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England’s traditional counties
This collection brings together all documents relating to England’s traditional counties.
In addition to the county tiers of administrative local government which provide public services, there are also ceremonial counties and ‘traditional’ counties.
Ceremonial counties form the current structure of our counties in England.
Our ‘traditional’ counties are also known as historic counties and include the likes of Cumberland, Huntingdonshire, Westmorland and Middlesex. Traditional counties are still used and understood by many people today and give their names to community organisations.
More information on the traditional counties can be found from the Association of British Counties’ website.