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{{short description|Separate areas of the United Kingdom appointed a lord-lieutenant}}
{{update|the current status of the boundaries, which are now historical|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox subdivision type
| name               = Lieutenancy area
| alt_name           = 
| alt_name1          = 
| alt_name2          = 
| alt_name3          = 
| alt_name4          = 
| map                = Lieutenancy Areas of the United Kingdom.svg
| category           = [[Counties of the United Kingdom|County]]
| territory          = [[United Kingdom]]
| start_date         = 1997 (GB), 1975 (NI)
| legislation_begin  = [[Lieutenancies Act 1997]] & the Northern Ireland (Lieutenancy) Order 1975
| current_number     = 99
| number_date        = 2008
| type               = [[Ceremonial counties of England|England]] (48)
| type1              = [[Lieutenancy areas of Northern Ireland|Northern Ireland]] (8)
| type2              = [[Lieutenancy areas of Scotland|Scotland]] (35)
| type3              = [[Preserved counties of Wales|Wales]] (8)
| population_range   = 8,000–8,167,000<ref>Table 2 2011 Census: Usual resident population and population density, local authorities in the United Kingdom UK Census 2011 UK usual resident population Greater London excluding City of London<!--Accessed 22 December 2012--></ref>
| area_range         = 3–8,611 km<sup>2</sup>
}}
'''Lieutenancy areas''' ({{IPAc-en|l|ɛ|f|ˈ|t|ɛ|n|ən|s|i}}), officially '''counties and areas for the purposes of the lieutenancies''', are the separate areas of the [[United Kingdom]] that are appointed to a [[lord-lieutenant]] – a representative of the [[British monarch]]. In many cases they have similar demarcation and naming to, but are not necessarily coterminate with, the [[counties of the United Kingdom]].

==Origin==
In England, lieutenancy areas are colloquially known as the [[Ceremonial counties of England|ceremonial counties]], although this phrase does not appear in any legislation referring to them. The [[lieutenancy areas of Scotland]] are [[subdivisions of Scotland]] that are more or less based on the [[counties of Scotland]], making use of the major cities as separate entities.<ref>The Lord-Lieutenants (Scotland) Order 1996, Statutory Instrument 1996 No. 731 (S.83)</ref> In Wales, the lieutenancy areas are known as the [[preserved counties of Wales]] and are based on those used for lieutenancy and local government between 1974 and 1996. The lieutenancy areas of Northern Ireland correspond to the [[Lieutenancy areas of Northern Ireland|six counties and two former county boroughs]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=1975 |title=Northern Ireland (Lieutenancy) Order 1975 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1975/156/pdfs/uksi_19750156_en.pdf |website=}}</ref>
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==Map==
{{Lieutenancy Areas of the United Kingdom}}
<small>Not shown: [[City of London]]</small>

==See also==
*[[Historic counties of the United Kingdom]]
*[[List of lord-lieutenants in the United Kingdom]]

==References==
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{{UK subdivisions}}

[[Category:Lord lieutenancies| ]]
[[Category:Local government in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Types of subdivision in the United Kingdom]]