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England">subdivision of England</a> used for <a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_England" title="Local government in England">local government</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ONS_Geography_Guide_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ONS_Geography_Guide-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The non-metropolitan counties were originally created in 1974 as part of a reform of local government in <a href="/wiki/England_and_Wales" title="England and Wales">England and Wales</a>, and were the top tier of a two-tier system of counties and <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_England" title="Districts of England">districts</a>. 21 non-metropolitan counties still use a two-tier system; 56 are <a href="/wiki/Unitary_authorities_of_England" title="Unitary authorities of England">unitary authorities</a>, in which the functions of a county and district council have been combined in a single body. <a href="/wiki/Berkshire" title="Berkshire">Berkshire</a> has a unique structure. </p><p>Non-metropolitan counties cover the majority of England with the exception of <a href="/wiki/Greater_London" title="Greater London">Greater London</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Council_of_the_Isles_of_Scilly" title="Council of the Isles of Scilly">Isles of Scilly</a>, and the six <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_county" title="Metropolitan county">metropolitan counties</a>: <a href="/wiki/Greater_Manchester" title="Greater Manchester">Greater Manchester</a>, <a href="/wiki/Merseyside" title="Merseyside">Merseyside</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Yorkshire" title="South Yorkshire">South Yorkshire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tyne_and_Wear" title="Tyne and Wear">Tyne and Wear</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(county)" title="West Midlands (county)">West Midlands</a> and <a href="/wiki/West_Yorkshire" title="West Yorkshire">West Yorkshire</a>. </p><p>The non-metropolitan counties are all part of <a href="/wiki/Ceremonial_counties_of_England" title="Ceremonial counties of England">ceremonial counties</a>. Some ceremonial counties, such as <a href="/wiki/Norfolk" title="Norfolk">Norfolk</a>, contain a single non-metropolitan county, but many contain more than one and it is also common for ceremonial counties and non-metropolitan counties to share a name. Lancashire, for example, contains the non-metropolitan counties of <a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Council" title="Lancashire County Council">Lancashire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Blackpool" title="Borough of Blackpool">Blackpool</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Blackburn_with_Darwen" title="Blackburn with Darwen">Blackburn with Darwen</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Origins">Origins</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Non-metropolitan_county&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Origins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Prior to 1974 local government had been divided between single-tier <a href="/wiki/County_borough" title="County borough">county boroughs</a> (the largest towns and cities) and two-tier <a href="/wiki/Administrative_counties_of_England" title="Administrative counties of England">administrative counties</a> which were subdivided into <a href="/wiki/Municipal_boroughs" class="mw-redirect" title="Municipal boroughs">municipal boroughs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Urban_district_(Great_Britain_and_Ireland)" class="mw-redirect" title="Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland)">urban</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rural_districts" class="mw-redirect" title="Rural districts">rural districts</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Local_Government_Act_1972" title="Local Government Act 1972">Local Government Act 1972</a>, which came into effect on 1 April 1974, divided England outside <a href="/wiki/Greater_London" title="Greater London">Greater London</a> and the six largest conurbations into thirty-nine non-metropolitan counties. Each county was divided into anywhere between two and fourteen <a href="/wiki/Non-metropolitan_district" title="Non-metropolitan district">non-metropolitan districts</a>. There was a uniform two-tier system of local government with <a href="/wiki/County_council" title="County council">county councils</a> dealing with "wide-area" services such as education, fire services and the police, and district councils exercising more local powers over areas such as planning, housing and refuse collection. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Service </th> <th><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Non-metropolitan county</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Non-metropolitan_district" title="Non-metropolitan district">Non-metropolitan district</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Unitary_authorities_of_England" title="Unitary authorities of England">Unitary authority</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">Education </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">Housing </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">Planning applications </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">Strategic planning </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">Transport planning </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">Passenger transport </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">Highways </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">Fire </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">Social services </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">Libraries </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">Leisure and recreation </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">Waste collection </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">Waste disposal </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">Environmental health </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">Revenue collection </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>As originally constituted, the non-metropolitan counties were largely based on existing counties, although they did include a number of innovations. Some counties were based on areas surrounding large county boroughs or were formed by the mergers of smaller counties. Examples of the first category are Avon (based on Bath and Bristol) and Cleveland (based on <a href="/wiki/Teesside" title="Teesside">Teesside</a>). An example of the second category is <a href="/wiki/Cumbria" title="Cumbria">Cumbria</a>, formed by the merger between <a href="/wiki/Cumberland" title="Cumberland">Cumberland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Westmorland" title="Westmorland">Westmorland</a>. The counties were adopted for all statutory purposes: a <a href="/wiki/Lord-lieutenant" title="Lord-lieutenant">lord-lieutenant</a> and <a href="/wiki/High_sheriff" title="High sheriff">high sheriff</a> was appointed to each county, and they were also used for judicial administration, and definition of police force areas. The <a href="/wiki/Royal_Mail" title="Royal Mail">Royal Mail</a> <a href="/wiki/Postal_counties_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Postal counties of the United Kingdom">adopted the counties for postal purposes</a> in most areas. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Changes">Changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Non-metropolitan_county&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1995–1998"><span id="1995.E2.80.931998"></span>1995–1998</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Non-metropolitan_county&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1995–1998"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <a href="/wiki/Local_Government_Commission_for_England_(1992)" title="Local Government Commission for England (1992)">Local Government Commission</a> was appointed in 1992 to review the administrative structure of the non-metropolitan counties. It was anticipated that a system of <a href="/wiki/Unitary_authority" title="Unitary authority">unitary authorities</a> would entirely replace the two-tier system. The Commission faced competing claims from former county boroughs wishing to regain unitary status and advocates for the restoration of such small counties as Herefordshire and Rutland.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The review led to the introduction of unitary local government in some areas but not in others. In the majority of unitary authorities an existing district council took over powers from the county council. The 1972 Act required that all areas outside Greater London form part of a non-metropolitan county, and that all such counties should contain at least one district.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Accordingly, the <a href="/wiki/Statutory_instrument" title="Statutory instrument">statutory instruments</a> that effected the reorganisation separated the unitary districts from the county in which they were situated and constituted them as counties. The orders also provided that the provisions of the 1972 Act that every county should have a county council should not apply in the new counties, with the district council exercising the powers of the county council. </p><p>An exception was made in the case of <a href="/wiki/Berkshire" title="Berkshire">Berkshire</a>, which was retained with its existing boundaries in spite of the abolition of its county council and the creation of six unitary authorities. This was done in order to preserve its status as a royal county.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With the creation of numerous new non-metropolitan counties, the areas used for lieutenancy and shrievalty began to diverge from local government areas. This led to the development of <a href="/wiki/Ceremonial_county" class="mw-redirect" title="Ceremonial county">ceremonial counties</a> for these purposes, a fact recognised by the <a href="/wiki/Lieutenancies_Act_1997" title="Lieutenancies Act 1997">Lieutenancies Act 1997</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2009">2009</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Non-metropolitan_county&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2009"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A further wave of <a href="/wiki/2009_structural_changes_to_local_government_in_England" title="2009 structural changes to local government in England">unitary authorities were created in 2009</a> under the terms of the <a href="/wiki/Local_Government_and_Public_Involvement_in_Health_Act_2007" title="Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007">Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007</a>. While a number of new counties were created, several of the new authorities (such as Cornwall or Northumberland) continued to have the boundaries set in 1974. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2019–2023"><span id="2019.E2.80.932023"></span>2019–2023</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Non-metropolitan_county&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2019–2023"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%932023_structural_changes_to_local_government_in_England" title="2019–2023 structural changes to local government in England">2019–2023 structural changes to local government in England</a> have involved changes to the non-metropolitan county of Dorset (2019), and the abolition of the non-metropolitan counties Northamptonshire (2021) and Cumbria (2023). In addition, the non-metropolitan counties of Buckinghamshire (2020), North Yorkshire (2023), and Somerset (2023) are unchanged, but their councils became unitary authorities as the existing non-metropolitan districts in these areas were consolidated and the district councils abolished. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_non-metropolitan_counties">List of non-metropolitan counties</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Non-metropolitan_county&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: List of non-metropolitan counties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following list shows the original thirty-nine counties formed in 1974, subsequent changes in the 1990s, and further changes since then. </p> <dl><dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#dfd; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> Current</dd> <dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#ffd; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> Planned abolition</dd> <dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#feb; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> Abolished non-metropolitan county</dd> <dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#fdd; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> Abolished non-metropolitan county and associated ceremonial county</dd></dl> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Non-metropolitan county 1974<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th width="300px">Changes 1995–1998 </th> <th>Changes 2009 </th> <th width="300px">Changes 2019 and 2020s </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#fdd;" rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Avon_(county)" title="Avon (county)">Avon</a> (6 districts)<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="background:#dfd;">1996: North West Somerset<sup id="cite_ref-avon_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-avon-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary)<br />2005: Renamed <a href="/wiki/North_Somerset" title="North Somerset">North Somerset</a><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;">1996: <a href="/wiki/Bath_and_North_East_Somerset" title="Bath and North East Somerset">Bath and North East Somerset</a><sup id="cite_ref-avon_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-avon-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;">1996: <a href="/wiki/South_Gloucestershire" title="South Gloucestershire">South Gloucestershire</a><sup id="cite_ref-avon_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-avon-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;">1996: <a href="/wiki/City_of_Bristol" class="mw-redirect" title="City of Bristol">City of Bristol</a><sup id="cite_ref-avon_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-avon-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Bedfordshire" title="Bedfordshire">Bedfordshire</a> (4 districts) </td> <td style="background:#feb;" rowspan="2">1997: Bedfordshire<sup id="cite_ref-Luton_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Luton-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (3 districts) </td> <td style="background:#dfd;"><a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Bedford" title="Borough of Bedford">Bedford</a><sup id="cite_ref-beds_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-beds-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;"><a href="/wiki/Central_Bedfordshire" title="Central Bedfordshire">Central Bedfordshire</a><sup id="cite_ref-beds_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-beds-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;">1997: <a href="/wiki/Luton" title="Luton">Luton</a><sup id="cite_ref-Luton_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Luton-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;"><a href="/wiki/Berkshire" title="Berkshire">Berkshire</a> (Royal County)<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /> (6 districts) </td> <td>1998: The county council was abolished, with each of the six district councils in the county becoming unitary authorities. The Royal County of Berkshire was not abolished.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Buckinghamshire" title="Buckinghamshire">Buckinghamshire</a> (5 districts) </td> <td>1997: Buckinghamshire<sup id="cite_ref-MKorder_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MKorder-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (4 districts) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td style="background:#dfd;">2020: Buckinghamshire (unitary) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;">1997: <a href="/wiki/City_of_Milton_Keynes" title="City of Milton Keynes">Milton Keynes</a><sup id="cite_ref-MKorder_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MKorder-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Cambridgeshire" title="Cambridgeshire">Cambridgeshire</a> (6 districts) </td> <td style="background:#dfd;">1998: Cambridgeshire<sup id="cite_ref-cambs_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cambs-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (5 districts) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;">1998: <a href="/wiki/City_of_Peterborough" title="City of Peterborough">Peterborough</a><sup id="cite_ref-cambs_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cambs-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Cheshire" title="Cheshire">Cheshire</a> (8 districts) </td> <td style="background:#feb;" rowspan="2">1998: Cheshire<sup id="cite_ref-chesb_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chesb-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (6 districts) </td> <td style="background:#dfd;"><a href="/wiki/Cheshire_East" title="Cheshire East">Cheshire East</a><sup id="cite_ref-ches_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ches-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;"><a href="/wiki/Cheshire_West_and_Chester" title="Cheshire West and Chester">Cheshire West and Chester</a><sup id="cite_ref-ches_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ches-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;">1998: <a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Halton" title="Borough of Halton">Halton</a><sup id="cite_ref-chesb_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chesb-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;">1998: <a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Warrington" title="Borough of Warrington">Warrington</a><sup id="cite_ref-chesb_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chesb-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#fdd;" rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_(county)" title="Cleveland (county)">Cleveland</a> (4 districts) </td> <td style="background:#dfd;">1996: <a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Hartlepool" title="Borough of Hartlepool">Hartlepool</a><sup id="cite_ref-cleve_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cleve-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;">1996: <a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Middlesbrough" title="Borough of Middlesbrough">Middlesbrough</a><sup id="cite_ref-cleve_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cleve-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;">1996: <a href="/wiki/Redcar_and_Cleveland" title="Redcar and Cleveland">Redcar and Cleveland</a><sup id="cite_ref-cleve_20-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cleve-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;">1996: <a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Stockton-on-Tees" title="Borough of Stockton-on-Tees">Stockton-on-Tees</a><sup id="cite_ref-cleve_20-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cleve-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cornwall" title="Cornwall">Cornwall</a> (6 districts) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td style="background:#dfd;">Became unitary<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#feb;"><a href="/wiki/Cumbria" title="Cumbria">Cumbria</a> (6 districts) </td> <td rowspan="2"><i>None</i> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i>None</i> </td> <td style="background:#dfd;">2023: <a href="/wiki/Cumberland_(unitary_authority)" title="Cumberland (unitary authority)">Cumberland</a> (unitary) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;">2023: <a href="/wiki/Westmorland_and_Furness" title="Westmorland and Furness">Westmorland and Furness</a> (unitary) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Derbyshire" title="Derbyshire">Derbyshire</a> (9 districts) </td> <td style="background:#dfd;">1997: <a href="/wiki/Derby" title="Derby">Derby</a><sup id="cite_ref-derby_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-derby-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;">1997: Derbyshire<sup id="cite_ref-derby_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-derby-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (8 districts) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Devon" title="Devon">Devon</a> (10 districts) </td> <td style="background:#dfd;">1998: Devon<sup id="cite_ref-devon_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-devon-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (8 districts) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;">1998: <a href="/wiki/Torbay" title="Torbay">Torbay</a><sup id="cite_ref-devon_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-devon-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;">1998: <a href="/wiki/Plymouth" title="Plymouth">Plymouth</a><sup id="cite_ref-devon_23-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-devon-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Dorset" title="Dorset">Dorset</a> (8 districts) </td> <td>1997: Dorset<sup id="cite_ref-dorset_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dorset-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (6 districts) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td style="background:#dfd;">2019: <a href="/wiki/Dorset_(district)" title="Dorset (district)">Dorset</a> (a unitary from 5 districts)<sup id="cite_ref-:0_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#feb;">1997: <a href="/wiki/Bournemouth" title="Bournemouth">Bournemouth</a><sup id="cite_ref-dorset_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dorset-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td style="background:#dfd;" rowspan="2">2019: <a href="/wiki/Bournemouth,_Christchurch_and_Poole" title="Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole">Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole</a> (unitary from 2 unitaries and Christchurch district)<sup id="cite_ref-:0_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#feb;">1997: <a href="/wiki/Poole" title="Poole">Poole</a><sup id="cite_ref-dorset_24-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dorset-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/County_Durham" title="County Durham">Durham</a> (8 districts) </td> <td>1997: Durham<sup id="cite_ref-darl_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-darl-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (7 districts) </td> <td style="background:#dfd;">Became unitary<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;">1997: <a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Darlington" title="Borough of Darlington">Darlington</a><sup id="cite_ref-darl_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-darl-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/East_Sussex" title="East Sussex">East Sussex</a> (7 districts) </td> <td style="background:#dfd;">1997: East Sussex<sup id="cite_ref-esus_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-esus-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (5 districts) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;">1997: <a href="/wiki/Brighton_and_Hove" title="Brighton and Hove">Brighton and Hove</a><sup id="cite_ref-esus_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-esus-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Essex" title="Essex">Essex</a> (14 districts) </td> <td style="background:#dfd;">1998: Essex<sup id="cite_ref-essex_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-essex-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (12 districts) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;">1998: <a href="/wiki/Southend-on-Sea" title="Southend-on-Sea">Southend-on-Sea</a><sup id="cite_ref-essex_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-essex-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;">1998: <a href="/wiki/Thurrock" title="Thurrock">Thurrock</a><sup id="cite_ref-essex_29-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-essex-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;"><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire" title="Gloucestershire">Gloucestershire</a> (6 districts) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Hampshire" title="Hampshire">Hampshire</a> (13 districts) </td> <td style="background:#dfd;">1997: Hampshire<sup id="cite_ref-hants_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hants-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (11 districts) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;">1997: <a href="/wiki/Portsmouth" title="Portsmouth">Portsmouth</a><sup id="cite_ref-hants_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hants-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;">1997: <a href="/wiki/Southampton" title="Southampton">Southampton</a><sup id="cite_ref-hants_30-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hants-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#fdd;" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Hereford_and_Worcester" title="Hereford and Worcester">Hereford and Worcester</a> (9 districts) </td> <td style="background:#dfd;">1998: <a href="/wiki/Herefordshire" title="Herefordshire">Herefordshire</a><sup id="cite_ref-handw_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-handw-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;">1998: <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire" title="Worcestershire">Worcestershire</a><sup id="cite_ref-handw_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-handw-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (6 districts) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;"><a href="/wiki/Hertfordshire" title="Hertfordshire">Hertfordshire</a> (10 districts) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#fdd;" rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Humberside" title="Humberside">Humberside</a> (9 districts) </td> <td style="background:#dfd;">1996: <a href="/wiki/East_Riding_of_Yorkshire" title="East Riding of Yorkshire">East Riding of Yorkshire</a><sup id="cite_ref-humb_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-humb-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;">1996: <a href="/wiki/City_of_Kingston_upon_Hull" class="mw-redirect" title="City of Kingston upon Hull">City of Kingston upon Hull</a><sup id="cite_ref-humb_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-humb-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;">1996: <a href="/wiki/North_Lincolnshire" title="North Lincolnshire">North Lincolnshire</a><sup id="cite_ref-humb_32-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-humb-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;">1996: <a href="/wiki/North_East_Lincolnshire" title="North East Lincolnshire">North East Lincolnshire</a><sup id="cite_ref-humb_32-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-humb-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Wight" title="Isle of Wight">Isle of Wight</a> (2 districts) </td> <td style="background:#dfd;">1995: Became unitary<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Kent" title="Kent">Kent</a> (14 districts) </td> <td style="background:#dfd;">1998: Kent<sup id="cite_ref-kent_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kent-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (12 districts) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;">1998: The Medway Towns<sup id="cite_ref-kent_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kent-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary)<br />1998: renamed <a href="/wiki/Medway" title="Medway">Medway</a> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Lancashire" title="Lancashire">Lancashire</a> (14 districts) </td> <td style="background:#dfd;">1998: Lancashire<sup id="cite_ref-lancs_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lancs-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (12 districts) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;">1998: <a href="/wiki/Blackburn_with_Darwen" title="Blackburn with Darwen">Blackburn with Darwen</a><sup id="cite_ref-lancs_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lancs-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;">1998: <a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Blackpool" title="Borough of Blackpool">Blackpool</a><sup id="cite_ref-lancs_35-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lancs-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Leicestershire" title="Leicestershire">Leicestershire</a> (9 districts) </td> <td style="background:#dfd;">1997: Leicestershire<sup id="cite_ref-leics_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-leics-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (7 districts) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;">1997: <a href="/wiki/Leicester" title="Leicester">Leicester</a><sup id="cite_ref-leics_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-leics-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;">1997: <a href="/wiki/Rutland" title="Rutland">Rutland</a><sup id="cite_ref-leics_36-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-leics-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;"><a href="/wiki/Lincolnshire" title="Lincolnshire">Lincolnshire</a> (7 districts) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;"><a href="/wiki/Norfolk" title="Norfolk">Norfolk</a> (7 districts) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/North_Yorkshire" title="North Yorkshire">North Yorkshire</a> (8 districts) </td> <td>1996: North Yorkshire<sup id="cite_ref-york_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-york-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (7 districts) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td style="background:#dfd;">2023: <a href="/wiki/North_Yorkshire_(district)" title="North Yorkshire (district)">North Yorkshire</a> (unitary) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;">1996: <a href="/wiki/City_of_York" title="City of York">York</a><sup id="cite_ref-york_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-york-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#feb;"><a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire" title="Northamptonshire">Northamptonshire</a> (7 districts) </td> <td rowspan="2"><i>None</i> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i>None</i> </td> <td style="background:#dfd;">2021: <a href="/wiki/North_Northamptonshire" title="North Northamptonshire">North Northamptonshire</a> (unitary) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;">2021: <a href="/wiki/West_Northamptonshire" title="West Northamptonshire">West Northamptonshire</a> (unitary) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Northumberland" title="Northumberland">Northumberland</a> (6 districts) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td style="background:#dfd;">Became unitary<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire" title="Nottinghamshire">Nottinghamshire</a> (8 districts) </td> <td style="background:#dfd;">1998: Nottinghamshire<sup id="cite_ref-notts_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-notts-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (7 districts) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;">1998: <a href="/wiki/Nottingham" title="Nottingham">Nottingham</a><sup id="cite_ref-notts_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-notts-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;"><a href="/wiki/Oxfordshire" title="Oxfordshire">Oxfordshire</a> (5 districts) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Salop (6 districts)<br /> <p>1980: renamed <a href="/wiki/Shropshire" title="Shropshire">Shropshire</a> </p> </td> <td>1998: Shropshire (5 districts)<sup id="cite_ref-wrek_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wrek-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="background:#dfd;">Became unitary<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;">1998: The Wrekin<sup id="cite_ref-wrek_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wrek-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary)<br /> <p>1998: Renamed <a href="/wiki/Telford_and_Wrekin" title="Telford and Wrekin">Telford and Wrekin</a> </p> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Somerset" title="Somerset">Somerset</a> (5 districts) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td style="background:#dfd;">2019: Somerset (4 districts through merger)<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />2023: <a href="/wiki/Somerset_Council" title="Somerset Council">Somerset</a> (unitary) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Staffordshire" title="Staffordshire">Staffordshire</a> (9 districts) </td> <td style="background:#dfd;">1997: Staffordshire<sup id="cite_ref-stoke_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stoke-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (8 districts) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;">1997: <a href="/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent" title="Stoke-on-Trent">Stoke-on-Trent</a><sup id="cite_ref-stoke_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stoke-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Suffolk" title="Suffolk">Suffolk</a> (7 districts) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td style="background:#dfd;">2019: Suffolk (5 districts through mergers)<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;"><a href="/wiki/Surrey" title="Surrey">Surrey</a> (11 districts) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;"><a href="/wiki/Warwickshire" title="Warwickshire">Warwickshire</a> (5 districts) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;"><a href="/wiki/West_Sussex" title="West Sussex">West Sussex</a> (7 districts) </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Wiltshire" title="Wiltshire">Wiltshire</a> (5 districts) </td> <td>1997: Wiltshire<sup id="cite_ref-tdown_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tdown-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (4 districts) </td> <td style="background:#dfd;">Became unitary<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dfd;">1997: Thamesdown<sup id="cite_ref-tdown_46-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tdown-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (unitary)<br />1997: Renamed <a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Swindon" title="Borough of Swindon">Swindon</a> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Wales">Wales</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Non-metropolitan_county&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Wales"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In Wales there was no distinction between metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties: all upper tier areas were designated "counties".<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Local_Government_(Wales)_Act_1994" title="Local Government (Wales) Act 1994">Local Government (Wales) Act 1994</a> amended the 1972 Act, abolishing the Welsh counties and creating instead new <a href="/wiki/Subdivisions_of_Wales" title="Subdivisions of Wales">Welsh principal areas</a>, some of which are also designated "counties". For the purposes of lieutenancy the counties constituted in 1974 were preserved. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Non-metropolitan_county&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166-2:GB" title="ISO 3166-2:GB">ISO 3166-2:GB</a>, subdivision codes for the United Kingdom</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_make-up_of_local_councils_in_the_United_Kingdom#County_councils" title="Political make-up of local councils in the United Kingdom">Political make-up of local councils in the United Kingdom#County councils</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Non-metropolitan_county&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">There are 62 unitary authority areas in total, but six of them (in Berkshire) are not counties</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Avon, as a non-metropolitan county, was abolished in 1996, in accordance with Avon (Structural Change) Order 1995. <sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The name of the non-metropolitan district and district council was changed to "North Somerset" by resolution of the council 11 July 1995. However this did not change the name of the county which had the same area. The Local Government Changes for England (Miscellaneous Provision) Regulations 1995 gave district councils in a "county for which there is no county council and in which there is not more than one district" the additional power to change the name of the county. This was, however, not done until 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Non-metropolitan_county&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-ONS_Geography_Guide-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ONS_Geography_Guide_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://geoportal.statistics.gov.uk/datasets/a-beginners-guide-to-uk-geography-2023/about">"A Beginners Guide to UK Geography (2023)"</a>. <i>Open Geography Portal</i>. Office for National Statistics. 24 August 2023<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 December</span> 2023</span>. <q>The 25 non-metropolitan (shire) counties form the upper tier of the two-tier local government structure found in many parts of England. The lower tier of the structure is the non-metropolitan districts.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Open+Geography+Portal&rft.atitle=A+Beginners+Guide+to+UK+Geography+%282023%29&rft.date=2023-08-24&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fgeoportal.statistics.gov.uk%2Fdatasets%2Fa-beginners-guide-to-uk-geography-2023%2Fabout&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANon-metropolitan+county" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Davis, Howard (1997) 'Reviewing the review', <i>Local Government Studies</i>, 23:3, 5 - 17</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Local Government Act 1972 (c.70), S.1(1)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Hansard, <i>Written Answers</i>, 31 March 1995, col.830</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Local Government Act 1972 (c.70), Schedule I, Part II</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/493/contents/made">"Avon (Structural Change) Order 1995"</a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 January</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Avon+%28Structural+Change%29+Order+1995&rft.pub=Legislation.gov.uk&rft.date=2016-04-21&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F1995%2F493%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANon-metropolitan+county" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-avon-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-avon_9-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-avon_9-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-avon_9-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-avon_9-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/493/contents/made">"The Avon (Structural Change) Order 1995"</a>. Legislation.gov.uk. 21 April 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 January</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Avon+%28Structural+Change%29+Order+1995&rft.pub=Legislation.gov.uk&rft.date=2016-04-21&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F1995%2F493%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANon-metropolitan+county" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090801231821/http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/cairo/docs/doc10520.htm">"Agendas, Minutes and Reports"</a>. 1 August 2009. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/cairo/docs/doc10520.htm">the original</a> on 1 August 2009.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Agendas%2C+Minutes+and+Reports&rft.date=2009-08-01&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.n-somerset.gov.uk%2Fcairo%2Fdocs%2Fdoc10520.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANon-metropolitan+county" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Luton-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Luton_12-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Luton_12-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1776/contents/made">"The Bedfordshire (Borough of Luton) (Structural Change) Order 1995"</a>. Legislation.gov.uk. 21 April 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 January</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Bedfordshire+%28Borough+of+Luton%29+%28Structural+Change%29+Order+1995&rft.pub=Legislation.gov.uk&rft.date=2016-04-21&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F1995%2F1776%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANon-metropolitan+county" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-beds-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-beds_13-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-beds_13-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/907/contents/made">"The Bedfordshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008"</a>. Legislation.gov.uk<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 January</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Bedfordshire+%28Structural+Changes%29+Order+2008&rft.pub=Legislation.gov.uk&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F2008%2F907%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANon-metropolitan+county" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Non-metropolitan county of Berkshire was granted royal status by letters patent in 1974</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1879/contents/made">"The Berkshire (Structural Change) Order 1996"</a>. Legislation.gov.uk. 12 March 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 January</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Berkshire+%28Structural+Change%29+Order+1996&rft.pub=Legislation.gov.uk&rft.date=2015-03-12&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F1996%2F1879%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANon-metropolitan+county" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-MKorder-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-MKorder_16-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-MKorder_16-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">The Buckinghamshire (Borough of Milton Keynes) (Structural Changes) Order 1995</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-cambs-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-cambs_17-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-cambs_17-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1878/contents/made">"The Cambridgeshire (City of Peterborough) (Structural, Boundary and Electoral Changes) Order 1996"</a>. Legislation.gov.uk. 12 March 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 January</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Cambridgeshire+%28City+of+Peterborough%29+%28Structural%2C+Boundary+and+Electoral+Changes%29+Order+1996&rft.pub=Legislation.gov.uk&rft.date=2015-03-12&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F1996%2F1878%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANon-metropolitan+county" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-chesb-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-chesb_18-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-chesb_18-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-chesb_18-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1863/contents/made">"The Cheshire (Boroughs of Halton and Warrington) (Structural Change) Order 1996"</a>. Legislation.gov.uk. 12 March 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 January</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Cheshire+%28Boroughs+of+Halton+and+Warrington%29+%28Structural+Change%29+Order+1996&rft.pub=Legislation.gov.uk&rft.date=2015-03-12&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F1996%2F1863%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANon-metropolitan+county" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ches-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-ches_19-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ches_19-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/634/contents/made">"The Cheshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008"</a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 January</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Cheshire+%28Structural+Changes%29+Order+2008&rft.pub=Legislation.gov.uk&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F2008%2F634%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANon-metropolitan+county" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-cleve-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-cleve_20-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-cleve_20-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-cleve_20-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-cleve_20-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1747/contents/made">"The Cleveland Further (Provision Order) 1995"</a>. Legislation.gov.uk<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 January</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Cleveland+Further+%28Provision+Order%29+1995&rft.pub=Legislation.gov.uk&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F1995%2F1747%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANon-metropolitan+county" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/491/contents/made">"The Cornwall (Structural Change) Order 2008"</a>. Legislation.gov.uk<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 January</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Cornwall+%28Structural+Change%29+Order+2008&rft.pub=Legislation.gov.uk&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F2008%2F491%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANon-metropolitan+county" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-derby-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-derby_22-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-derby_22-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1773/contents/made">"The Derbyshire (City of Derby) (Structural Change) Order 1995"</a>. Legislation.gov.uk. 6 March 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 January</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Derbyshire+%28City+of+Derby%29+%28Structural+Change%29+Order+1995&rft.pub=Legislation.gov.uk&rft.date=2015-03-06&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F1995%2F1773%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANon-metropolitan+county" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-devon-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-devon_23-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-devon_23-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-devon_23-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">The Devon (City of Plymouth and Borough of Torbay) (Structural Change) Order 1996</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-dorset-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-dorset_24-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-dorset_24-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-dorset_24-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1771/contents/made">"The Dorset (Boroughs of Poole and Bournemouth) (Structural Change) Order 1995"</a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 January</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Dorset+%28Boroughs+of+Poole+and+Bournemouth%29+%28Structural+Change%29+Order+1995&rft.pub=Legislation.gov.uk&rft.date=2016-04-21&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F1995%2F1771%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANon-metropolitan+county" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:0-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:0_25-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_25-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/648/contents/made/data.htm">"The Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole (Structural Changes) Order 2018"</a>. <i>www.legislation.gov.uk</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Legislation.gov.uk<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 January</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Durham+%28Borough+of+Darlington%29+%28Structural+Change%29+Order+1995&rft.pub=Legislation.gov.uk&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F1995%2F1772&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANon-metropolitan+county" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/493/contents/made">"The County Durham (Structural Change) Order 2008"</a>. Legislation.gov.uk<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 January</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+County+Durham+%28Structural+Change%29+Order+2008&rft.pub=Legislation.gov.uk&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F2008%2F493%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANon-metropolitan+county" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-esus-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-esus_28-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-esus_28-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1770/contents/made">"The East Sussex (Boroughs of Brighton and Hove) (Structural Change) Order 1995"</a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 January</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+East+Sussex+%28Boroughs+of+Brighton+and+Hove%29+%28Structural+Change%29+Order+1995&rft.pub=Legislation.gov.uk&rft.date=2016-04-21&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F1995%2F1770%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANon-metropolitan+county" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-essex-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-essex_29-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-essex_29-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-essex_29-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1875/contents/made">"The Essex (Boroughs of Colchester, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock and District of Tendring) (Structural, Boundary and Electoral Changes) Order 1996"</a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 January</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Essex+%28Boroughs+of+Colchester%2C+Southend-on-Sea+and+Thurrock+and+District+of+Tendring%29+%28Structural%2C+Boundary+and+Electoral+Changes%29+Order+1996&rft.pub=Legislation.gov.uk&rft.date=2015-03-12&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F1996%2F1875%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANon-metropolitan+county" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-hants-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-hants_30-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-hants_30-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-hants_30-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1775/contents/made">"The Hampshire (Cities of Portsmouth and Southampton) (Structural Change) Order 1995"</a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 January</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Hampshire+%28Cities+of+Portsmouth+and+Southampton%29+%28Structural+Change%29+Order+1995&rft.pub=Legislation.gov.uk&rft.date=2016-04-21&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F1995%2F1775%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANon-metropolitan+county" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-handw-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-handw_31-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-handw_31-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1867/contents/made">"The Hereford and Worcester (Structural, Boundary and Electoral Changes) Order 1996"</a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 January</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Hereford+and+Worcester+%28Structural%2C+Boundary+and+Electoral+Changes%29+Order+1996&rft.pub=Legislation.gov.uk&rft.date=2016-09-26&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F1996%2F1867%2Fcontents%2Fmade&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANon-metropolitan+county" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-humb-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-humb_32-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-humb_32-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-humb_32-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-humb_32-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/600/contents/made">"The Humberside (Structural Change) Order 1995"</a>. 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class="mw-redirect" title="Indian government district">Indian government district</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Land_district" title="Land district">Land district</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_Manitoba#Local_government_districts" title="List of municipalities in Manitoba">Local government district</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_district" class="mw-redirect" title="Metropolitan district">Metropolitan district</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Non-metropolitan_district" title="Non-metropolitan district">Non-metropolitan district</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_district" title="Military district">Military district</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Municipal_district" title="Municipal district">Municipal district</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Police_district" title="Police district">Police district</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_district" title="Regional district">Regional district</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rural_district" title="Rural district">Rural district</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanitary_district" title="Sanitary district">Sanitary district</a></li> <li>Service district <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Educational_service_district_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Educational service district (disambiguation)">Educational service district</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Local_service_district" title="Local service district">Local service district</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/School_district" title="School district">School district</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Intermediate_school_district" title="Intermediate school district">Intermediate school district</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_district_(United_States)" title="Special district (United States)">Special district</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special_district_(United_States)" title="Special district (United States)">in the US</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Urban_district" title="Urban district">Urban district</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Division_(political_geography)" title="Division (political geography)">Division</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Census_division" title="Census division">Census division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Police_division" title="Police division">Police division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revenue_division" class="mw-redirect" title="Revenue division">Subdivision of India</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Indian reserve/reservation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indian_reservation" title="Indian reservation">Indian reservation</a> (United States)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_reserve" title="Indian reserve">Indian reserve</a> (Canada)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Municipality" title="Municipality">Municipality</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/City_municipality" class="mw-redirect" title="City municipality">City municipality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/County_municipality" title="County municipality">County municipality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Direct-controlled_municipality" title="Direct-controlled municipality">Direct-controlled municipality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/District_municipality" title="District municipality">District municipality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neutral_municipality" class="mw-redirect" title="Neutral municipality">Neutral municipality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_municipality" title="Regional municipality">Regional municipality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Resort_municipality" title="Resort municipality">Resort municipality</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mountain_resort_municipality" class="mw-redirect" title="Mountain resort municipality">Mountain resort municipality</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rural_municipality" title="Rural municipality">Rural municipality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Specialized_municipality" class="mw-redirect" title="Specialized municipality">Specialized municipality</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Prefecture" title="Prefecture">Prefecture</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Autonomous_prefecture" title="Autonomous prefecture">Autonomous prefecture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subprefecture" title="Subprefecture">Subprefecture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super-prefecture" class="mw-redirect" title="Super-prefecture">Super-prefecture</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Praetorian_prefecture" title="Praetorian prefecture">Praetorian prefecture</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Province" title="Province">Province</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Autonomous_province" title="Autonomous province">Autonomous province</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Overseas_province" title="Overseas province">Overseas province</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Roman_province" title="Roman province">Roman province</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Region" title="Region">Region</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Administrative region <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special_administrative_region" title="Special administrative region">Special administrative region</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Autonomous_region" class="mw-redirect" title="Autonomous region">Autonomous region</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capital_region" title="Capital region">Capital region</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_capital_region" class="mw-redirect" title="National capital region">National capital region</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Development_region" title="Development region">Development region</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mesoregion_(geography)" title="Mesoregion (geography)">Mesoregion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Microregion" title="Microregion">Microregion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Overseas_region" class="mw-redirect" title="Overseas region">Overseas region</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subregion_(administrative_division)" title="Subregion (administrative division)">Subregion</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Federated_state" title="Federated state">State</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Proto-state" class="mw-redirect" title="Proto-state">Proto-state</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/City-state" title="City-state">City-state</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_state" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal state">Federal state</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Free_state_(polity)" title="Free state (polity)">Free state</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sovereign_state" title="Sovereign state">Sovereign state</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Territory" title="Territory">Territory</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Capital_territory" class="mw-redirect" title="Capital territory">Capital territory</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Federal_capital_territory" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal capital territory">Federal capital territory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_capital_territory" class="mw-redirect" title="National capital territory">National capital territory</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dependent_territory" title="Dependent territory">Dependent territory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_territory" title="Federal territory">Federal territory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incorporated_territory" class="mw-redirect" title="Incorporated territory">Incorporated territory</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Organized_incorporated_territory" class="mw-redirect" title="Organized incorporated territory">Organized incorporated territory</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Overseas_territory" class="mw-redirect" title="Overseas territory">Overseas territory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_territory" title="Union territory">Union territory</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Town" title="Town">Town</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Census_town" title="Census town">Census town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Market_town" title="Market town">Market town</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Township" title="Township">Township</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charter_township" title="Charter township">Charter township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civil_township" title="Civil township">Civil township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paper_township" title="Paper township">Paper township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Survey_township" title="Survey township">Survey township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Urban_township" title="Urban township">Urban township</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Unit</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Regional_unit" class="mw-redirect" title="Regional unit">Regional unit</a></li> <li>Territorial unit <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Autonomous_territorial_unit" title="Autonomous territorial unit">Autonomous territorial unit</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Zone</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Economic zone <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Exclusive_economic_zone" title="Exclusive economic zone">Exclusive economic zone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Free_economic_zone" title="Free economic zone">Free economic zone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_economic_zone" title="Special economic zone">Special economic zone</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exclusion_zone" title="Exclusion zone">Exclusion zone</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_exclusion_zone" title="Military exclusion zone">Military exclusion zone</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Free_speech_zone" title="Free speech zone">Free speech zone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neutral_zone_(territorial_entity)" title="Neutral zone (territorial entity)">Neutral zone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Self-administered_zone" title="Self-administered zone">Self-administered zone</a></li> <li>Trade zone <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Free-trade_zone" title="Free-trade zone">Free-trade zone</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Other_English_terms39" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Other English terms</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_Victoria#Alpine_resorts" title="Local government in Victoria">Alpine resort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bailiwick" title="Bailiwick">Bailiwick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banner_(administrative_division)" title="Banner (administrative division)">Banner</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Banners_of_Inner_Mongolia" title="Banners of Inner Mongolia">Autonomous</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Block_(district_subdivision)" title="Block (district subdivision)">Block</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cadastre" title="Cadastre">Cadastre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Circle_(administrative_division)" title="Circle (administrative division)">Circle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Circuit_(administrative_division)" title="Circuit (administrative division)">Circuit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colony" title="Colony">Colony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Municipality" title="Municipality">Commune</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Condominium_(international_law)" title="Condominium (international law)">Condominium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constituency_(administrative_division)" class="mw-redirect" title="Constituency (administrative division)">Constituency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duchy" title="Duchy">Duchy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/District_duchy" title="District duchy">District</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elderships_of_Lithuania" title="Elderships of Lithuania">Eldership</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emirate" title="Emirate">Emirate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enclave_and_exclave" title="Enclave and exclave">Enclave and exclave</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Dependencies_of_Venezuela" title="Federal Dependencies of Venezuela">Federal dependency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governorate" title="Governorate">Governorate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamlet_(place)" title="Hamlet (place)">Hamlet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manorialism" title="Manorialism">Manor</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Royal_manor" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal manor">Royal</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muftiate" title="Muftiate">Muftiate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neighbourhood" title="Neighbourhood">Neighbourhood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parish_(administrative_division)" title="Parish (administrative division)">Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electoral_precinct" title="Electoral precinct">Precinct</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Principality" title="Principality">Principality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protectorate" title="Protectorate">Protectorate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quarter_(urban_subdivision)" title="Quarter (urban subdivision)">Quarter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_regencies_and_cities_of_Indonesia" class="mw-redirect" title="List of regencies and cities of Indonesia">Regency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Autonomous_republic" title="Autonomous republic">Autonomous republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riding_(division)" title="Riding (division)">Riding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sector_(administrative_division)" title="Sector (administrative division)">Sector</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Autonomous_sector" class="mw-redirect" title="Autonomous sector">Autonomous</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shire" title="Shire">Shire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sultanate" class="mw-redirect" title="Sultanate">Sultanate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suzerainty" title="Suzerainty">Suzerainty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Townland" title="Townland">Townland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Village" title="Village">Village</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_summer_villages_in_Alberta" title="List of summer villages in Alberta">Summer</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ward_(electoral_subdivision)" title="Ward (electoral subdivision)">Ward</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Historical</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agency_(administrative_division)" title="Agency (administrative division)">Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barony_(county_division)" title="Barony (county division)">Barony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burgh" title="Burgh">Burgh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exarchate" title="Exarchate">Exarchate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hide_(unit)" title="Hide (unit)">Hide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hundred_(county_division)" title="Hundred (county division)">Hundred</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imperial_Circle" class="mw-redirect" title="Imperial Circle">Imperial Circle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_(territorial_entity)" class="mw-redirect" title="March (territorial entity)">March</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monthon" title="Monthon">Monthon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_(administrative_division)" class="mw-redirect" title="Presidency (administrative division)">Presidency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Residency_(administrative_division)" title="Residency (administrative division)">Residency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roman_diocese" title="Roman diocese">Roman diocese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seat_(administrative_division)" title="Seat (administrative division)">Seat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tenth_(administrative_division)" title="Tenth (administrative division)">Tenth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tithing" title="Tithing">Tithing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Viceroyalty" title="Viceroyalty">Viceroyalty</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Non-English_terms_or_loanwords433" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Non-English terms or loanwords</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amt" title="Amt">Amt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apskritis" class="mw-redirect" title="Apskritis">Apskritis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bakhsh" title="Bakhsh">Bakhsh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barangay" title="Barangay">Barangay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bashki" class="mw-redirect" title="Bashki">Bashki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bezirk" title="Bezirk">Bezirk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regierungsbezirk" title="Regierungsbezirk">Regierungsbezirk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comarca" title="Comarca">Comarca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comune" title="Comune">Comune</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frazione" title="Frazione">Frazione</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freguesia" title="Freguesia">Freguesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fu_(administrative_division)" title="Fu (administrative division)">Fu</a></li> <li>Gemeinde <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gemeinde_(Austria)" class="mw-redirect" title="Gemeinde 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