"Ceremonial counties" redirects here. For those used for a similar ceremonial purpose in Wales, see preserved counties of Wales.
Not to be confused with the historic counties of England.
Ceremonial counties of England and shrieval counties of England
Northumberland
Durham
Lancashire
Cheshire
Derbs.
Notts.
Lincolnshire
Leics.
Staffs.
Shropshire
Warks.
Northants.
Norfolk
Suffolk
Essex
Herts.
Beds.
Bucks.
Oxon.
Glos.
Somerset
Wiltshire
Berkshire
Kent
Surrey
Hampshire
Dorset
Devon
Cornwall
Heref.
Worcs.
Bristol
East Riding of Yorkshire
Rutland
Cambs.
Greater London
Not shown: City of London
Tyne & Wear
Cumbria
North Yorkshire
South Yorks.
West Yorkshire
Greater Manc.
Merseyside
East Sussex
West Sussex
Isle of Wight
West Midlands
Location
England
Number
48
Populations
8,000 (City of London) to 8,167,000 (Greater London)[1]
Areas
3km² to 8,611 km²
Densities
62/km² to 4,806/km²
Ceremonial counties,[2] formally known as counties for the purposes of the lieutenancies,[3] are areas of England to which lord-lieutenants are appointed. They are one of the two main legal definitions of the counties of England in modern usage, the other being the counties for the purposes of local government legislation. A lord-lieutenant is the monarch's representative in an area.[4]Shrieval counties have the same boundaries and serve a similar purpose, being the areas to which high sheriffs are appointed. High sheriffs are the monarch's judicial representative in an area.[5]
The ceremonial counties are defined in the Lieutenancies Act 1997, and the shrieval counties in the Sheriffs Act 1887. Both are defined as groups of local government counties.
^Table 2 2011 Census: Usual resident population and population density, local authorities in the United Kingdom UK Census 2011 UK usual resident population Greater London excluding City of London
^"Ceremonial Counties" (PDF). Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
^Cite error: The named reference sched_1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Document (01) The Lord-Lieutenant". council.lancashire.gov.uk. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
^"High Sheriff of Lancashire". www.highsheriffoflancashire.co.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
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