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:
“Never is a historic deed already completed when it is done but always only when it is handed down to posterity. What we call “history” by no means represents the sum total of all significant deeds.... World history ... only comprises that tiny lighted sector which chanced to be placed in the spotlight by poetic or scholarly depictions.”
—Stefan Zweig (18811942)