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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''<ref>Census Report, 1891 (General Register Office)</ref>. | 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''<ref>Census Report, 1891 (General Register Office)</ref>. | ||
− | 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. | + | 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.<ref>''"From the [[Domesday Book]] of the Conqueror (completed AD 1086) it is known that County limits have since that time undergone no alteration; in fact they have been jealously maintained"''. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zQFDAAAAcAAJ Abstract of the Answers and Returns Made pursuant to an Act passed in the Eleventh Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George IV Intituled "An Act for taking an Account of the Population of Great Britain and of the Increase or Diminution thereof" Enumeration Abstract Vol. I], 2 April 1833.</ref> 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. | 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 | + | Until the late twentieth century, administrative functions were carried out by bodies 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. |
− | <!-- | + | <!-- Revisit or put in a separate article |
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Wessex=== | ===Wessex=== | ||
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!Name!!County of!!Area!!Population!!Density!!class="unsortable"|Principal towns in the county | !Name!!County of!!Area!!Population!!Density!!class="unsortable"|Principal towns in the county | ||
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− | |<big>[[Aberdeenshire]]</big>||Aberdeen||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Aberdeenshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Aberdeenshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Aberdeenshire|population}} / {{database|Aberdeenshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|'''[[Aberdeen]]''', [[Ellon, Aberdeenshire|Ellon]], [[Fraserburgh]], [[Huntly, Aberdeenshire|Huntly]], [[Inverurie]], [[Peterhead]], [[Turriff]] | + | |<big>[[Aberdeenshire]]</big>||Aberdeen||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Aberdeenshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Aberdeenshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Aberdeenshire|population}} / {{database|Aberdeenshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|'''[[Aberdeen]]''' (part), [[Ellon, Aberdeenshire|Ellon]], [[Fraserburgh]], [[Huntly, Aberdeenshire|Huntly]], [[Inverurie]], [[Peterhead]], [[Turriff]] |
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|<big>[[Anglesey]]</big>||Anglesey||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Anglesey|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Anglesey|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Anglesey|population}} / {{database|Anglesey|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Beaumaris]], [[Amlwch]], [[Holyhead]], [[Llangefni]], [[Menai Bridge]] | |<big>[[Anglesey]]</big>||Anglesey||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Anglesey|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Anglesey|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Anglesey|population}} / {{database|Anglesey|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Beaumaris]], [[Amlwch]], [[Holyhead]], [[Llangefni]], [[Menai Bridge]] | ||
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|<big>[[Angus]]</big>||Forfar||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Angus|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Angus|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Angus|population}} / {{database|Angus|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Forfar]], '''[[Dundee]]''', [[Arbroath]], [[Brechin]], [[Carnoustie]], [[Kirriemuir]], [[Montrose]] | |<big>[[Angus]]</big>||Forfar||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Angus|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Angus|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Angus|population}} / {{database|Angus|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Forfar]], '''[[Dundee]]''', [[Arbroath]], [[Brechin]], [[Carnoustie]], [[Kirriemuir]], [[Montrose]] | ||
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− | |<big>[[County Antrim|Antrim]]</big>||Antrim||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|County Antrim|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|County Antrim|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|County Antrim|population}} / {{database|County Antrim|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|'''[[Belfast]]''', [[Antrim]], [[Ballymena]], [[Ballymoney]], [[Carnlough]], [[Larne]], [[Portrush]] | + | |<big>[[County Antrim|Antrim]]</big>||Antrim||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|County Antrim|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|County Antrim|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|County Antrim|population}} / {{database|County Antrim|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|'''[[Belfast]]''' (part), [[Antrim]], [[Ballymena]], [[Ballymoney]], [[Carnlough]], [[Larne]], [[Portrush]] (part) |
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|<big>[[Argyll]]shire</big>||Argyll||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Argyllshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Argyllshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Argyllshire|population}} / {{database|Argyllshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Lochgilphead]], [[Campbeltown]], [[Dunoon]], [[Inverary]], [[Oban]], [[Tobermory]] | |<big>[[Argyll]]shire</big>||Argyll||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Argyllshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Argyllshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Argyllshire|population}} / {{database|Argyllshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Lochgilphead]], [[Campbeltown]], [[Dunoon]], [[Inverary]], [[Oban]], [[Tobermory]] | ||
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− | |<big>[[County Armagh|Armagh]]</big>||Armagh||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|County Armagh|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|County Armagh|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|County Armagh|population}} / {{database|County Armagh|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|'''[[Armagh]]''', '''[[Newry]]''' | + | |<big>[[County Armagh|Armagh]]</big>||Armagh||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|County Armagh|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|County Armagh|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|County Armagh|population}} / {{database|County Armagh|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|'''[[Armagh]]''', '''[[Newry]]''' (part) |
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|<big>[[Ayrshire]]</big>||Ayr||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Ayrshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Ayrshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Ayrshire|population}} / {{database|Ayrshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Ayr]], [[Cumnock]], [[Irvine, Ayrshire|Irvine]], [[Kilmarnock]], [[Kilwinning]], [[Largs]], [[Saltcoats]], [[Troon]] | |<big>[[Ayrshire]]</big>||Ayr||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Ayrshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Ayrshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Ayrshire|population}} / {{database|Ayrshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Ayr]], [[Cumnock]], [[Irvine, Ayrshire|Irvine]], [[Kilmarnock]], [[Kilwinning]], [[Largs]], [[Saltcoats]], [[Troon]] | ||
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|<big>[[Bedfordshire]]</big>||Bedford||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Bedfordshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Bedfordshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Bedfordshire|population}} / {{database|Bedfordshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Bedford]], [[Biggleswade]], [[Dunstable]], [[Leighton Buzzard]], [[Luton]], [[Sandy, Bedfordshire|Sandy]] | |<big>[[Bedfordshire]]</big>||Bedford||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Bedfordshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Bedfordshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Bedfordshire|population}} / {{database|Bedfordshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Bedford]], [[Biggleswade]], [[Dunstable]], [[Leighton Buzzard]], [[Luton]], [[Sandy, Bedfordshire|Sandy]] | ||
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− | |<big>[[Berkshire]]</big>||Berks||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Berkshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Berkshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Berkshire|population}} / {{database|Berkshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Reading]], [[Abingdon]], [[Bracknell]], [[Maidenhead]], [[Newbury, Berkshire|Newbury]], [[Windsor]], [[Wokingham]] | + | |<big>[[Berkshire]]</big>||Berks||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Berkshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Berkshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Berkshire|population}} / {{database|Berkshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Reading]] (part), [[Abingdon]], [[Bracknell]], [[Maidenhead]], [[Newbury, Berkshire|Newbury]], [[Windsor]], [[Wokingham]] |
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|<big>[[Berwickshire]]</big>||Berwick||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Berwickshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Berwickshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Berwickshire|population}} / {{database|Berwickshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Greenlaw]], [[Coldstream]], [[Duns]], [[Eyemouth]], [[Lauder]] | |<big>[[Berwickshire]]</big>||Berwick||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Berwickshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Berwickshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Berwickshire|population}} / {{database|Berwickshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Greenlaw]], [[Coldstream]], [[Duns]], [[Eyemouth]], [[Lauder]] | ||
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|<big>[[Fife]]</big>||Fife||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Fife|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Fife|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Fife|population}} / {{database|Fife|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Cupar]], [[Dunfermline]], [[Burntisland]], [[Cowdenbeath]], [[Glenrothes]], [[Kirkcaldy]], [[St Andrews]] | |<big>[[Fife]]</big>||Fife||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Fife|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Fife|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Fife|population}} / {{database|Fife|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Cupar]], [[Dunfermline]], [[Burntisland]], [[Cowdenbeath]], [[Glenrothes]], [[Kirkcaldy]], [[St Andrews]] | ||
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− | |<big>[[Flintshire]]</big>||Flint||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Flintshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Flintshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Flintshire|population}} / {{database|Flintshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Mold]], [[Connah's Quay]], [[Buckley]], [[Flint]], [[Holywell]], [[Prestatyn]], [[Rhyl]], '''[[St Asaph]]''' | + | |<big>[[Flintshire]]</big>||Flint||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Flintshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Flintshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Flintshire|population}} / {{database|Flintshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Mold]], [[Connah's Quay]], [[Buckley, Flintshire|Buckley]], [[Flint]], [[Holywell]], [[Prestatyn]], [[Rhyl]], '''[[St Asaph]]''' |
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− | |<big>[[Glamorgan]]</big>||Glamorgan||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Glamorgan|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Glamorgan|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Glamorgan|population}} / {{database|Glamorgan|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|'''[[Cardiff]]''', '''[[Swansea]]''', [[Barry, Glamorgan|Barry]], [[Bridgend]], [[Caerphilly]], [[Merthyr Tydfil]], [[Neath]], [[Pontypridd]] | + | |<big>[[Glamorgan]]</big>||Glamorgan||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Glamorgan|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Glamorgan|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Glamorgan|population}} / {{database|Glamorgan|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|'''[[Cardiff]]''' (part), '''[[Swansea]]''', [[Barry, Glamorgan|Barry]], [[Bridgend]], [[Caerphilly]], [[Merthyr Tydfil]], [[Neath]], [[Pontypridd]] |
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− | |<big>[[Gloucestershire]]</big>||Gloucester||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Gloucestershire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Gloucestershire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Gloucestershire|population}} / {{database|Gloucestershire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|'''[[Gloucester]]''', '''[[Bristol]]''', [[Cheltenham]], [[Cirencester]], [[Stroud, Gloucestershire|Stroud]], [[Tewkesbury]] | + | |<big>[[Gloucestershire]]</big>||Gloucester||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Gloucestershire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Gloucestershire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Gloucestershire|population}} / {{database|Gloucestershire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|'''[[Gloucester]]''', '''[[Bristol]]''' (part), [[Cheltenham]], [[Cirencester]], [[Stroud, Gloucestershire|Stroud]], [[Tewkesbury]] |
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|<big>[[Hampshire]]</big>||Southampton||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Hampshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Hampshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Hampshire|population}} / {{database|Hampshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|'''[[Winchester]]''', '''[[Portsmouth]]''', '''[[Southampton]]''', [[Basingstoke]], [[Bournemouth]], [[Newport, Isle of Wight|Newport]] | |<big>[[Hampshire]]</big>||Southampton||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Hampshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Hampshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Hampshire|population}} / {{database|Hampshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|'''[[Winchester]]''', '''[[Portsmouth]]''', '''[[Southampton]]''', [[Basingstoke]], [[Bournemouth]], [[Newport, Isle of Wight|Newport]] | ||
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|<big>[[Kincardineshire]]</big>||Kincardine||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Kincardineshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Kincardineshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Kincardineshire|population}} / {{database|Kincardineshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Stonehaven]], [[Banchory]], [[Inverbervie]], [[Laurencekirk]] | |<big>[[Kincardineshire]]</big>||Kincardine||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Kincardineshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Kincardineshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Kincardineshire|population}} / {{database|Kincardineshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Stonehaven]], [[Banchory]], [[Inverbervie]], [[Laurencekirk]] | ||
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− | |<big>[[Kinross-shire]]</big>||Kinross||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Kinross-shire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Kinross-shire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Kinross-shire|population}} / {{database|Kinross-shire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||[[Kinross]], [[Milnathort]] | + | |<big>[[Kinross-shire]]</big>||Kinross||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Kinross-shire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Kinross-shire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Kinross-shire|population}} / {{database|Kinross-shire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Kinross]], [[Milnathort]] |
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|<big>[[Kirkcudbrightshire]]</big>||Kirkcudbright||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Kirkcudbrightshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Kirkcudbrightshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Kirkcudbrightshire|population}} / {{database|Kirkcudbrightshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Kirkcudbright]], [[Castle Douglas]], [[Dalbeattie]], [[New Galloway]] | |<big>[[Kirkcudbrightshire]]</big>||Kirkcudbright||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Kirkcudbrightshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Kirkcudbrightshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Kirkcudbrightshire|population}} / {{database|Kirkcudbrightshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Kirkcudbright]], [[Castle Douglas]], [[Dalbeattie]], [[New Galloway]] | ||
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− | |<big>[[Lanarkshire]]</big>||Lanark||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Lanarkshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Lanarkshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Lanarkshire|population}} / {{database|Lanarkshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Lanark]], '''[[Glasgow]]''', [[Coatbridge]], [[Carluke]], [[East Kilbride]], [[Hamilton, Lanarkshire|Hamilton]], [[Motherwell]] | + | |<big>[[Lanarkshire]]</big>||Lanark||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Lanarkshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Lanarkshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Lanarkshire|population}} / {{database|Lanarkshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Lanark]], '''[[Glasgow]]''' (part), [[Coatbridge]], [[Carluke]], [[East Kilbride]], [[Hamilton, Lanarkshire|Hamilton]], [[Motherwell]] |
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− | |<big>[[Lancashire]]</big>||Lancaster||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Lancashire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Lancashire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Lancashire|population}} / {{database|Lancashire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|'''[[Lancaster]]''', '''[[Liverpool]]''', '''[[Manchester]]''', '''[[Salford]]''', '''[[Preston]]''', [[Barrow-in-Furness]], [[Bolton]], [[Warrington]] | + | |<big>[[Lancashire]]</big>||Lancaster||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Lancashire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Lancashire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Lancashire|population}} / {{database|Lancashire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|'''[[Lancaster]]''', '''[[Liverpool]]''', '''[[Manchester]]''' (part), '''[[Salford]]''', '''[[Preston]]''', [[Barrow-in-Furness]], [[Bolton]], [[Warrington]] (part) |
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|<big>[[Leicestershire]]</big>||Leicester||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Leicestershire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Leicestershire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Leicestershire|population}} / {{database|Leicestershire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|'''[[Leicester]]''', [[Coalville]], [[Hinckley]], [[Loughborough]], [[Lutterworth]], [[Melton Mowbray]] | |<big>[[Leicestershire]]</big>||Leicester||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Leicestershire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Leicestershire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Leicestershire|population}} / {{database|Leicestershire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|'''[[Leicester]]''', [[Coalville]], [[Hinckley]], [[Loughborough]], [[Lutterworth]], [[Melton Mowbray]] | ||
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|<big>[[Merionethshire]]</big>||Merioneth||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Merionethshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Merionethshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Merionethshire|population}} / {{database|Merionethshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Bala]], [[Barmouth]], [[Blaenau Ffestiniog]], [[Dolgellau]], [[Harlech]], [[Tywyn]] | |<big>[[Merionethshire]]</big>||Merioneth||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Merionethshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Merionethshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Merionethshire|population}} / {{database|Merionethshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Bala]], [[Barmouth]], [[Blaenau Ffestiniog]], [[Dolgellau]], [[Harlech]], [[Tywyn]] | ||
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− | |<big>[[Middlesex]]</big>||Middlesex||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Middlesex|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Middlesex|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Middlesex|population}} / {{database|Middlesex|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|'''[[London]]''', [[Brentford]], '''[[Westminster]]''', [[Ealing]], [[Enfield]], [[Harrow on the Hill|Harrow]], [[Potters Bar]], [[Staines]], [[Twickenham]] | + | |<big>[[Middlesex]]</big>||Middlesex||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Middlesex|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Middlesex|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Middlesex|population}} / {{database|Middlesex|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|'''[[London]]''' (part), [[Brentford]], '''[[Westminster]]''', [[Ealing]], [[Enfield]], [[Harrow on the Hill|Harrow]], [[Potters Bar]], [[Staines]], [[Twickenham]] |
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|<big>[[Midlothian]]</big>||Edinburgh||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Midlothian|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Midlothian|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Midlothian|population}} / {{database|Midlothian|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|'''[[Edinburgh]]''', [[Bonnyrigg]], [[Dalkeith]], [[Musselburgh]], [[Penicuik]] | |<big>[[Midlothian]]</big>||Edinburgh||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Midlothian|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Midlothian|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Midlothian|population}} / {{database|Midlothian|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|'''[[Edinburgh]]''', [[Bonnyrigg]], [[Dalkeith]], [[Musselburgh]], [[Penicuik]] | ||
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|<big>[[Nairnshire]]</big>||Nairn||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Nairnshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Nairnshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Nairnshire|population}} / {{database|Nairnshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Nairn]], [[Auldearn]], [[Cawdor]] | |<big>[[Nairnshire]]</big>||Nairn||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Nairnshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Nairnshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Nairnshire|population}} / {{database|Nairnshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Nairn]], [[Auldearn]], [[Cawdor]] | ||
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− | |<big>[[Norfolk]]</big>||Norfolk||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Norfolk|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Norfolk|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Norfolk|population}} / {{database|Norfolk|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|'''[[Norwich]]''', [[Cromer]], [[East Dereham]], [[Great Yarmouth]], [[Hunstanton]], [[King's Lynn]] | + | |<big>[[Norfolk]]</big>||Norfolk||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Norfolk|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Norfolk|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Norfolk|population}} / {{database|Norfolk|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|'''[[Norwich]]''', [[Cromer]], [[East Dereham]], [[Great Yarmouth]] (part), [[Hunstanton]], [[King's Lynn]] |
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− | |<big>[[Northamptonshire]]</big>||Northampton||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Northamptonshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Northamptonshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Northamptonshire|population}} / {{database|Northamptonshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Northampton]], '''[[Peterborough]]''', [[Corby]], [[Kettering]], [[Wellingborough]] | + | |<big>[[Northamptonshire]]</big>||Northampton||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Northamptonshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Northamptonshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Northamptonshire|population}} / {{database|Northamptonshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Northampton]], '''[[Peterborough]]''' (part), [[Corby]], [[Kettering]], [[Wellingborough]] |
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|<big>[[Northumberland]]</big>||Northumberland||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Northumberland|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Northumberland|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Northumberland|population}} / {{database|Northumberland|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|'''[[Newcastle-upon-Tyne]]''', [[Alnwick]], ([[Berwick-upon-Tweed]]), [[Hexham]], [[Morpeth]] | |<big>[[Northumberland]]</big>||Northumberland||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Northumberland|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Northumberland|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Northumberland|population}} / {{database|Northumberland|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|'''[[Newcastle-upon-Tyne]]''', [[Alnwick]], ([[Berwick-upon-Tweed]]), [[Hexham]], [[Morpeth]] | ||
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|<big>[[Orkney]]</big>||Orkney||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Orkney|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Orkney|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Orkney|population}} / {{database|Orkney|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Kirkwall]], [[Balfour, Orkney|Balfour]], [[Stromness]] | |<big>[[Orkney]]</big>||Orkney||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Orkney|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Orkney|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Orkney|population}} / {{database|Orkney|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Kirkwall]], [[Balfour, Orkney|Balfour]], [[Stromness]] | ||
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− | |<big>[[Oxfordshire]]</big>||Oxford||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Oxfordshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Oxfordshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Oxfordshire|population}} / {{database|Oxfordshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|'''[[Oxford]]''', [[Banbury]], [[Bicester]], [[Carterton, Oxfordshire|Carterton]], [[Henley-on-Thames]], [[Thame]], [[Witney]] | + | |<big>[[Oxfordshire]]</big>||Oxford||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Oxfordshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Oxfordshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Oxfordshire|population}} / {{database|Oxfordshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|'''[[Oxford]]''' (part), [[Banbury]], [[Bicester]], [[Carterton, Oxfordshire|Carterton]], [[Henley-on-Thames]], [[Thame]], [[Witney]] |
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|<big>[[Peeblesshire]]</big>||Peebles||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Peeblesshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Peeblesshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Peeblesshire|population}} / {{database|Peeblesshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Peebles]], [[Innerleithen]], [[West Linton]] | |<big>[[Peeblesshire]]</big>||Peebles||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Peeblesshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Peeblesshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Peeblesshire|population}} / {{database|Peeblesshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Peebles]], [[Innerleithen]], [[West Linton]] | ||
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|<big>[[Pembrokeshire]]</big>||Pembroke||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Pembrokeshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Pembrokeshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Pembrokeshire|population}} / {{database|Pembrokeshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Pembroke]], [[Fishguard]], [[Haverfordwest]], [[Milford Haven]], [[Tenby]], '''[[St David's]]''' | |<big>[[Pembrokeshire]]</big>||Pembroke||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Pembrokeshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Pembrokeshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Pembrokeshire|population}} / {{database|Pembrokeshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Pembroke]], [[Fishguard]], [[Haverfordwest]], [[Milford Haven]], [[Tenby]], '''[[St David's]]''' | ||
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− | |<big>[[Perthshire]]</big>||Perth||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Perthshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Perthshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Perthshire|population}} / {{database|Perthshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|'''[[Perth]]''', [[Blairgowrie]], [[Callander]], [[Coupar Angus]], [[Crieff]], [[Kincardine | + | |<big>[[Perthshire]]</big>||Perth||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Perthshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Perthshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Perthshire|population}} / {{database|Perthshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|'''[[Perth]]''', [[Blairgowrie]], [[Callander]], [[Coupar Angus]], [[Crieff]], [[Kincardine-on-Forth|Kincardine]], [[Pitlochry]], [[Rattray]] |
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|<big>[[Radnorshire]]</big>||Radnor||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Radnorshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Radnorshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Radnorshire|population}} / {{database|Radnorshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Presteigne]], [[Knighton, Radnorshire|Knighton]], [[Llandrindod Wells]], [[New Radnor]], [[Rhayader]] | |<big>[[Radnorshire]]</big>||Radnor||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Radnorshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Radnorshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Radnorshire|population}} / {{database|Radnorshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Presteigne]], [[Knighton, Radnorshire|Knighton]], [[Llandrindod Wells]], [[New Radnor]], [[Rhayader]] | ||
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|<big>[[Rutland]]</big>||Rutland||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Rutland|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Rutland|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Rutland|population}} / {{database|Rutland|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Oakham]], [[Cottesmore]], [[Uppingham]] | |<big>[[Rutland]]</big>||Rutland||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Rutland|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Rutland|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Rutland|population}} / {{database|Rutland|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Oakham]], [[Cottesmore]], [[Uppingham]] | ||
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− | |<big>[[Selkirkshire]]</big>||Selkirk||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Selkirkshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Selkirkshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Selkirkshire|population}} / {{database|Selkirkshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Selkirk]], [[Galashiels]] | + | |<big>[[Selkirkshire]]</big>||Selkirk||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Selkirkshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Selkirkshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Selkirkshire|population}} / {{database|Selkirkshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Selkirk]], [[Galashiels]] (part) |
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|<big>[[Shetland]]</big>||Shetland||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Shetland|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Shetland|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Shetland|population}} / {{database|Shetland|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Lerwick]], [[Baltasound]], [[Scalloway]] | |<big>[[Shetland]]</big>||Shetland||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Shetland|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Shetland|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Shetland|population}} / {{database|Shetland|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Lerwick]], [[Baltasound]], [[Scalloway]] | ||
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|<big>[[Staffordshire]]</big>||Stafford||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Staffordshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Staffordshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Staffordshire|population}} / {{database|Staffordshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Stafford]], '''[[Lichfield]]''', '''[[Stoke-on-Trent]]''', '''[[Wolverhampton]]''', [[Cannock]], [[Walsall]] | |<big>[[Staffordshire]]</big>||Stafford||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Staffordshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Staffordshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Staffordshire|population}} / {{database|Staffordshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Stafford]], '''[[Lichfield]]''', '''[[Stoke-on-Trent]]''', '''[[Wolverhampton]]''', [[Cannock]], [[Walsall]] | ||
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− | |<big>[[Stirlingshire]]</big>||Stirling||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Stirlingshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Stirlingshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Stirlingshire|population}} / {{database|Stirlingshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|'''[[Stirling]]''', [[Bridge of Allan]], [[Denny, Stirlingshire|Denny]], [[Falkirk]], [[Grangemouth]], [[Kilsyth]] | + | |<big>[[Stirlingshire]]</big>||Stirling||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Stirlingshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Stirlingshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Stirlingshire|population}} / {{database|Stirlingshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|'''[[Stirling]]''' (part), [[Bridge of Allan]], [[Denny, Stirlingshire|Denny]], [[Falkirk]], [[Grangemouth]], [[Kilsyth]] |
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− | |<big>[[Suffolk]]</big>||Suffolk||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Suffolk|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Suffolk|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Suffolk|population}} / {{database|Suffolk|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Ipswich]], [[Bury St Edmunds]], [[Bungay, Suffolk|Bungay]], [[Felixstowe]], [[Haverhill]], [[Lowestoft]], [[Sudbury, Suffolk|Sudbury]] | + | |<big>[[Suffolk]]</big>||Suffolk||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Suffolk|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Suffolk|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Suffolk|population}} / {{database|Suffolk|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Ipswich]], [[Bury St Edmunds]], [[Bungay, Suffolk|Bungay]], [[Felixstowe]], [[Haverhill]] (part), [[Lowestoft]], [[Sudbury, Suffolk|Sudbury]] |
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|<big>[[Surrey]]</big>||Surrey||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Surrey|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Surrey|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Surrey|population}} / {{database|Surrey|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Guildford]], [[Brixton]], [[Croydon]], [[Egham]], [[Farnham]], [[Kingston upon Thames]], [[Southwark]], [[Sutton, Surrey|Sutton]], [[Wandsworth]], [[Wimbledon]], [[Woking]] | |<big>[[Surrey]]</big>||Surrey||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Surrey|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Surrey|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Surrey|population}} / {{database|Surrey|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Guildford]], [[Brixton]], [[Croydon]], [[Egham]], [[Farnham]], [[Kingston upon Thames]], [[Southwark]], [[Sutton, Surrey|Sutton]], [[Wandsworth]], [[Wimbledon]], [[Woking]] | ||
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|<big>[[Tyrone]]</big>||Tyrone||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Tyrone|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Tyrone|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Tyrone|population}} / {{database|Tyrone|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Omagh]], [[Cookstown]], [[Dungannon]], [[Strabane]] | |<big>[[Tyrone]]</big>||Tyrone||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Tyrone|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Tyrone|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Tyrone|population}} / {{database|Tyrone|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Omagh]], [[Cookstown]], [[Dungannon]], [[Strabane]] | ||
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− | |<big>[[Warwickshire]]</big>||Warwick||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Warwickshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Warwickshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Warwickshire|population}} / {{database|Warwickshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Warwick]], '''[[Birmingham]]''', '''[[Coventry]]''', [[Nuneaton]], [[Rugby]], [[Solihull]], [[Stratford-upon-Avon]] | + | |<big>[[Warwickshire]]</big>||Warwick||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Warwickshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Warwickshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Warwickshire|population}} / {{database|Warwickshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Warwick]], '''[[Birmingham]]''' (part), '''[[Coventry]]''', [[Nuneaton]], [[Rugby]], [[Solihull]], [[Stratford-upon-Avon]] |
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|<big>[[West Lothian]]</big>||Linlithgow||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|West Lothian|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|West Lothian|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|West Lothian|population}} / {{database|West Lothian|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[Linlithgow]], [[Armadale, West Lothian|Armadale]], [[Bathgate]], [[Bo'ness]], [[Broxburn, West Lothian|Broxburn]], [[Livingston, West Lothian|Livingston]], [[Whitburn, West Lothian|Whitburn]] | |<big>[[West Lothian]]</big>||Linlithgow||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|West Lothian|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|West Lothian|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|West Lothian|population}} / {{database|West Lothian|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|[[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>[[Yorkshire]]</big>||York||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Yorkshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Yorkshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Yorkshire|population}} / {{database|Yorkshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|'''[[York]]''' | |<big>[[Yorkshire]]</big>||York||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Yorkshire|area}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{database|Yorkshire|population}}|0||,}}||align="right"|{{#formatnum: {{#expr: {{database|Yorkshire|population}} / {{database|Yorkshire|area}}}}|2,|.|,}}||style="padding-left: 0.5em;"|'''[[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]] (part), [[Hornsea]] |
''[[North Riding of Yorkshire|North Riding]]:'' [[Middlesbrough]], [[Northallerton]], [[Redcar]], [[Scarborough]], [[Whitby]] | ''[[North Riding of Yorkshire|North Riding]]:'' [[Middlesbrough]], [[Northallerton]], [[Redcar]], [[Scarborough]], [[Whitby]] | ||
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{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
− | == | + | ==Outside links== |
− | * [http://www.gazetteer. | + | * [http://www.gazetteer.org.uk/ The Gazetteer of British Place Names] |
[[Category:Counties]] | [[Category:Counties]] |
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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.[2] 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 were carried out by bodies 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
The following table lists each county, along with its proper name, area (in square miles), population, population density (in persons/square mile) and a selection of its principal towns. County towns are listed first and cities are shown in bold.
See also
- Counties of the Republic of Ireland
- The Historic Counties Standard
- The Association of British Counties
- The Historic Counties Trust
Notes and References
- ↑ Census Report, 1891 (General Register Office)
- ↑ "From the Domesday Book of the Conqueror (completed AD 1086) it is known that County limits have since that time undergone no alteration; in fact they have been jealously maintained". Abstract of the Answers and Returns Made pursuant to an Act passed in the Eleventh Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George IV Intituled "An Act for taking an Account of the Population of Great Britain and of the Increase or Diminution thereof" Enumeration Abstract Vol. I, 2 April 1833.