[DOC] [TLE] Subdivisions of England - Wikipedia [PAR] The subdivisions of England constitute a hierarchy of administrative divisions and 
non-administrative ceremonial areas. Overall, England is divided into nine 
regions and 48 ceremonial counties, ... In some areas, counties and districts form 
a two-tier administrative structure, while in others they are combined under a 
unitary... [DOC] [TLE] Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England - Wikipedia [PAR] Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of 
subdivisions of ... A shire county is a non-metropolitan county that has multiple 
districts. ... effect on 1 April 1974 and replaced the administrative counties and 
county boroughs, ... In England the new divisions were to be largely modelled on 
the existing... [DOC] [TLE] Regions of England - Wikipedia [PAR] The regions are the highest tier of sub-national division in England. Between 
1994 and 2011, ... Subdivisions, Non-metropolitan county (8) ... Districts of 
London (1) ... From 2011, combined authorities have been introduced in some 
city regions, with ... Proposals for administrative regions within England were 
mooted by the... [DOC] [TLE] Counties of England - Wikipedia [PAR] Counties of England are areas used for the purposes of administrative, 
geographical and ... As of April 2009, 27 of these counties are divided into 
districts and have a ... England was divided into 48 postal counties until 1996; 
these have been .... was abolished and was replaced by the Greater London 
administrative area,... [DOC] [TLE] Historic counties of England - Wikipedia [PAR] The historic counties of England were established for administration by the 
Normans, in most ... The expected form would otherwise be "Durhamshire", but it 
has never been ... After the Norman conquest the sheriff was replaced and the 
shires became ..... to another type of subdivision, such as the Huntingdonshire 
district. [DOC] [TLE] County council - Wikipedia [PAR] A county council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as 
a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries. ... In 
England county councils were introduced in 1889, and reformed in 1974. ... has 
reduced the number of county councils as unitary authorities have been 
established in... [DOC] [TLE] History of local government in England - Wikipedia [PAR] The history of local government in England is one of gradual change and 
evolution since the Middle Ages. England has never possessed a formal written 
constitution, with the result ..... The size of the English county electorate in 1831 
has been estimated at only 200,000. This meant that the very wealthy formed the 
majority of... [DOC] [TLE] Counties of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia [PAR] The counties of the United Kingdom are subnational divisions of the United 
Kingdom, used for the purposes of administrative, geographical and political 
demarcation. By the Middle Ages counties had become established as a unit of 
local government, at least in England. ... Today, these by and large have 
replaced the historic county corporate... [DOC] [TLE] County - Wikipedia [PAR] A county is a geographical region of a country used for administrative or other 
purposes, ... Outside English-speaking countries, an equivalent of the term "
county" is .... Each administrative district consists of an elected council and an 
executive, ... The cities of Cork and Galway have been separated from the town 
and rural... [DOC] [TLE] Administrative geography of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia [PAR] The administrative geography of the United Kingdom is complex, multi-layered 
and non-uniform. The United Kingdom, a sovereign state to the northwest of 
continental Europe, consists of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. 
For local government in the United Kingdom, England, Northern Ireland, ... 
Historically, the subnational divisions of the UK have been the county and... [DOC] [TLE] City Mayors: Local government in the United Kingdom [PAR] In Scotland, Wales and urban England, with the exception of London, single-tier 
... district and county councils.  History  Types of local authority  England ... of 
the Industrial Revolution, with the old administrative units of what constituted a '
local ... This also

Question: This term for an administrative district in England has largely been replaced by county
Answer: a shire