Denbigh]], [[Llangollen]], [[Wrexham]] |
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− | |<big>[[Derbyshire]]</big>||align="right"|1,029||align="right"|-||[[Derby]], [[Ashbourne, Derbyshire|Ashbourne]], [[Buxton]], [[Chesterfield]], [[Ilkeston]], [[Matlock]], [[Swadlincote]] | + | |<big>[[Derbyshire]]</big>||Derby||align="right"|1,029||align="right"|-||[[Derby]], [[Ashbourne, Derbyshire|Ashbourne]], [[Buxton]], [[Chesterfield]], [[Ilkeston]], [[Matlock]], [[Swadlincote]] |
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− | |<big>[[Devon]]</big>||align="right"|2,405||align="right"|-||[[Exeter]], [[Plymouth]], [[Barnstaple]], [[Newton Abbot]], [[Paignton]], [[Tavistock]], [[Tiverton]], [[Torquay]] | + | |<big>[[Devon]]</big>||Devon||align="right"|2,405||align="right"|-||[[Exeter]], [[Plymouth]], [[Barnstaple]], [[Newton Abbot]], [[Paignton]], [[Tavistock]], [[Tiverton]], [[Torquay]] |
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− | |<big>[[Dorset]]</big>||align="right"|980||align="right"|-||[[Dorchester, Dorset|Dorchester]], [[Poole]], [[Shaftesbury]], [[Sherborne]], [[Weymouth]], [[Wimborne Minster]] | + | |<big>[[Dorset]]</big>||Dorset||align="right"|980||align="right"|-||[[Dorchester, Dorset|Dorchester]], [[Poole]], [[Shaftesbury]], [[Sherborne]], [[Weymouth]], [[Wimborne Minster]] |
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− | |<big>[[County Down|Down]]</big>||align="right"|950||align="right"|-||[[Downpatrick]], [[Bangor, County Down|Bangor]], [[Holywood]], [[Newcastle, County Down|Newcastle]], [[Strangford]] | + | |<big>[[County Down|Down]]</big>||Down||align="right"|950||align="right"|-||[[Downpatrick]], [[Bangor, County Down|Bangor]], [[Holywood]], [[Newcastle, County Down|Newcastle]], [[Strangford]] |
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− | |<big>[[Dumfriesshire]]</big>||align="right"|1,063||align="right"|-||[[Dumfries]], [[Annan]], [[Gretna]], [[Langholm]], [[Lockerbie]], [[Moffat]], [[Sanquhar]] | + | |<big>[[Dumfriesshire]]</big>||Dumfries||align="right"|1,063||align="right"|-||[[Dumfries]], [[Annan]], [[Gretna]], [[Langholm]], [[Lockerbie]], [[Moffat]], [[Sanquhar]] |
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− | |<big>[[Dumbartonshire]]</big>||align="right"|241||align="right"|-||[[Dumbarton]], [[Alexandria, Dumbartonshire|Alexandria]], [[Clydebank]], [[Cumbernauld]], [[Helensburgh]], [[Kirkintilloch]] | + | |<big>[[Dumbartonshire]]</big>||Dumbarton||align="right"|241||align="right"|-||[[Dumbarton]], [[Alexandria, Dumbartonshire|Alexandria]], [[Clydebank]], [[Cumbernauld]], [[Helensburgh]], [[Kirkintilloch]] |
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− | |<big>[[County Durham|Durham]]</big>||align="right"|1,015||align="right"|-||[[Durham]], [[Gateshead]], [[Darlington]], [[Hartlepool]], [[Stockton-on-Tees]], [[Sunderland]], [[Washington, County Durham|Washington]] | + | |<big>[[County Durham|Durham]]</big>||Durham||align="right"|1,015||align="right"|-||[[Durham]], [[Gateshead]], [[Darlington]], [[Hartlepool]], [[Stockton-on-Tees]], [[Sunderland]], [[Washington, County Durham|Washington]] |
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− | |<big>[[East Lothian]]</big> | + | |<big>[[East Lothian]]</big>||Haddington||align="right"|267||align="right"|-||[[Haddington]], [[Dunbar]], [[East Linton]], [[North Berwick]], [[Tranent]] |
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− | |<big>[[Essex]]</big>||align="right"|1,542||align="right"|-||[[Chelmsford]], [[Basildon]], [[Brentwood, Essex|Brentwood]], [[Colchester]], [[Harlow]], [[Romford]], [[Southend-on-Sea]], [[Stratford, Essex|Stratford]] | + | |<big>[[Essex]]</big>||Essex||align="right"|1,542||align="right"|-||[[Chelmsford]], [[Basildon]], [[Brentwood, Essex|Brentwood]], [[Colchester]], [[Harlow]], [[Romford]], [[Southend-on-Sea]], [[Stratford, Essex|Stratford]] |
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− | |<big>[[Fermanagh]]</big>||align="right"|715||align="right"|-||[[Enniskillen]], [[Belleek, Fermanagh|Belleek]], [[Irvinestown]] | + | |<big>[[Fermanagh]]</big>||Fermanagh||align="right"|715||align="right"|-||[[Enniskillen]], [[Belleek, Fermanagh|Belleek]], [[Irvinestown]] |
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− | |<big>[[Fife]]</big>||align="right"|504||align="right"|-||[[Cupar]], [[Dunfermline]], [[Burntisland]], [[Cowdenbeath]], [[Glenrothes]], [[Kirkcaldy]], [[St Andrews]] | + | |<big>[[Fife]]</big>||Fife||align="right"|504||align="right"|-||[[Cupar]], [[Dunfermline]], [[Burntisland]], [[Cowdenbeath]], [[Glenrothes]], [[Kirkcaldy]], [[St Andrews]] |
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− | |<big>[[Flintshire]]</big>||align="right"|640||align="right"|-||[[Mold, Flintshire|Mold]], [[Connah's Quay]], [[Buckley]], [[Flint, Flintshire|Flint]], [[Holywell]], [[Prestatyn]], [[Rhyl]], [[St Asaph]] | + | |<big>[[Flintshire]]</big>||Flint||align="right"|640||align="right"|-||[[Mold, Flintshire|Mold]], [[Connah's Quay]], [[Buckley]], [[Flint, Flintshire|Flint]], [[Holywell]], [[Prestatyn]], [[Rhyl]], [[St Asaph]] |
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− | |<big>[[Glamorgan]]</big>||align="right"|845||align="right"|-||[[Cardiff]], [[Swansea]], [[Barry, Glamorgan|Barry]], [[Bridgend]], [[Caerphilly]], [[Merthyr Tydfil]], [[Neath]], [[Pontypridd]] | + | |<big>[[Glamorgan]]</big>||Glamorgan||align="right"|845||align="right"|-||[[Cardiff]], [[Swansea]], [[Barry, Glamorgan|Barry]], [[Bridgend]], [[Caerphilly]], [[Merthyr Tydfil]], [[Neath]], [[Pontypridd]] |
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− | |<big>[[Gloucestershire]]</big>||align="right"|1,225||align="right"|-||[[Gloucester]], [[Bristol]], [[Cheltenham]], [[Cirencester]], [[Stroud, Gloucestershire|Stroud]], [[Tewkesbury]] | + | |<big>[[Gloucestershire]]</big>||Gloucester||align="right"|1,225||align="right"|-||[[Gloucester]], [[Bristol]], [[Cheltenham]], [[Cirencester]], [[Stroud, Gloucestershire|Stroud]], [[Tewkesbury]] |
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− | |<big>[[Hampshire]]</big>||align="right"|1,622||align="right"|-||[[Winchester]], [[Portsmouth]], [[Southampton]], [[Basingstoke]], [[Bournemouth]], [[Newport, Isle of Wight|Newport]] | + | |<big>[[Hampshire]]</big>||Southampton||align="right"|1,622||align="right"|-||[[Winchester]], [[Portsmouth]], [[Southampton]], [[Basingstoke]], [[Bournemouth]], [[Newport, Isle of Wight|Newport]] |
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− | |<big>[[Herefordshire]]</big>||align="right"|833||align="right"|-||[[Hereford]], [[Bromyard]], [[Kington, Herefordshire|Kington]], [[Ledbury]], [[Leominster]], [[Ross-on-Wye]] | + | |<big>[[Herefordshire]]</big>||Hereford||align="right"|833||align="right"|-||[[Hereford]], [[Bromyard]], [[Kington, Herefordshire|Kington]], [[Ledbury]], [[Leominster]], [[Ross-on-Wye]] |
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− | |<big>[[Hertfordshire]]</big>||align="right"|727||align="right"|-||[[Hertford]], [[St Albans]], [[Hatfield, Hertfordshire|Hatfield]], [[Hemel Hempstead]], [[Stevenage]], [[Watford]] | + | |<big>[[Hertfordshire]]</big>||Hertford||align="right"|727||align="right"|-||[[Hertford]], [[St Albans]], [[Hatfield, Hertfordshire|Hatfield]], [[Hemel Hempstead]], [[Stevenage]], [[Watford]] |
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− | |<big>[[Huntingdonshire]]</big>||align="right"|359||align="right"|-||[[Huntingdon]], [[Ramsey, Huntingdonshire|Ramsey]], [[St Ives, Huntingdonshire|St Ives]], [[St Neots]], [[Yaxley]] | + | |<big>[[Huntingdonshire]]</big>||Huntingdon||align="right"|359||align="right"|-||[[Huntingdon]], [[Ramsey, Huntingdonshire|Ramsey]], [[St Ives, Huntingdonshire|St Ives]], [[St Neots]], [[Yaxley]] |
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− | |<big>[[Inverness-shire]]</big>||align="right"|4,211||align="right"|-||[[Inverness]], [[Fort William]], [[Kingussie]], [[Newtonmore]], [[Portree]] | + | |<big>[[Inverness-shire]]</big>||Inverness||align="right"|4,211||align="right"|-||[[Inverness]], [[Fort William]], [[Kingussie]], [[Newtonmore]], [[Portree]] |
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− | |<big>[[Kent]]</big>||align="right"|1,555||align="right"|-||[[Maidstone]], [[Canterbury]], [[Bromley]], [[Dover]], [[Folkestone]], [[Greenwich]], [[Rochester]] | + | |<big>[[Kent]]</big>||Kent||align="right"|1,555||align="right"|-||[[Maidstone]], [[Canterbury]], [[Bromley]], [[Dover]], [[Folkestone]], [[Greenwich]], [[Rochester]] |
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− | |<big>[[Kincardineshire]]</big>||align="right"|380||align="right"|-||[[Stonehaven]], [[Banchory]], [[Inverbervie]], [[Laurencekirk]] | + | |<big>[[Kincardineshire]]</big>||Kincardine||align="right"|380||align="right"|-||[[Stonehaven]], [[Banchory]], [[Inverbervie]], [[Laurencekirk]] |
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− | |<big>[[Kinross-shire]]</big>||align="right"|73||align="right"|-||[[Kinross]], [[Milnathort]] | + | |<big>[[Kinross-shire]]</big>||Kinross||align="right"|73||align="right"|-||[[Kinross]], [[Milnathort]] |
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− | |<big>[[Kirkcudbrightshire]]</big>||align="right"|899||align="right"|-||[[Kirkcudbright]], [[Castle Douglas]], [[Dalbeattie]], [[New Galloway]] | + | |<big>[[Kirkcudbrightshire]]</big>||Kirkcudbright||align="right"|899||align="right"|-||[[Kirkcudbright]], [[Castle Douglas]], [[Dalbeattie]], [[New Galloway]] |
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− | |<big>[[Lanarkshire]]</big>||align="right"|879||align="right"|-||[[Lanark]], [[Glasgow]], [[Coatbridge]], [[Carluke]], [[East Kilbride]], [[Hamilton, Lanarkshire|Hamilton]], [[Motherwell]] | + | |<big>[[Lanarkshire]]</big>||Lanark||align="right"|879||align="right"|-||[[Lanark]], [[Glasgow]], [[Coatbridge]], [[Carluke]], [[East Kilbride]], [[Hamilton, Lanarkshire|Hamilton]], [[Motherwell]] |
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− | |<big>[[Lancashire]]</big>||align="right"|1,880||align="right"|-||[[Lancaster]], [[Liverpool]], [[Manchester]], [[Preston]], [[Barrow-in-Furness]], [[Bolton]], [[Warrington]] | + | |<big>[[Lancashire]]</big>||Lancaster||align="right"|1,880||align="right"|-||[[Lancaster]], [[Liverpool]], [[Manchester]], [[Preston]], [[Barrow-in-Furness]], [[Bolton]], [[Warrington]] |
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− | |<big>[[Leicestershire]]</big>||align="right"|800||align="right"|-||[[Leicester]], [[Coalville]], [[Hinckley]], [[Loughborough]], [[Lutterworth]], [[Melton Mowbray]] | + | |<big>[[Leicestershire]]</big>||Leicester||align="right"|800||align="right"|-||[[Leicester]], [[Coalville]], [[Hinckley]], [[Loughborough]], [[Lutterworth]], [[Melton Mowbray]] |
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− | |<big>[[Lincolnshire]]</big>||align="right"|2,646||align="right"|-||[[Lincoln]], [[Boston, Lincolnshire|Boston]], [[Grantham]], [[Grimsby]], [[Louth, Lincolnshire|Louth]], [[Scunthorpe]], [[Skegness]], [[Stamford, Lincolnshire|Stamford]] | + | |<big>[[Lincolnshire]]</big>||Lincoln||align="right"|2,646||align="right"|-||[[Lincoln]], [[Boston, Lincolnshire|Boston]], [[Grantham]], [[Grimsby]], [[Louth, Lincolnshire|Louth]], [[Scunthorpe]], [[Skegness]], [[Stamford, Lincolnshire|Stamford]] |
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− | |<big>[[County Londonderry|Londonderry]]</big>||align="right"|816||align="right"|-||[[Londonderry]], [[Coleraine]], [[Limavady]] | + | |<big>[[County Londonderry|Londonderry]]</big>||Londonderry||align="right"|816||align="right"|-||[[Londonderry]], [[Coleraine]], [[Limavady]] |
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− | |<big>[[Merioneth]]</big>||align="right"|780||align="right"|-||[[Bala]], [[Barmouth]], [[Blaenau Ffestiniog]], [[Dolgellau]], [[Harlech]], [[Tywyn]] | + | |<big>[[Merioneth]]</big>||Merioneth||align="right"|780||align="right"|-||[[Bala]], [[Barmouth]], [[Blaenau Ffestiniog]], [[Dolgellau]], [[Harlech]], [[Tywyn]] |
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− | |<big>[[Middlesex]]</big>||align="right"|285||align="right"|-||[[London]], [[Brentford]], [[Westminster]], [[Ealing]], [[Enfield]], [[Harrow, London|Harrow]], [[Potters Bar]], [[Staines]], [[Twickenham]] | + | |<big>[[Middlesex]]</big>||Middlesex||align="right"|285||align="right"|-||[[London]], [[Brentford]], [[Westminster]], [[Ealing]], [[Enfield]], [[Harrow, London|Harrow]], [[Potters Bar]], [[Staines]], [[Twickenham]] |
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− | |<big>[[Midlothian]]</big> | + | |<big>[[Midlothian]]</big>||Edinburgh||align="right"|362||align="right"|-||[[Edinburgh]], [[Bonnyrigg]], [[Dalkeith]], [[Musselburgh]], [[Penicuik]] |
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− | |<big>[[Monmouthshire]]</big>||align="right"|530||align="right"|-||[[Monmouth]], [[Newport, Monmouthshire|Newport]], [[Abergavenny]], [[Blackwood, Monmouthshire|Blackwood]], [[Chepstow]], [[Cwmbran]], [[Tredegar]] | + | |<big>[[Monmouthshire]]</big>||Monmouth||align="right"|530||align="right"|-||[[Monmouth]], [[Newport, Monmouthshire|Newport]], [[Abergavenny]], [[Blackwood, Monmouthshire|Blackwood]], [[Chepstow]], [[Cwmbran]], [[Tredegar]] |
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− | |<big>[[Montgomeryshire]]</big>||align="right"|780||align="right"|-||[[Montgomery, Montgomeryshire|Montgomery]], [[Llanidloes]], [[Machynlleth]], [[Newtown, Montgomeryshire|Newtown]], [[Welshpool]] | + | |<big>[[Montgomeryshire]]</big>||Montgomery||align="right"|780||align="right"|-||[[Montgomery, Montgomeryshire|Montgomery]], [[Llanidloes]], [[Machynlleth]], [[Newtown, Montgomeryshire|Newtown]], [[Welshpool]] |
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− | |<big>[[Morayshire]]</big> | + | |<big>[[Morayshire]]</big>||Elgin/Moray||align="right"|476||align="right"|-||[[Elgin, Moray|Elgin]], [[Fochabers]], [[Lossiemouth]], [[Forres]], [[Rothes]] |
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− | |<big>[[Nairnshire]]</big>||align="right"|200||align="right"|-||[[Nairn]], [[Auldearn]], [[Cawdor]] | + | |<big>[[Nairnshire]]</big>||Nairn||align="right"|200||align="right"|-||[[Nairn]], [[Auldearn]], [[Cawdor]] |
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− | |<big>[[Norfolk]]</big>||align="right"|2,044||align="right"|-||[[Norwich]], [[Cromer]], [[East Dereham]], [[Great Yarmouth]], [[Hunstanton]], [[King's Lynn]] | + | |<big>[[Norfolk]]</big>||Norfolk||align="right"|2,044||align="right"|-||[[Norwich]], [[Cromer]], [[East Dereham]], [[Great Yarmouth]], [[Hunstanton]], [[King's Lynn]] |
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− | |<big>[[Northamptonshire]]</big>||align="right"|984||align="right"|-||[[Northampton]], [[Peterborough]], [[Corby]], [[Kettering]], [[Wellingborough]] | + | |<big>[[Northamptonshire]]</big>||Northampton||align="right"|984||align="right"|-||[[Northampton]], [[Peterborough]], [[Corby]], [[Kettering]], [[Wellingborough]] |
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− | |<big>[[Northumberland]]</big>||align="right"|2,018||align="right"|-||[[Newcastle-upon-Tyne]], [[Alnwick]], ([[Berwick-upon-Tweed]]), [[Hexham]], [[Morpeth]] | + | |<big>[[Northumberland]]</big>||Northumberland||align="right"|2,018||align="right"|-||[[Newcastle-upon-Tyne]], [[Alnwick]], ([[Berwick-upon-Tweed]]), [[Hexham]], [[Morpeth]] |
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− | |<big>[[Nottinghamshire]]</big>||align="right"|825||align="right"|-||[[Nottingham]], [[Mansfield]], [[Newark-on-Trent]], [[Retford]], [[Southwell, Nottinghamshire|Southwell]], [[Worksop]] | + | |<big>[[Nottinghamshire]]</big>||Nottingham||align="right"|825||align="right"|-||[[Nottingham]], [[Mansfield]], [[Newark-on-Trent]], [[Retford]], [[Southwell, Nottinghamshire|Southwell]], [[Worksop]] |
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− | |<big>[[Orkney]]</big>||align="right"|376||align="right"|-||[[Kirkwall]], [[Balfour, Orkney|Balfour]], [[Stromness]] | + | |<big>[[Orkney]]</big>||Orkney||align="right"|376||align="right"|-||[[Kirkwall]], [[Balfour, Orkney|Balfour]], [[Stromness]] |
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− | |<big>[[Oxfordshire]]</big>||align="right"|756||align="right"|-||[[Oxford]], [[Banbury]], [[Bicester]], [[Carterton, Oxfordshire|Carterton]], [[Henley-on-Thames]], [[Thame]], [[Witney]] | + | |<big>[[Oxfordshire]]</big>||Oxford||align="right"|756||align="right"|-||[[Oxford]], [[Banbury]], [[Bicester]], [[Carterton, Oxfordshire|Carterton]], [[Henley-on-Thames]], [[Thame]], [[Witney]] |
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− | |<big>[[Peeblesshire]]</big>||align="right"|548||align="right"|-||[[Peebles]], [[Innerleithen]], [[West Linton]] | + | |<big>[[Peeblesshire]]</big>||Peebles||align="right"|548||align="right"|-||[[Peebles]], [[Innerleithen]], [[West Linton]] |
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− | |<big>[[Pembrokeshire]]</big>||align="right"|655||align="right"|-||[[Pembroke]], [[Fishguard]], [[Haverfordwest]], [[Milford Haven]], [[Tenby]], [[St David's]] | + | |<big>[[Pembrokeshire]]</big>||Pembroke||align="right"|655||align="right"|-||[[Pembroke]], [[Fishguard]], [[Haverfordwest]], [[Milford Haven]], [[Tenby]], [[St David's]] |
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− | |<big>[[Perthshire]]</big>||align="right"|2,493||align="right"|-||[[Perth]], [[Blairgowrie]], [[Callander]], [[Coupar Angus]], [[Crieff]], [[Kincardine, Perthshire|Kincardine]], [[Pitlochry]], [[Rattray]] | + | |<big>[[Perthshire]]</big>||Perth||align="right"|2,493||align="right"|-||[[Perth]], [[Blairgowrie]], [[Callander]], [[Coupar Angus]], [[Crieff]], [[Kincardine, Perthshire|Kincardine]], [[Pitlochry]], [[Rattray]] |
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− | |<big>[[Radnorshire]]</big>||align="right"|485||align="right"|-||[[Presteigne]], [[Knighton, Radnorshire|Knighton]], [[Llandrindod Wells]], [[New Radnor]], [[Rhayader]] | + | |<big>[[Radnorshire]]</big>||Radnor||align="right"|485||align="right"|-||[[Presteigne]], [[Knighton, Radnorshire|Knighton]], [[Llandrindod Wells]], [[New Radnor]], [[Rhayader]] |
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− | |<big>[[Renfrewshire]]</big>||align="right"|245||align="right"|-||[[Renfrew]], [[Barrhead]], [[Greenock]], [[Johnstone]], [[Kilmacolm]], [[Paisley]], [[Port Glasgow]] | + | |<big>[[Renfrewshire]]</big>||Renfrew||align="right"|245||align="right"|-||[[Renfrew]], [[Barrhead]], [[Greenock]], [[Johnstone]], [[Kilmacolm]], [[Paisley]], [[Port Glasgow]] |
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− | |<big>[[Ross-shire]]</big>||align="right"|3,089||align="right"|-||[[Dingwall]], [[Alness]], [[Invergordon]], [[Stornaway]], [[Tain]] | + | |<big>[[Ross-shire]]</big>||Ross||align="right"|3,089||align="right"|-||[[Dingwall]], [[Alness]], [[Invergordon]], [[Stornaway]], [[Tain]] |
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− | |<big>[[Roxburghshire]]</big>||align="right"|666||align="right"|-||[[Jedburgh]], [[Hawick]], [[Kelso]], [[Melrose]], [[Roxburgh]] | + | |<big>[[Roxburghshire]]</big>||Roxburgh||align="right"|666||align="right"|-||[[Jedburgh]], [[Hawick]], [[Kelso]], [[Melrose]], [[Roxburgh]] |
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− | |<big>[[Rutland]]</big>||align="right"|152||align="right"|-||[[Oakham]], [[Cottesmore]], [[Uppingham]] | + | |<big>[[Rutland]]</big>||Rutland||align="right"|152||align="right"|-||[[Oakham]], [[Cottesmore]], [[Uppingham]] |
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− | |<big>[[Selkirkshire]]</big>||align="right"|267||align="right"|-||[[Selkirk]], [[Galashiels]] | + | |<big>[[Selkirkshire]]</big>||Selkirk||align="right"|267||align="right"|-||[[Selkirk]], [[Galashiels]] |
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− | |<big>[[Shetland]]</big>||align="right"|551||align="right"|-||[[Lerwick]], [[Baltasound]], [[Scalloway]] | + | |<big>[[Shetland]]</big>||Shetland||align="right"|551||align="right"|-||[[Lerwick]], [[Baltasound]], [[Scalloway]] |
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− | |<big>[[Shropshire]]</big>||align="right"|1,343||align="right"|-||[[Shrewsbury]], [[Bridgnorth]], [[Ludlow]], [[Market Drayton]], [[Oswestry]], [[Telford]], [[Whitchurch, Shropshire|Whitchurch]] | + | |<big>[[Shropshire]]</big>||Shrewsbury/Salop||align="right"|1,343||align="right"|-||[[Shrewsbury]], [[Bridgnorth]], [[Ludlow]], [[Market Drayton]], [[Oswestry]], [[Telford]], [[Whitchurch, Shropshire|Whitchurch]] |
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− | |<big>[[Somerset]]</big>||align="right"|1,640||align="right"|-||[[Taunton]], [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]], [[Bridgwater]], [[Glastonbury]], [[Wells]], [[Weston-super-Mare]], [[Yeovil]] | + | |<big>[[Somerset]]</big>||Somerset||align="right"|1,640||align="right"|-||[[Taunton]], [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]], [[Bridgwater]], [[Glastonbury]], [[Wells]], [[Weston-super-Mare]], [[Yeovil]] |
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− | |<big>[[Staffordshire]]</big>||align="right"|1,171||align="right"|-||[[Stafford]], [[Lichfield]], [[Stoke-on-Trent]], [[Wolverhampton]], [[Cannock]], [[Walsall]] | + | |<big>[[Staffordshire]]</big>||Stafford||align="right"|1,171||align="right"|-||[[Stafford]], [[Lichfield]], [[Stoke-on-Trent]], [[Wolverhampton]], [[Cannock]], [[Walsall]] |
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− | |<big>[[Stirlingshire]]</big>||align="right"|447||align="right"|-||[[Stirling]], [[Bridge of Allan]], [[Denny, Stirlingshire|Denny]], [[Falkirk]], [[Grangemouth]], [[Kilsyth]] | + | |<big>[[Stirlingshire]]</big>||Stirling||align="right"|447||align="right"|-||[[Stirling]], [[Bridge of Allan]], [[Denny, Stirlingshire|Denny]], [[Falkirk]], [[Grangemouth]], [[Kilsyth]] |
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− | |<big>[[Suffolk]]</big>||align="right"|1,489||align="right"|-||[[Ipswich]], [[Bury St Edmunds]], [[Bungay, Suffolk|Bungay]], [[Felixstowe]], [[Haverhill]], [[Lowestoft]], [[Sudbury, Suffolk|Sudbury]] | + | |<big>[[Suffolk]]</big>||Suffolk||align="right"|1,489||align="right"|-||[[Ipswich]], [[Bury St Edmunds]], [[Bungay, Suffolk|Bungay]], [[Felixstowe]], [[Haverhill]], [[Lowestoft]], [[Sudbury, Suffolk|Sudbury]] |
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− | |<big>[[Surrey]]</big>||align="right"|758||align="right"|-||[[Guildford]], [[Brixton]], [[Croydon]], [[Egham]], [[Farnham]], [[Kingston upon Thames]], [[Southwark]], [[Sutton, Surrey|Sutton]], [[Wandsworth]], [[Wimbledon]], [[Woking]] | + | |<big>[[Surrey]]</big>||Surrey||align="right"|758||align="right"|-||[[Guildford]], [[Brixton]], [[Croydon]], [[Egham]], [[Farnham]], [[Kingston upon Thames]], [[Southwark]], [[Sutton, Surrey|Sutton]], [[Wandsworth]], [[Wimbledon]], [[Woking]] |
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− | |<big>[[Sussex]]</big>||align="right"|1,458||align="right"|-||[[Chichester]], [[Bognor Regis]], [[Brighton]], [[Crawley]], [[Eastbourne]], [[Hastings]], [[Horsham]], [[Worthing]] | + | |<big>[[Sussex]]</big>||Sussex||align="right"|1,458||align="right"|-||[[Chichester]], [[Bognor Regis]], [[Brighton]], [[Crawley]], [[Eastbourne]], [[Hastings]], [[Horsham]], [[Worthing]] |
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− | |<big>[[Sutherland]]</big>||align="right"|2,028||align="right"|-||[[Dornoch]], [[Brora]], [[Durness]], [[Golspie]], [[Helmsdale]], [[Lairg]], [[Tongue, Sutherland|Tongue]] | + | |<big>[[Sutherland]]</big>||Sutherland||align="right"|2,028||align="right"|-||[[Dornoch]], [[Brora]], [[Durness]], [[Golspie]], [[Helmsdale]], [[Lairg]], [[Tongue, Sutherland|Tongue]] |
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− | |<big>[[Tyrone]]</big>||align="right"|1,260||align="right"|-||[[Omagh]], [[Cookstown]], [[Dungannon]], [[Strabane]] | + | |<big>[[Tyrone]]</big>||Tyrone||align="right"|1,260||align="right"|-||[[Omagh]], [[Cookstown]], [[Dungannon]], [[Strabane]] |
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− | |<big>[[Warwickshire]]</big>||align="right"|885||align="right"|-||[[Warwick]], [[Birmingham]], [[Coventry]], [[Nuneaton]], [[Rugby, Warwickshire|Rugby]], [[Solihull]], [[Stratford-upon-Avon]] | + | |<big>[[Warwickshire]]</big>||Warwick||align="right"|885||align="right"|-||[[Warwick]], [[Birmingham]], [[Coventry]], [[Nuneaton]], [[Rugby, Warwickshire|Rugby]], [[Solihull]], [[Stratford-upon-Avon]] |
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− | |<big>[[West Lothian]]</big> | + | |<big>[[West Lothian]]</big>||Linlithgow||align="right"|120||align="right"|-||[[Linlithgow]], [[Armadale, West Lothian|Armadale]], [[Bathgate]], [[Bo'ness]], [[Broxburn, West Lothian|Broxburn]], [[Livingston, West Lothian|Livingston]], [[Whitburn, West Lothian|Whitburn]] |
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− | |<big>[[Westmorland]]</big>||align="right"|783||align="right"|-||[[Appleby in Westmorland|Appleby]], [[Ambleside]], [[Kendal]], [[Kirkby Lonsdale]], [[Windermere (town)|Windermere]] | + | |<big>[[Westmorland]]</big>||Westmorland||align="right"|783||align="right"|-||[[Appleby in Westmorland|Appleby]], [[Ambleside]], [[Kendal]], [[Kirkby Lonsdale]], [[Windermere (town)|Windermere]] |
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− | |<big>[[Wigtownshire]]</big>||align="right"|487||align="right"|-||[[Wigtown]], [[Newton Stewart]], [[Stranraer]], [[Whithorn]] | + | |<big>[[Wigtownshire]]</big>||Wigtown||align="right"|487||align="right"|-||[[Wigtown]], [[Newton Stewart]], [[Stranraer]], [[Whithorn]] |
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− | |<big>[[Wiltshire]]</big>||align="right"|1,370||align="right"|-||[[Salisbury]], [[Chippenham]], [[Devizes]], [[Marlborough]], [[Swindon]], [[Trowbridge]], [[Warminster]] | + | |<big>[[Wiltshire]]</big>||Wilts||align="right"|1,370||align="right"|-||[[Salisbury]], [[Chippenham]], [[Devizes]], [[Marlborough]], [[Swindon]], [[Trowbridge]], [[Warminster]] |
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− | |<big>[[Worcestershire]]</big>||align="right"|738||align="right"|-||[[Worcester]], [[Dudley]], [[Evesham]], [[Great Malvern]], [[Halesowen]], [[Kidderminster]], [[Stourbridge]] | + | |<big>[[Worcestershire]]</big>||Worcester||align="right"|738||align="right"|-||[[Worcester]], [[Dudley]], [[Evesham]], [[Great Malvern]], [[Halesowen]], [[Kidderminster]], [[Stourbridge]] |
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− | |<big>[[Yorkshire]]</big>||align="right"|6,066||align="right"|-||[[York]] | + | |<big>[[Yorkshire]]</big>||York||align="right"|6,066||align="right"|-||[[York]] |
[[East Riding of Yorkshire|East Riding]]: [[Kingston upon Hull]], [[Beverley]], [[Bridlington]], [[Driffield]], [[Filey]], [[Hornsea]] | [[East Riding of Yorkshire|East Riding]]: [[Kingston upon Hull]], [[Beverley]], [[Bridlington]], [[Driffield]], [[Filey]], [[Hornsea]] |
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The United Kingdom has 92 counties or shires. The British counties are the oldest extant national divisions in the world.
Where a distinction has to be made with statutory "counties" so called for administrative purposes, the counties are variously known as historic counties, traditional counties or ancient or geographical counties[1].
The counties have no administrative function, existing as geographical and cultural areas. Most of the counties have an existence stretching back to the Middle Ages and almost all of the English counties have been established for over a thousand years. Even the relatively young Highland shires, only 450 years old as such, have a much older existence as geographical and cultural areas.
In this time many activities many activities and much social understanding and local identity has grown up intertwined with the counties, and so they have become a vital part of British and Irish culture.
Until the late twentieth century, administrative functions have been carried on using the counties' boundaries or approximations to them, and so centuries of public records have been organised county by county, for which reason an understanding of the counties is vital for genealogical and historic research.
List of the counties
See also
Notes and References
- ↑ Census Report, 1891 (General Register Office)