Historic Counties

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:

    “It is, all in all, a historic error to believe that the master makes the school; the students make it!”
    —Robert Musil (1880–1942)