"Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Cornwall—no, no shire—Cumbria—no—Derbyshire, Devon—no—Dorset—no—Gloucestershire..."
"Wait," Ben said. "What about Greater Manchester? No. Merseyside? No. Tyne and Wear? No." how many counties in the uk end in shire
Ben leaned forward. "So, does Yorkshire count?" how many counties in the uk end in shire
Arthur looked at his own fingers. "But... I counted 26 earlier." how many counties in the uk end in shire
Arthur sighed. "Let us settle the English count. The list is: Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Rutland, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire, Yorkshire."
Arthur looked defeated. "So the answer is for England."