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|<big>[[Aberdeenshire]]</big>||align="right"|1,950||align="right"|-||[[Aberdeen]], [[Ellon, Aberdeenshire|Ellon]], [[Fraserburgh]], [[Huntly, Aberdeenshire|Huntly]], [[Inverurie]], [[Peterhead]], [[Turriff]]
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|<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]]
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|<big>[[Anglesey]]</big>||Anglesey||align="right"|276||align="right"|-||[[Beaumaris]], [[Amlwch]], [[Holyhead]], [[Llangefni]], [[Menai Bridge]]
 
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|<big>[[Angus]]</big> (Forfarshire)||align="right"|889||align="right"|-||[[Forfar]], [[Dundee]], [[Arbroath]], [[Brechin]], [[Carnoustie]], [[Kirriemuir]], [[Montrose, Angus|Montrose]]
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|<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]]
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|<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> (Argyllshire)||align="right"|3,110||align="right"|-||[[Lochgilphead]], [[Campbeltown]], [[Dunoon]], [[Inveraray]], [[Oban]], [[Tobermory]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<big>[[Berwickshire]]</big>||Berwick||align="right"|457||align="right"|-||[[Greenlaw]], [[Coldstream]], [[Duns]], [[Eyemouth]], [[Lauder]]
 
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|<big>[[Brecknockshire]]</big> (Breconshire)||align="right"|743||align="right"|-||[[Brecon]], [[Builth Wells]], [[Hay-on-Wye]], [[Llanwrtyd Wells]], [[Talgarth]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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> (Haddingtonshire)||align="right"|267||align="right"|-||[[Haddington]], [[Dunbar]], [[East Linton]], [[North Berwick]], [[Tranent]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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> (Edinburghshire)||align="right"|362||align="right"|-||[[Edinburgh]], [[Bonnyrigg]], [[Dalkeith]], [[Musselburgh]], [[Penicuik]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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> (Moray, Elginshire)||align="right"|476||align="right"|-||[[Elgin, Moray|Elgin]], [[Fochabers]], [[Lossiemouth]], [[Forres]], [[Rothes]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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> (Linlithgowshire)||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>[[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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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|<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]]
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[[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

Name County of Area (sq m) Population Principal towns in the county
Aberdeenshire Aberdeem 1,950 - Aberdeen, Ellon, Fraserburgh, Huntly, Inverurie, Peterhead, Turriff
Anglesey Anglesey 276 - Beaumaris, Amlwch, Holyhead, Llangefni, Menai Bridge
Angus Forfar 889 - Forfar, Dundee, Arbroath, Brechin, Carnoustie, Kirriemuir, Montrose
Antrim Antrim 1,175 - Belfast, Antrim, Ballymena, Ballymoney, Carnlough, Larne, Portrush
Argyll Argyll 3,110 - Lochgilphead, Campbeltown, Dunoon, Inveraray, Oban, Tobermory
Armagh Armagh 512 - Armagh, Newry
Ayrshire Ayr 1,129 - Ayr, Cumnock, Irvine, Kilmarnock, Kilwinning, Largs, Saltcoats, Troon
Banffshire Banff 641 - Banff, Buckie, Dufftown, Keith, Macduff, Portsoy
Bedfordshire Bedford 465 - Bedford, Biggleswade, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Luton, Sandy
Berkshire Berks 722 - Reading, Abingdon, Bracknell, Maidenhead, Newbury, Windsor, Wokingham
Berwickshire Berwick 457 - Greenlaw, Coldstream, Duns, Eyemouth, Lauder
Brecknockshire Brecon 743 - Brecon, Builth Wells, Hay-on-Wye, Llanwrtyd Wells, Talgarth
Buckinghamshire Buckingham 745 - Aylesbury, Buckingham, High Wycombe, Milton Keynes, Slough
Buteshire Bute 225 - Rothesay, Brodick, Lochranza, Millport
Caernarfonshire Caernarfon 480 - Caernarfon, Bangor, Conwy, Llandudno, Porthmadog, Pwllheli
Caithness Caithness 618 - Wick, Castletown, Halkirk, Thurso
Cambridgeshire Cambridge 820 - Cambridge, Ely, Chatteris, March, Cambridgeshire, Whittlesey, Wisbech
Cardiganshire Cardigan 815 - Cardigan, Aberystwyth, Lampeter, New Quay, Tregaron
Carmarthenshire Carmarthen 1,095 - Carmarthen, Ammanford, Kidwelly, Llandovery, Llanelli, St Clears
Cheshire Chester 1,027 - Chester, Birkenhead, Crewe, Macclesfield, Runcorn, Stockport, Wallasey
Clackmannanshire Clackmannan 48 - Clackmannan, Alloa, Dollar, Tillicoultry, Tullibody
Cornwall Cornwall 1,349 - Bodmin, Truro, Camborne, Falmouth, Newquay, Penzance, Redruth, St Austell
Cromartyshire Cromarty 370 - Cromarty, Ullapool
Cumberland Cumberland 1,516 - Carlisle, Brampton, Keswick, Penrith, Whitehaven, Workington
Denbighshire Denbigh 640 - Ruthin, Abergele, Denbigh, Llangollen, Wrexham
Derbyshire Derby 1,029 - Derby, Ashbourne, Buxton, Chesterfield, Ilkeston, Matlock, Swadlincote
Devon Devon 2,405 - Exeter, Plymouth, Barnstaple, Newton Abbot, Paignton, Tavistock, Tiverton, Torquay
Dorset Dorset 980 - Dorchester, Poole, Shaftesbury, Sherborne, Weymouth, Wimborne Minster
Down Down 950 - Downpatrick, Bangor, Holywood, Newcastle, Strangford
Dumfriesshire Dumfries 1,063 - Dumfries, Annan, Gretna, Langholm, Lockerbie, Moffat, Sanquhar
Dumbartonshire Dumbarton 241 - Dumbarton, Alexandria, Clydebank, Cumbernauld, Helensburgh, Kirkintilloch
Durham Durham 1,015 - Durham, Gateshead, Darlington, Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Sunderland, Washington
East Lothian Haddington 267 - Haddington, Dunbar, East Linton, North Berwick, Tranent
Essex Essex 1,542 - Chelmsford, Basildon, Brentwood, Colchester, Harlow, Romford, Southend-on-Sea, Stratford
Fermanagh Fermanagh 715 - Enniskillen, Belleek, Irvinestown
Fife Fife 504 - Cupar, Dunfermline, Burntisland, Cowdenbeath, Glenrothes, Kirkcaldy, St Andrews
Flintshire Flint 640 - Mold, Connah's Quay, Buckley, Flint, Holywell, Prestatyn, Rhyl, St Asaph
Glamorgan Glamorgan 845 - Cardiff, Swansea, Barry, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath, Pontypridd
Gloucestershire Gloucester 1,225 - Gloucester, Bristol, Cheltenham, Cirencester, Stroud, Tewkesbury
Hampshire Southampton 1,622 - Winchester, Portsmouth, Southampton, Basingstoke, Bournemouth, Newport
Herefordshire Hereford 833 - Hereford, Bromyard, Kington, Ledbury, Leominster, Ross-on-Wye
Hertfordshire Hertford 727 - Hertford, St Albans, Hatfield, Hemel Hempstead, Stevenage, Watford
Huntingdonshire Huntingdon 359 - Huntingdon, Ramsey, St Ives, St Neots, Yaxley
Inverness-shire Inverness 4,211 - Inverness, Fort William, Kingussie, Newtonmore, Portree
Kent Kent 1,555 - Maidstone, Canterbury, Bromley, Dover, Folkestone, Greenwich, Rochester
Kincardineshire Kincardine 380 - Stonehaven, Banchory, Inverbervie, Laurencekirk
Kinross-shire Kinross 73 - Kinross, Milnathort
Kirkcudbrightshire Kirkcudbright 899 - Kirkcudbright, Castle Douglas, Dalbeattie, New Galloway
Lanarkshire Lanark 879 - Lanark, Glasgow, Coatbridge, Carluke, East Kilbride, Hamilton, Motherwell
Lancashire Lancaster 1,880 - Lancaster, Liverpool, Manchester, Preston, Barrow-in-Furness, Bolton, Warrington
Leicestershire Leicester 800 - Leicester, Coalville, Hinckley, Loughborough, Lutterworth, Melton Mowbray
Lincolnshire Lincoln 2,646 - Lincoln, Boston, Grantham, Grimsby, Louth, Scunthorpe, Skegness, Stamford
Londonderry Londonderry 816 - Londonderry, Coleraine, Limavady
Merioneth Merioneth 780 - Bala, Barmouth, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Dolgellau, Harlech, Tywyn
Middlesex Middlesex 285 - London, Brentford, Westminster, Ealing, Enfield, Harrow, Potters Bar, Staines, Twickenham
Midlothian Edinburgh 362 - Edinburgh, Bonnyrigg, Dalkeith, Musselburgh, Penicuik
Monmouthshire Monmouth 530 - Monmouth, Newport, Abergavenny, Blackwood, Chepstow, Cwmbran, Tredegar
Montgomeryshire Montgomery 780 - Montgomery, Llanidloes, Machynlleth, Newtown, Welshpool
Morayshire Elgin/Moray 476 - Elgin, Fochabers, Lossiemouth, Forres, Rothes
Nairnshire Nairn 200 - Nairn, Auldearn, Cawdor
Norfolk Norfolk 2,044 - Norwich, Cromer, East Dereham, Great Yarmouth, Hunstanton, King's Lynn
Northamptonshire Northampton 984 - Northampton, Peterborough, Corby, Kettering, Wellingborough
Northumberland Northumberland 2,018 - Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Alnwick, (Berwick-upon-Tweed), Hexham, Morpeth
Nottinghamshire Nottingham 825 - Nottingham, Mansfield, Newark-on-Trent, Retford, Southwell, Worksop
Orkney Orkney 376 - Kirkwall, Balfour, Stromness
Oxfordshire Oxford 756 - Oxford, Banbury, Bicester, Carterton, Henley-on-Thames, Thame, Witney
Peeblesshire Peebles 548 - Peebles, Innerleithen, West Linton
Pembrokeshire Pembroke 655 - Pembroke, Fishguard, Haverfordwest, Milford Haven, Tenby, St David's
Perthshire Perth 2,493 - Perth, Blairgowrie, Callander, Coupar Angus, Crieff, Kincardine, Pitlochry, Rattray
Radnorshire Radnor 485 - Presteigne, Knighton, Llandrindod Wells, New Radnor, Rhayader
Renfrewshire Renfrew 245 - Renfrew, Barrhead, Greenock, Johnstone, Kilmacolm, Paisley, Port Glasgow
Ross-shire Ross 3,089 - Dingwall, Alness, Invergordon, Stornaway, Tain
Roxburghshire Roxburgh 666 - Jedburgh, Hawick, Kelso, Melrose, Roxburgh
Rutland Rutland 152 - Oakham, Cottesmore, Uppingham
Selkirkshire Selkirk 267 - Selkirk, Galashiels
Shetland Shetland 551 - Lerwick, Baltasound, Scalloway
Shropshire Shrewsbury/Salop 1,343 - Shrewsbury, Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Market Drayton, Oswestry, Telford, Whitchurch
Somerset Somerset 1,640 - Taunton, Bath, Bridgwater, Glastonbury, Wells, Weston-super-Mare, Yeovil
Staffordshire Stafford 1,171 - Stafford, Lichfield, Stoke-on-Trent, Wolverhampton, Cannock, Walsall
Stirlingshire Stirling 447 - Stirling, Bridge of Allan, Denny, Falkirk, Grangemouth, Kilsyth
Suffolk Suffolk 1,489 - Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds, Bungay, Felixstowe, Haverhill, Lowestoft, Sudbury
Surrey Surrey 758 - Guildford, Brixton, Croydon, Egham, Farnham, Kingston upon Thames, Southwark, Sutton, Wandsworth, Wimbledon, Woking
Sussex Sussex 1,458 - Chichester, Bognor Regis, Brighton, Crawley, Eastbourne, Hastings, Horsham, Worthing
Sutherland Sutherland 2,028 - Dornoch, Brora, Durness, Golspie, Helmsdale, Lairg, Tongue
Tyrone Tyrone 1,260 - Omagh, Cookstown, Dungannon, Strabane
Warwickshire Warwick 885 - Warwick, Birmingham, Coventry, Nuneaton, Rugby, Solihull, Stratford-upon-Avon
West Lothian Linlithgow 120 - Linlithgow, Armadale, Bathgate, Bo'ness, Broxburn, Livingston, Whitburn
Westmorland Westmorland 783 - Appleby, Ambleside, Kendal, Kirkby Lonsdale, Windermere
Wigtownshire Wigtown 487 - Wigtown, Newton Stewart, Stranraer, Whithorn
Wiltshire Wilts 1,370 - Salisbury, Chippenham, Devizes, Marlborough, Swindon, Trowbridge, Warminster
Worcestershire Worcester 738 - Worcester, Dudley, Evesham, Great Malvern, Halesowen, Kidderminster, Stourbridge
Yorkshire York 6,066 - York

East Riding: Kingston upon Hull, Beverley, Bridlington, Driffield, Filey, Hornsea

North Riding: Middlesbrough, Northallerton, Redcar, Scarborough, Whitby

West Riding: Bradford, Leeds, Sheffield, Wakefield, Halifax, Harrogate

See also

Notes and References

  1. ↑ Census Report, 1891 (General Register Office)

External references

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