historic county

Examples (10)

• Genealogists often research records based on the boundaries of the historic county.
• The modern administrative area is much smaller than the historic county of Yorkshire.
• Many residents still identify strongly with their historic county, despite the boundary changes.
• The study examines land ownership patterns within the historic county of Middlesex.
• Do you know which historic county this village belonged to before the reorganization?
• He was born in what was then the historic county of Huntingdonshire.
• The book provides a detailed map of the historic county of Cumberland.
• The Local Government Act of 1972 officially abolished the historic county of Westmorland.
• Local traditions and dialect are deeply rooted in the culture of the historic county.
• Although no longer an administrative unit, the historic county is still important for cultural identity.