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How many counties in mountain region NC?
how many counties are in the mountain region
How many counties border Kent?
approximately 16 counties boarder Kent.if you want to find out more ask:how many counties around kent?
How many counties make up the state of Maryland?
Maryland has 24 counties.
How many counties border Derbyshire?
There are 5 counties that have a border with Derbyshire.NottinghamshireLeicestershireStaffordshireCheshireYorkshire
How many countries are there in NJ?
how many counties are in NJ
Why is a shire horse called a shire horse?
The shire horse is named a shire horse because it originated in the shire counties of England.
Is the Shire horse from France?
No, it orginates in the U.K. Fen counties.
Is great Britain divided into counties and boroughs?
Britain is divided into counties and there are boroughs (towns) within the counties.
How many Shire areas were there in Scotland?
This depends on your definition of a Shire. There are currently 32 Counties/Shires in Scotland. However, only 26 of these end with the suffix "shire". I have found no evidence to suggest that any old Shires have been lost; there is only evidence of division of Shires.
How many counties are in the British Isles?
There are 86 currently on mainland Britain.
What are the counties that reach furthest east in britain?
Norfolk and Suffolk counties are the furthest east of the British counties.
Where is the village of Contin located?
The Village of Contin is located in the highlands of Scotland at the County of Ross (Ross-Shire). In Gaelic language, the meaning of Contin is Cunndainn. Ross-Shire is bordered by 4 counties.
Which places in the UK end in 'shire'?
Counties. The UK is divided into counties for local government. A county is controlled by a county council, but plenty of large cities now have their own city council. Most counties end with 'shire', such as Warwickshire (named after Warwick), Oxfordshire (named after Oxford) and Leicestershire (named after Leicester), but plenty don't, such as Kent, Essex and Cumbria. Shire and county originally meant much the same thing, shire being a Saxon word and county coming in with the Normans. However, the in the modern world there are differing meanings of 'county' depending on whether you are talking geographically or administratively.
Is the word shrine synonymous and interchangeable with the word county when referring to counties in Ireland?
No. You may be thinking of "shire" which is common in England.
What has the author Stephen Newland Leach written?
Stephen Newland Leach has written: 'County/district relations in shire and metropolitan counties'
Which counties in Britain begin with the letter d?
DerbyshireDevonDorsetDurham
What has the author JohnP Rigby written?
JohnP Rigby has written: 'Public transport planning in shire counties' -- subject(s): Transportation planning
