List of counties of the United Kingdom

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Template:Short description This is a list of the counties of the United Kingdom. The history of local government in the United Kingdom differs between England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and the subnational divisions within these which have been called counties have varied over time and by purpose. The county has formed the upper tier of local government over much of the United Kingdom at one time or another,[1] and has been used for a variety of other purposes, such as for Lord Lieutenants, land registration and postal delivery. This list of 184 counties is split by constituent country, time period and purpose.

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Yellow: Historical or superseded status

England

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Changes between the 1990s and 2009 subdivided the short-lived non-metropolitan counties of Cleveland and Humberside into unitary authorities, but the former county names continue for fire services and police forces (see Template:Section link). Similarly the short-lived county of Avon provides part of the area and name of Avon and Somerset Police and its area is roughly that of the Avon Fire and Rescue Service.

The historic counties of Yorkshire, Cumberland, Westmorland, Huntingdonshire and Middlesex are the five defunct ceremonial counties which were historically counties. With their abolition as ceremonial counties, Yorkshire is divided for that purpose into the East Riding of Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire. Cumberland and Westmorland were combined with a former exclave of Lancashire to form Cumbria, Huntingdonshire merged into Cambridgeshire, and the vastly greater part of Middlesex became part of Greater London.

Contemporary reference to the Isle of Ely and nearby Soke of Peterborough has been very rare since the early 20th century and they have scant public resonance. The counties marked in italics below are neither ceremonial nor historic.

The list does not include the 61 county boroughs (1889–1974) or the 18 counties corporate (before 1889), each of which was an administrative county for a single town or city, within a larger "county-at-large".

County Current
ceremonial[2] 		From 1974[3] Postal
1974–1996[4] 		1889–1974 Before 1889
Metropolitan Non-metropolitan County Administrative
Avon Yes 1974–1996 Yes
Bath and North East Somerset Template:Ya
Bedfordshire Template:Ya Yes 1974–2009 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bedford Template:Ya
Berkshire Template:Ya Template:Ya[5] (governed by six UAs)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Yes Yes Yes Yes
Blackburn with Darwen Template:Ya
Blackpool Template:Ya
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Template:Ya
Bournemouth UA 1997–2019[6]
Brighton and Hove Template:Ya
Bristol Template:Ya Template:Ya Special post town Yes County borough County corporate
Buckinghamshire Template:Ya Template:Ya (and UA 2020+)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Yes Yes Yes Yes
Cambridgeshire Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes 1889–1965 Yes 1889–1965 Yes
Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely Yes 1965–1974 Yes 1965–1974
Central Bedfordshire Template:Ya
Cheshire Template:Ya Yes 1974–2009 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Cheshire East Template:Ya
Cheshire West and Chester Template:Ya
Cleveland Yes 1974–1996 Yes
Cornwall Template:Ya Template:Ya (and UA 2009+)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Yes Yes Yes Yes
Cumberland Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes
Cumbria Template:Ya Yes 1974–2023 Yes
Darlington Template:Ya
Derbyshire Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes Yes
Derby Template:Ya
Devon Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes Yes
Dorset Template:Ya Template:Ya (and UA 2019+)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Yes Yes Yes Yes
Durham (County Durham) Template:Ya Template:Ya (and UA 2009+)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Yes Yes Yes Yes
East Suffolk Yes Division
East Sussex Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Division
Essex Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes Yes
Gloucestershire Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes Yes
Greater London Template:Ya County[7] Yes Yes 1965–1974
Greater Manchester Template:Ya Template:Ya
Hampshire Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes Yes
Halton Template:Ya
Hartlepool Template:Ya
Hereford and Worcester Yes 1974–1998
Herefordshire Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes Yes
Hertfordshire Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes Yes
Humberside Yes 1974–1996
Huntingdon and Peterborough Yes 1965–1974 Yes 1965–1974
Huntingdonshire Yes 1889–1965 Yes 1889–1965 Yes
Isle of Ely Yes 1889–1965 Division
Isle of Wight Template:Ya Template:Ya (and UA 1995+)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Yes Yes 1890–1974
Kent Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes Yes
Kingston upon Hull Template:Ya
Lancashire Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes Yes
Leicestershire Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes Yes
Leicester Template:Ya
Lincolnshire Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes
Lincolnshire, Parts of Holland Yes Division
Lincolnshire, Parts of Kesteven Yes Division
Lincolnshire, Parts of Lindsey Yes Division
London Special post town Yes 1889–1965 Yes 1889–1965 The Metropolis[8]
City of London Template:Ya County corporate
Luton Template:Ya
Medway Template:Ya
Merseyside Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes
Middlesbrough Template:Ya
Middlesex Yes Yes Yes Yes
Milton Keynes Template:Ya
Norfolk Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes Yes
Northamptonshire Template:Ya Yes 1974–2021 Yes Yes Yes Yes
North East Lincolnshire Template:Ya
North Humberside Yes
North Lincolnshire Template:Ya
North Northamptonshire Template:Ya
North Somerset Template:Ya
Northumberland Template:Ya Template:Ya (and UA 2009+)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Yes Yes Yes Yes
North Yorkshire Template:Ya Template:Ya (and UA 2023+)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Yes
Nottinghamshire Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes Yes
Nottingham Template:Ya
Oxfordshire Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes Yes
Soke of Peterborough Yes 1889–1965 Liberty
Peterborough Template:Ya
Plymouth Template:Ya
Poole UA 1997–2019[6]
Portsmouth Template:Ya
Redcar and Cleveland Template:Ya
Rutland Template:Ya Template:Ya Template:Ya 2008+[9] Yes Yes Yes
Shropshire Template:Ya Template:Ya (and UA 2009+)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Yes Yes Yes Yes
Somerset Template:Ya Template:Ya (and UA 2023+)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Yes Yes Yes Yes
Southampton Template:Ya
Southend-on-Sea Template:Ya
South Humberside Yes
South Gloucestershire Template:Ya
South Yorkshire Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes
Staffordshire Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes Yes
Stockton-on-Tees Template:Ya
Stoke-on-Trent Template:Ya
Suffolk Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes
Surrey Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sussex Yes Yes
Swindon Template:Ya
Telford and Wrekin Template:Ya
Thurrock Template:Ya
Torbay Template:Ya
Tyne and Wear Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes
Warrington Template:Ya
Warwickshire Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes Yes
West Midlands Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes
Westmorland Yes Yes Yes
Westmorland and Furness Template:Ya
West Northamptonshire Template:Ya
West Suffolk Yes Division
West Sussex Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Division
West Yorkshire Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes
Wiltshire Template:Ya Template:Ya (and UA 2009+)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Yes Yes Yes Yes
Worcestershire Template:Ya Template:Ya 1998+ Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yorkshire Yes Yes
Yorkshire, East Riding Template:Ya Template:Ya L[10] Yes Division
Yorkshire, North Riding L[10] Yes Division
Yorkshire, West Riding L[10] Yes Division
York Template:Ya

Northern Ireland

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County Current
lieutenancy[11] 		Postal
before 1996[4] 		1899–1973 Before 1899
County Administrative
Antrim Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes Yes
Armagh Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes Yes
City of Belfast Template:Ya Special post town Yes CB[12] Yes Part of counties Antrim and Down
Down Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes Yes
Fermanagh Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes Yes
Londonderry Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes Yes
City of Derry Template:Ya Special post town Yes CB[12] Yes Part of County Londonderry
Tyrone Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes Yes

Scotland

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County Lieutenancy Registration[13] Postal
before 1996[4] 		1890–1975 Before 1890
City of Aberdeen Template:Ya Special post town Yes 1900
Aberdeenshire Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes
Angus (Forfarshire) Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes
Argyll Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes
Ayrshire Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes
Banffshire Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes
Berwickshire Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes
Bute Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes
Caithness Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes
Clackmannanshire Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes
Cromartyshire Yes
Dumfriesshire Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes
Dunbartonshire (Dumbarton) Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes
City of Dundee Template:Ya Special post town Yes 1894
East Lothian (Haddingtonshire) Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes
City of Edinburgh Template:Ya Special post town Yes Yes
Fife Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes
City of Glasgow Template:Ya Template:Ya Special post town Yes 1893
Inverness-shire Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes
Kincardineshire Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes
Kinross-shire Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes
Kirkcudbrightshire Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes
Lanarkshire Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes
Midlothian (County of Edinburgh) Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes
Moray (Elginshire) Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes
Nairnshire Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes
Orkney Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes
Peeblesshire Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes
Perthshire Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes
Renfrewshire Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes
Ross and Cromarty Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes
Ross-shire Yes Yes
Roxburghshire Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes
Selkirkshire Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes
Shetland (Zetland) Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes
Stirlingshire Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes
Sutherland Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes
West Lothian (Linlithgowshire) Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes
Wigtownshire Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes Yes

Wales

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County 1996+ Postal
1974–1996[4] 		1974–1996 1889–1974 Before 1889
Preserved[2] County[14]
Anglesey Template:Ya Isle of Anglesey Yes Yes
Brecknockshire Yes Yes
Caernarfonshire Yes Yes
Cardiganshire Template:Ya Ceredigion Yes Yes
Carmarthenshire Template:Ya Yes Yes
Clwyd Template:Ya Yes Yes
Denbighshire Template:Ya Yes Yes
Dyfed Template:Ya Yes Yes
Flintshire Template:Ya Yes Yes
Glamorgan Yes Yes
Gwent Template:Ya Yes Yes
Gwynedd Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes
Merionethshire Yes Yes
Mid Glamorgan Template:Ya Yes Yes
Monmouthshire Template:Ya Yes Yes
Montgomeryshire Yes Yes
Pembrokeshire Template:Ya Yes Yes
Powys Template:Ya Template:Ya Yes Yes
Radnorshire Yes Yes
South Glamorgan Template:Ya Yes Yes
West Glamorgan Template:Ya Yes Yes
Wrexham Template:Ya

See also

References

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  1. ↑ HMSO, Aspects of Britain: Local Government, (1996)
  2. ↑ a b Lieutenancies Act 1997
  3. ↑ Local Government Act 1972
  4. ↑ a b c d Royal Mail - PAF Digest Issue 6.0Script error: No such module "Unsubst".Template:Cbignore Since 1996 these have been known as "former postal counties", and need no longer be used in addressing mail. Post Towns created since 1996 are not allocated to a postal county. The PAF also includes an "Alias File" that includes postally not required information including "Traditional County" and "Administrative County" fields. The list is not comprehensive and Royal Mail does not guarantee its accuracy.
  5. ↑ The Berkshire (Structural Change) Order 1996; SI 1996 No. 1879
  6. ↑ a b Cite error: Script error: No such module "Namespace detect".Script error: No such module "Namespace detect".
  7. ↑ For ceremonial purposes only
  8. ↑ The Metropolis was an ad hoc administrative area covering parts of three counties
  9. ↑ AFD Software - Latest PAF Data News
  10. ↑ a b c Appointed a Lord Lieutenant, but not a county under the Local Government Act 1888
  11. ↑ Northern Ireland (Lieutenancy) Order 1975 (SI 1975 No. 156)
  12. ↑ a b County styled as county borough by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898
  13. ↑ Registers of Scotland - Land Register Counties Template:Webarchive
  14. ↑ Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 S.1 - Principal areas styled as a county

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