Historic counties may refer to:
- Historic counties of England, subdivisions of England established for administration by the Normans
- Historic counties of Ireland, areas in Ireland separate from the county corporates that existed in some of the larger towns and cities
- Historic counties of Scotland, the principal local government divisions of Scotland until 1975
- Historic counties of Wales, ancient sub-divisions of Wales
Famous quotes containing the word historic:
“The first farmer was the first man, and all historic nobility rests on possession and use of land.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)