Historic counties of England and Metropolitan county

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between Historic counties of England and Metropolitan county

Historic counties of England vs. Metropolitan county

The historic counties of England are areas that were established for administration by the Normans, in many cases based on earlier kingdoms and shires created by the Anglo-Saxons and others. The metropolitan counties are a type of county-level administrative division of England.

Berkshire

Berkshire (abbreviated Berks, in the 17th century sometimes spelled Barkeshire as it is pronounced) is a county in south east England, west of London and is one of the home counties.

Berkshire and Historic counties of England · Berkshire and Metropolitan county · See more »

Birmingham

Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England, with an estimated population of 1,101,360, making it the second most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

Birmingham and Historic counties of England · Birmingham and Metropolitan county · See more »

Bristol

Bristol is a city and county in South West England with a population of 456,000.

Bristol and Historic counties of England · Bristol and Metropolitan county · See more »

Ceremonial counties of England

The ceremonial counties, also referred to as the lieutenancy areas of England, are areas of England to which a Lord Lieutenant is appointed.

Ceremonial counties of England and Historic counties of England · Ceremonial counties of England and Metropolitan county · See more »

Chester

Chester (Caer) is a walled city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales.

Chester and Historic counties of England · Chester and Metropolitan county · See more »

County borough

County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (excluding Scotland), to refer to a borough or a city independent of county council control.

County borough and Historic counties of England · County borough and Metropolitan county · See more »

County council

A county council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county.

County council and Historic counties of England · County council and Metropolitan county · See more »

County Durham

County Durham (locally) is a county in North East England.

County Durham and Historic counties of England · County Durham and Metropolitan county · See more »

County of London

The County of London was a county of England from 1889 to 1965, corresponding to the area known today as Inner London.

County of London and Historic counties of England · County of London and Metropolitan county · See more »

Essex

Essex is a county in the East of England.

Essex and Historic counties of England · Essex and Metropolitan county · See more »

Greater London

Greater London is a region of England which forms the administrative boundaries of London, as well as a county for the purposes of the lieutenancies.

Greater London and Historic counties of England · Greater London and Metropolitan county · See more »

Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2,782,100.

Greater Manchester and Historic counties of England · Greater Manchester and Metropolitan county · See more »

Kent

Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties.

Historic counties of England and Kent · Kent and Metropolitan county · See more »

Local Government Act 1972

The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974.

Historic counties of England and Local Government Act 1972 · Local Government Act 1972 and Metropolitan county · See more »

London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

Historic counties of England and London · London and Metropolitan county · See more »

Lord-Lieutenant

The Lord-Lieutenant is the British monarch's personal representative in each county of the United Kingdom.

Historic counties of England and Lord-Lieutenant · Lord-Lieutenant and Metropolitan county · See more »

Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 530,300.

Historic counties of England and Manchester · Manchester and Metropolitan county · See more »

Merseyside

Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1.38 million.

Historic counties of England and Merseyside · Merseyside and Metropolitan county · See more »

Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne, commonly known as Newcastle, is a city in Tyne and Wear, North East England, 103 miles (166 km) south of Edinburgh and 277 miles (446 km) north of London on the northern bank of the River Tyne, from the North Sea.

Historic counties of England and Newcastle upon Tyne · Metropolitan county and Newcastle upon Tyne · See more »

Non-metropolitan county

A non-metropolitan county, or colloquially, shire county, is a county-level entity in England that is not a metropolitan county.

Historic counties of England and Non-metropolitan county · Metropolitan county and Non-metropolitan county · See more »

Northumberland

Northumberland (abbreviated Northd) is a county in North East England.

Historic counties of England and Northumberland · Metropolitan county and Northumberland · See more »

Nottingham

Nottingham is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, England, north of London, in the East Midlands.

Historic counties of England and Nottingham · Metropolitan county and Nottingham · See more »

Ordnance Survey

Ordnance Survey (OS) is a national mapping agency in the United Kingdom which covers the island of Great Britain.

Historic counties of England and Ordnance Survey · Metropolitan county and Ordnance Survey · See more »

Sheffield

Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England.

Historic counties of England and Sheffield · Metropolitan county and Sheffield · See more »

South Yorkshire

South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England.

Historic counties of England and South Yorkshire · Metropolitan county and South Yorkshire · See more »

West Midlands (county)

The West Midlands is a metropolitan county and city region in western-central England with a 2014 estimated population of 2,808,356, making it the second most populous county in England.

Historic counties of England and West Midlands (county) · Metropolitan county and West Midlands (county) · See more »

West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England.

Historic counties of England and West Yorkshire · Metropolitan county and West Yorkshire · See more »