Historic counties of England

The historic counties of England are subdivisions of UK They were used for various functions for several hundred years and continue to form the basis of modern local government. They are alternatively known as ancient countiesVision of Britain - Type details for ancient county. Retrieved 19 October 2006. and traditional counties.

 The counties 
The historic counties are as follows:Vision of Britain  - List of subdivisions of England. Retrieved 19 October 2006.

<li>Bedfordshire
<li>Berkshire
<li>Buckinghamshire
<li>Cambridgeshire
<li>Cheshire (County of Chester) *
<li>Cornwall 
<li>Cumberland 
<li>Derbyshire
<li>Devon 
<li>Dorset
<li>County Durham *
<li>Essex
<li>Gloucestershire
<li>Hampshire †
<li>Herefordshire
<li>Hertfordshire
<li>Huntingdonshire
<li>Kent
<li>Lancashire (County of Lancaster) *
<li>Leicestershire300px|A map of the historic counties of England<li>Lincolnshire
<li>Middlesex
<li>Norfolk 
<li>Northamptonshire
<li>Northumberland
<li>Nottinghamshire
<li>Oxfordshire
<li>Rutland 
<li>Shropshire (County of Salop)
<li>Somerset
<li>Staffordshire
<li>Suffolk 
<li>Surrey
<li>Sussex 
<li>Warwickshire
<li>Westmorland 
<li>Wiltshire
<li>Worcestershire
<li>Yorkshire* = county palatine | † = also known as the County of Southampton or Southamptonshire | Monmouthshire is not shown

 References 

 Other websites 
 GENUKI - Family history links to historic counties
 The Historic Counties Trust

Category:History of England

Category:Lists of counties
Category:Lists about England