The Shires Of England !!install!! Jun 2026

| Historic Shire | County Town | Modern Status | |----------------|-------------|----------------| | Yorkshire (largest) | York | Split into 4 ceremonial counties (N, S, E, W Yorks) + parts to Humberside/Cleveland (now defunct) | | Lancashire | Lancaster | Modern Lancashire smaller; lost parts to Greater Manchester/Merseyside | | Hampshire | Winchester | Still exists, with Southampton & Portsmouth as unitary authorities | | Kent | Maidstone | Still exists, with Medway unitary authority | | Shropshire | Shrewsbury | Unitary authority (Shropshire Council) | | Herefordshire | Hereford | Unitary authority (restored 1998) | | Rutland | Oakham | Smallest historic county; unitary authority |