Historic Counties

Historic counties may refer to:

  • Historic counties of England, subdivisions of England established for administration by the Normans
  • Historic counties of Ireland, areas in Ireland separate from the county corporates that existed in some of the larger towns and cities
  • Historic counties of Scotland, the principal local government divisions of Scotland until 1975
  • Historic counties of Wales, ancient sub-divisions of Wales


Famous quotes containing the word historic:

    The first farmer was the first man, and all historic nobility rests on possession and use of land.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)