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Berwick

(Encyclopedia)Berwick, former county, Scotland: see Berwickshire. ...

Sutherlandshire

(Encyclopedia)Sutherlandshire, former county, Scotland: see Sutherland. ...

Roxburgh

(Encyclopedia)Roxburgh, former county, Scotland: see Roxburghshire. ...

Cardiganshire

(Encyclopedia)Cardiganshire, former county, W Wales: see Ceredigion. ...

Greater Manchester

(Encyclopedia)Greater Manchester, former metropolitan county, 497 sq mi (1,288 sq km), W central England. It comprised ten administrative districts (metropolitan boroughs): Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdal...

Cromarty

(Encyclopedia)Cromarty, county, Scotland: see Ross and Cromarty. ...

Ravensberg

(Encyclopedia)Ravensberg räˈvənsbĕrkh [key], former county, W Germany, now in North Rhine–Westphalia. Bielefeld was a major town in the county. In 1346, Ravensberg came under the control of the counts of Berg...

Leicestershire

(Encyclopedia)Leicestershire lĕsˈtərshĭr [key], county (1991 pop. 860,500), 832 sq mi (2,155 sq km), central England. The county seat is at Glenfield; it was formerly Leicester, which is now administratively se...

Shetland

(Encyclopedia)Shetland, former county, Scotland: see under Shetland Islands. ...

Buckinghamshire

(Encyclopedia)Buckinghamshire bŭkˈĭng-əmshĭr [key], Buckingham, or Bucks, county (2020 est. pop. 817,0...