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* [[Herefordshire]]
 
* [[Herefordshire]]
 
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* [[Northumberland]]
 
* [[Rutland]]
 
* [[Rutland]]
  
===Counties with a unitary council of the same name covering only part of the ceremonial county===
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==="Semi-unitary" counties===
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These are counties with a unitary council of the same name covering only part of the ceremonial county:
  
 
* [[County Durham]]
 
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* [[Wiltshire]]
 
* [[Wiltshire]]
  
===Counties with a county council and one or more districts===
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===Other single-tier counties===
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These are counties with no county council, containing two or more unitary authorities:
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* [[Bedfordshire]]
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* [[Berkshire]]
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* [[Cheshire]]
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===Two-tier counties===
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These are counties with a county council and one or more district councils.
 
Some of these also have one or more unitary authorities within the ceremonial county.
 
Some of these also have one or more unitary authorities within the ceremonial county.
 
* [[Buckinghamshire]]
 
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* [[West Sussex]]
 
* [[West Sussex]]
 
* [[Worcestershire]]
 
* [[Worcestershire]]
 
===Counties with no county council, containing two or more unitary authorities===
 
* [[Bedfordshire]]
 
* [[Berkshire]]
 
* [[Cheshire]]
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 12:48, 22 March 2013

A ceremonial county is a term used to refer to an English county area that has its own Lord Lieutenant. Ceremonial counties are no longer important for local government purposes, but are a very convenient way of dividing up the map of England.

List of ceremonial counties

London

Metropolitan counties

Unitary counties

These are ceremonial counties containing a single unitary authority:

"Semi-unitary" counties

These are counties with a unitary council of the same name covering only part of the ceremonial county:

Other single-tier counties

These are counties with no county council, containing two or more unitary authorities:

Two-tier counties

These are counties with a county council and one or more district councils. Some of these also have one or more unitary authorities within the ceremonial county.