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	Learn more about County in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		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.
		The thirteen Counties of Wales were fixed by Statute in 1539 and most of those of Scotland are of at least this age.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /c/co/county.html (1292 words)

	England - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		England is named after the Angles, one of a number of Germanic tribes believed to have originated in Angeln in Northern Germany, who settled in England in the 5th and 6th centuries.
		The conquest of Wales was achieved in the 13th century, when it was annexed to England and gradually came to be a part of that kingdom for most legal purposes, although in the modern era it is more usually thought of as a separate nation (fielding, for example, its own athletic teams).
		It is bordered to the north by Scotland and to the west by Wales.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/e/n/g/England.html (4958 words)

	County Info - Bored Net - Boredom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Originally, the county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count (in Great Britain, an earl, though the original earldoms covered larger areas) by reason of that office.
		County governments are typically responsible for services such as record-keeping, elections administration, and judicial administration.
		The Swedish division into Counties was established in 1634, and was based on an earlier division into Provinces.
	www.borednet.com /e/n/encyclopedia/c/co/county.html (1212 words)

	County (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		In addition "County Tipperary" is actually two counties, called North Tipperary and South Tipperary while the major urban centres Cork, Galway, Limerick, and Waterford have been separated from the town and rural areas of their counties.
		In England, in the Anglo-Saxon period, Shires were established as areas used for the raising of taxes, and usually had a fortified town at their centre.
		The thirteen traditional counties of Wales were fixed by Statute in 1539 and Most of those of Scotland are of at least this age.
	county.iqnaut.net (2240 words)

	Magna Carta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Richard sold the three northern counties of England to the King of Scotland for 10,000 crowns and took off to the Crusades, a good investment at the time, as the Knights Templar later proved.
		This son of Duncan 1st of Scotland was sent down to King Edward's Norman court in England, probably as a hostage, by the Earl of Northumbria after the McBeth affair.
		Henry II of England demanded homage from Malcolm IV, son of David, at Chester in 1157, confirmed the three counties to be English.
	www.genealogyweb.com /magna.htm (5284 words)

	GENUKI: United Kingdom and Ireland
		However, in line with normal genealogical practice, this Information Service is structured according to the counties as shown in these maps of England, Scotland and Wales, and of Ireland, i.e., as they were prior to the re-organisation that took place in 1974 (1975 for Scotland).
		The Association of British Counties (A.B.C.) "is a society dedicated to promoting awareness of the continuing existence of the 86 traditional Counties of Britain".
		Scottish testamentary records are held at the National Archives of Scotland in Edinburgh.
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