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English Counties
After the local government reforms of the 1970s, some of these (shown in italics) no longer exist as administrative entities but the old names are often still used by the inhabitants.
| Modern Name | Abbreviation | Former Name | County Town |
| Bedfordshire | Beds | Bedford | |
| Berkshire | Berks | ||
| Buckinghamshire | Bucks | ||
| Cambridgeshire | Cambs | Cambridge | |
| Cheshire | Ches | Chester | |
| Cornwall | |||
| Cumberland | |||
| Derby | Derbs | Derbyshire | Derby |
| Devon | Exeter | ||
| Dorset | |||
| Durham | Durham | ||
| Essex | |||
| Gloucestershire | Glos | ||
| Hampshire | Hants | ||
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Herefordshire |
Hereford |
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Huntingdonshire |
Huntingdon |
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| Kent | |||
| Lancashire | Lancs | Lancashire | |
| Leicestershire | Leics | Leicester | |
| Lincolnshire | Lincs | Lincoln | |
| Middlesex | |||
| Norfolk | Norwich | ||
| Northamptonshire | Northants | Northampton | |
| Northumberland | Northumbria | ||
| Nottinghamshire | Notts | Nottingham | |
| Oxfordshire | Oxford | ||
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Rutlandshire |
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| Shropshire | |||
| Somerset | Taunton | ||
| Staffordshire | Staffs | Stafford | |
| Suffolk | Ipswich | ||
| Surrey | |||
| Sussex | |||
| Warwickshire | Warwick | ||
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Westmorland |
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| Wiltshire | Wilts | ||
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Worcestershire |
Worcs |
Worcester |
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Yorkshire |
Yorks |
York |
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Counties which came into existence in the local government reforms.
| County | Abbreviation | Area covered | Main Town |
| Avon | Bath, Bristol | ||
| Cleveland | Parts of Yorks and Durham | Middlesbrough | |
| Cumbria | Cumberland + Westmorland | Carlisle | |
| East Sussex | |||
| Hereford and Worcester | Herefordshire + Worcestershire | ||
| Humberside | Parts of Yorks and Lincs | Kingston-upon-Hull | |
| Isle of Wight | Part of Hampshire | ||
| Merseyside | Part of Lancashire + Cheshire | Liverpool | |
| North Yorkshire
West Yorkshire South Yorkshire |
N Yorks
W Yorks S Yorks |
North Riding, West Riding and South Riding of Yorkshire | Northallerton |
| Tyne and Wear | Parts of Durham and Northumbria | Newcastle | |
| West Sussex |
Scilly Isles
This collection of names was compiled by Kate Monk and is ©1997, Kate Monk.
Copies may be made for personal use only.