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THE HISTORIC COUNTIES TRUST


THE HISTORIC COUNTIES TRUST IS A REGISTERED CHARITY WHICH AIMS TO PROMOTE PUBLIC
AWARENESS OF THE HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, NATURAL HISTORY, ARCHITECTURE AND
TRADITIONS OF THE HISTORIC COUNTIES OF THE UK.

For centuries the 92 historic counties of the UK have formed the familiar
geographical background to our national life. Yet they are much more than a
convenient geographical reference frame. They are fundamental to our notion of
what our country is and of our own place within it. People's affinity for their
county goes deep. Their idea of home is bound up with their native shire and all
it stands for. The historic county provides a living link to past generations
who trod the same ground and nurtured the same loyalties as today's Britons.
Moreover, the historic counties speak to us of the wonderful diversity of the
UK, each possessing its own distinctive history, landscapes, traditions,
dialects and building styles. A huge literature, going back centuries, focuses
on each historic shire. Their long unbroken histories have made them the natural
basis for cultural, social and sporting organisations. This common inheritance
is something which we should value and cherish.

An important part of the work of the Trust is to ensure high standards of
surveying and recording on definitive maps and other public records of the
borders of the historic counties, and to make such maps and records available to
the public. Our web site presents the results of 2 initiatives which address
this aim:

 * The Historic Counties Standard provides a definitive statement of the names,
   areas and borders of the historic counties of the UK. By providing a
   definition for the terminology and the names, areas and borders of the
   historic counties, the Standard will enable a more consistent use of the
   historic counties to be made in those numerous contexts for which they are
   the most natural geographical framework, principally in the fields of
   history, geography, heritage and education;
   
   
 * The Historic County Borders Project has digitised the borders of the historic
   counties at a scale of 1:5000 and made them freely available for public use.

A large-scale Map of the Historic Counties is also presented, as well as a
Description of each of the historic counties. Historic County Statistics are
also presented.

Images on this page from top: North Petherton Carnival, Somerset; Spon Street,
Coventry, Warwickshire.

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 * Historic Counties Standard
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 * Historic County Borders Project
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 * County Descriptions
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 * County Statistics
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 * Map

 
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