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The counties of England are a type of subdivision of England.Counties have been used as administrative areas in England since Anglo-Saxon times. There are three definitions of county in England: the 48 ceremonial counties used for the purposes of lieutenancy; the 84 metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties for local government; [a] and the 39 historic counties which were used for ...
The historic counties of England are areas that were established for administration by the Normans, in many cases based on earlier kingdoms and shires created by the Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Celts and others. They are alternatively known as ancient counties, [ 2][ 3] traditional counties, [ 4] former counties[ 5][ 6] or simply as counties. [ 7]
England. / 51.500°N 0.117°W / 51.500; -0.117. England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. [ 6] It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers approximately 62%, and over 100 smaller adjacent islands.
The United Kingdom is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe.With a total area of approximately 244,376 square kilometres (94,354 sq mi), [a] [1] the UK occupies the major part of the British Isles archipelago and includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern one-sixth of the island of Ireland and many smaller surrounding islands. [3]
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. [ 1][ 2][ 3] Its 55,268,100 inhabitants account for more than 84% of the total UK population, [ 4] while its mainland territory occupies most of the southern two-thirds of the island of Great Britain. England is bordered by Scotland to the north, Wales to the west and the North Sea, Irish ...
Area of the United Kingdom: 244,820 km 2 (94,530 sq mi) – 79th most extensive country. Area of the countries of the United Kingdom. Extreme points of the United Kingdom : North: Out Stack, Shetland Islands 60°51′N 0°52′W. / 60.850°N 0.867°W / 60.850; -0.867. South: Western Rocks, Isles of Scilly 49°51′N 6°24′W.
This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total. Maps of England (1 C, 7 P, 1 F) Maps of Scotland (1 P, 1 F) Maps of Wales (2 P)
The Great Britain Historical GIS (or GBHGIS) is a spatially enabled database that documents and visualises the changing human geography of the British Isles, [1] although is primarily focussed on the subdivisions of the United Kingdom mainly over the 200 years since the first census in 1801. The project is currently based at the University of ...