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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of ceremonial counties of England by population
England occupies all of the island east of Wales and south of Scotland, another country and division of the United Kingdom.
England is very roughly triangular in shape, with its apex at the mouth of the River Tweed on the north-eastern border with Scotland.
The soils of England vary from the thin, often acidic, soils of the highlands, such as in the uplands of the Pennines and the moors of the south-west peninsula, to the rich loams of East Anglia.
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 List of Ceremonial counties of England by Area - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
List of Ceremonial counties of England by Population
List of Administrative shire counties of England by Area
List of Administrative shire counties of England by Population
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 List of Ceremonial counties of England by Population - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
List of Ceremonial counties of England by Population - Biocrawler
This is a List of Ceremonial counties of England by Population - 2003 mid-year estimates from the Office for National Statistics, unrounded figures published by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in the Entitlement Notification Reports for Revenue Support Grants [1] (http://www.local.odpm.gov.uk/finance/0506/grant.htm).
Usage note:This list is based a definition of a county which is frequently used by the British public, but some of these counties are no longer administrative areas, or have smaller populations for administrative purposes because they include administratively independent unitary authorities.
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  List of ceremonial counties of England by area - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from List of Ceremonial counties of England by Area)
See List of non-metropolitan counties of England by area for a list that does not include metropolitan counties or unitary authorities.
This is a List of Ceremonial counties of England by Area.
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 England - Search View - MSN Encarta
England occupies all of the island east of Wales and south of Scotland, another country and division of the United Kingdom.
England is very roughly triangular in shape, with its apex at the mouth of the River Tweed on the north-eastern border with Scotland.
The soils of England vary from the thin, often acidic, soils of the highlands, such as in the uplands of the Pennines and the moors of the south-west peninsula, to the rich loams of East Anglia.
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 Ceremonial counties of England information - Search.com
The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England.
This led to a resurrection of a distinction between the local government counties and the ceremonial or geographic counties used for Lieutenancy, and also to the adoption of the term 'ceremonial counties', which although not used in statute was used in the House of Commons prior to the arrangements coming into effect.
The Association of British Counties, a traditional counties lobbying group, have suggested that the ceremonial counties could be restored to their ancient boundaries, or as near as is practicable.
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 England - MSN Encarta
England’s national parks include the North York Moors National Park, the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Exmoor National Park, Dartmoor National Park, the Lake District National Park, the Peak District National Park, the Northumberland National Park, the Norfolk Broads, and the New Forest National Park.
England is also well represented in the World Heritage list of sites and buildings considered to be of worldwide significance.
The two main changes were the abolition of the county of Berkshire (and the formation of six unitary authorities in its place) and the return to pre-1974 boundaries in Hereford and Worcester with the creation of Herefordshire unitary authority (Worcestershire remains a county).
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 List of non-metropolitan counties of England by area - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It includes those non-metropolitan counties (also known as shire counties) with a two-tier county council structure and does not include metropolitan counties or unitary authorities.
In cases where a unitary authority has been detached from a shire county the area of the unitary authority is excluded.
For example, the area of Luton is excluded from the area for Bedfordshire.
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 County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The County remains one of the oldest levels of government in China and significantly predates the establishment of provinces in the Ming dynasty.
The County of Oslo is equivalent to the municipality of Oslo.
Most administrative counties in England are run by county councils and divided into districts each with its own council.
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 Bristol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
With a population of 400,000, and metropolitan area of 550,000, it is England's sixth, and the United Kingdom's ninth, most populous city, and one of England's core cities.
When that county was abolished on April 1, 1996, Bristol returned to its former status of a city and county in itself, becoming one of the newly created unitary authorities.
Bristol is in a limestone area, which forms to the Mendip Hills to the south and the Cotswolds to the north east.
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 Open Directory - Regional:Europe:United Kingdom:England
The county stretches from the North West outskirts of London, served by the Metropolitan line, with tube stations terminating at Chesham in the rural hills of the Chilterns, spreading westward to Oxfordshire and northwards to Bedfordshire and Northamptonsire
The County of Cambridgeshire is one of the six counties of the East Anglian region of England, with the eastern part of the county being part of the Fens.
The ceremonial county of Shropshire comprises the administrative county of Shropshire and the Unitary Borough of Telford and Wrekin.
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 Ceremonial counties of England   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to administrative counties of England.
Areas that were subdivided, (such as East Suffolk and West Suffolk) were retained as a single ceremonial county, (Suffolk).
See also: List of Ceremonial counties of England by Area, List of Ceremonial counties of England by Population, Ceremonial counties of Wales, Lieutenancy areas of Scotland, Administrative counties of England, Traditional counties of England, UK topics.
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 BBC - h2g2 - England
The total area of England is 130,423 sq km (50,356 sq mi), equivalent to 57 per cent of the area of Great Britain and 54 per cent of the area of the United Kingdom.
BNatural Resources The soils of England vary from the thin, often acidic, soils of the highlands, such as in the uplands of the Pennines and the moors of the south-west peninsula, to the rich loams of East Anglia.
A decision on the ceremonial county boundaries for the unitary authorities of former Cleveland had still to be made by mid-1996.
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 Ceremonial counties of England   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Ceremonial counties before the creation of [[Greater London in 1965 (excluding Bristol).]] After the 1888 establishment of county councils and county boroughs, the Lieutenancy was reformed from its earlier basis (based in large part on the traditional counties, although there were differences, as for example Bristol had had a Lord-Lieutenant for centuries).
Ceremonial counties from 1974 to 1996 In 1974, county boroughs were abolished, and a major reform of the administrative counties took place.
Ceremonial counties of Wales, Lieutenancy areas of Scotland
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 YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Kent   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
It is bounded on the north by the River Thames and the North Sea, and on the south by the Straits of Dover and the English Channel.
Most English counties have nicknames for people from that county, such as a Tyke from Yorkshire and a Yellowbelly from Lincolnshire; the traditional nickname for people from Kent is 'Kentish Long-Tail', deriving from the long-held belief on the continental mainland of Medieval Europe that the English had tails.
The ceremonial county of Kent corresponds to the administrative county plus the district of Medway (or Medway Towns).
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 ABWE - England
England is the largest part of the United Kingdom, which also includes Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
Christianity was introduced to England in the apostolic age, and its early corruption followed the trend occurring throughout Europe.
In the sixteenth century the Roman Catholic Church in England severed its ties with Rome and became the Church of England known as the Anglican Church.
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 Camelot International: Britain's Heritage and History
Otherwise known as Somersetshire, the modern county of Somerset covers 1,365 square miles and has a population of 450,000.
Natural features of the county include the rivers Avon, Exe and Parret, the marshy coastline of the Bristol Channel and the Mendip Hills which include Cheddar Gorge, the origin of English Cheddar cheese.
Kilmington is a contiguous part of the County of Somerset under Wiltshire County and Salisbury District Councils.
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 List of ceremonial counties of England by area Information
List of ceremonial counties of England by area Summary
See List of non-metropolitan counties of England by area for a list that does not include metropolitan counties or unitary authorities.
List of ceremonial counties of England by area from Wíkipedia.
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 Devon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Devon is a large county in South West England, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east.
Like its neighbouring county to the west, Cornwall, Devon is disadvantaged economically compared to other parts of southern England, due to the decline of traditional industries such as fishing, mining and farming.
The attractive lifestyle of the area is drawing in new industries which are not heavily dependent upon geographical location; Dartmoor, for instance, has recently seen a significant rise in the percentage of its inhabitants involved in the financial services sector.
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 Kent
Kent is a county in England, south-east of London.
Although the Victoria County History for Kent is limited, an extensive survey of the county was undertaken over a 50 year period by Edward Hasted, himself of Kent, between 1755-1805.
The ceremonial county of Kent corresponds to the administrative county plus the Medway (or Medway Towns) unitary authority, created in 1998 when the then districts of Gillingham and Rochester were removed from county council government.
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 ipedia.com: United Kingdom Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The UK was formed by a series of Acts of Union which united the formerly self-governing nations of England, Scotland and Wales together with the province of Northern Ireland, a region on the island of Ireland (the rest of Ireland left the United Kingdom in 1922).
In 1922, 26 of the counties of Ireland were formed into the Irish Free State (the other six Ulster counties remaining part of the United Kingdom as Northern Ireland) and the state became the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the name being officially changed in 1927.
Most of England consists of rolling lowland terrain, divided east from west by more mountainous terrain in the north of the Cumbrian Mountains and the Tees-Exe line; through the Highland moors of the Pennines; the limestone hills of the Peak District into the Cotswolds and Chiltons off southern England.
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 Essex - Wikipedia Light!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Before 1965 the County Borough of West Ham and the County Borough of East Ham formed part of the county but were not under county council control.
The boundaries of the ceremonial county cover a larger area than the present shire county, including the unitary authorities of Thurrock and Southend-on-Sea which split from county council control in 1998.
The traditional county flower of Essex is the Cowslip, locally known as the paigle or peggle, and frequently mentioned in the writings of Essex bucolic authors such as Samuel Bensusan and C. Warren.
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 Warwickshire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The Cotswolds are a range of hills in central England, sometimes called the heart of England, a hilly area reaching nearly 300 m or 1000 feet.
The area is characterised by attractive small towns and villages built of the underlying rock, known as Cotswold stone (a yellow oolite limestone).
After 1995 Avon was divided between four administrative unitary authorities with shadow county status, the relevant ones for the AONB being South Gloucestershire and Bath and North-East Somerset.
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The Norwegian Rollo invaded and was ceded Normandy in modern France; his descendent William the Conqueror successfully invaded and conquered England in 1066.
The Norwegian royal line died out in 1387, partly because of the grand recession after the fl plague in 1349, wiping out the majority of the population, and partly because Queen Margrethe's son, heir to the throne, died at barely 17 years of age.
The members are elected from the 19 counties for 4-year terms according to a system of proportional representation.
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 North Carolina Historic Sites
Though the rebellion was crushed, a few years later their tactics became a model for the colonists fighting the British in the American Revolutionary War.
However, when county government moved away in the late 1700s, Bath lost most of its importance and trade.
Washington County where such crops as rice were cultivated.
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German is recognised as a protected minority language in the South Jutland area of Denmark.
The monarch is formally head of state, a role which is mainly ceremonial, since executive power is exercised by the cabinet ministers, with the prime minister acting as the first among equals (primus inter pares).
Copenhagen County comprises the municipalities of metropolitan Copenhagen, except Copenhagen Municipality and Frederiksberg Municipality.
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The Birmingham area was occupied in Roman times, with several military roads and a large fort.
Due in part to its central location in England, Birmingham is a major transport hub on the motorway, rail, and canal networks.
The city council is England's largest local education authority, directly or indirectly responsible for 25 nursery schools, 328 primary schools, 77 secondary schools [4] and 29 special schools [5].
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