county

a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government; "the county has a population of 12,345 people"

• Home Counties — (United Kingdom) the English counties surrounding London into which Greater London has expanded
• Avon — a county in southwestern England
• Berkshire — a county in southern England
• Cornwall — a hilly county in southwestern England
• Devon, Devonshire — a county in southwestern England
• Essex — a county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary
• Gloucestershire — a county in southwestern England in the lower Severn valley
• Hampshire — a county of southern England on the English Channel
• Hertfordshire — a county in southern England
• Kent — a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; the first to be colonized by the Romans
• Somerset — a county in southwestern England on the Bristol Channel
• East Sussex — a county in southern England on the English Channel
• West Sussex — a county in southern England on the English Channel
• Leicestershire, Leicester — a largely agricultural county in central England
• Lincolnshire — an agricultural county of eastern England on the North Sea
• Northumberland — the northernmost county of England; has many Roman remains (including Hadrian's Wall)
• Surrey — a colony in Southeastern England on the Thames
• North Yorkshire — a county in northern England
• West Yorkshire — a metropolitan county in northern England
• South Yorkshire — a metropolitan county in northern England
• Wight, Isle of Wight — an island and county of southern England in the English Channel

• region, part — the extended spatial location of something

• county seat, county courthouse — the town or city that is the seat of government for a county