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3 unusual facts about Historic counties


Gibfield Colliery

Gibfield Colliery was a coal mine which was part of the Fletcher, Burrows and Company's collieries in Atherton, Greater Manchester, then in the historic county of Lancashire, England.

Historic counties

Historic counties of England, subdivisions of England established for administration by the Normans

Markland Hill

Historically within Lancashire, it is about 2.5 miles to the north west of the town centre.



see also

Association of British Counties

A Private Members Bill, the Historic Counties (Traffic Signs and Mapping) Bill, was twice introduced into the 2001–2005 Parliament, first by John Randall (Conservative, Uxbridge) in 2003, and again in 2004 by Adrian Flook (Conservative, Taunton), who "paid tribute to the Association of British Counties for trailblazing the campaign".

Another Private Members Bill, the Historic Counties, Towns and Villages (Traffic Signs and Mapping) Bill was introduced to Parliament on 31 January 2007 by Andrew Rosindell (Conservative, Romford) under the Ten Minute Rule.

Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality

It was established in 1982 from parts of the historic counties of Beauce, Frontenac, Mégantic, and Wolfe.

Sir Stephen Glynne, 9th Baronet

(This volume covers the area of the modern administrative county of Cumbria: i.e. the historic counties of Cumberland and Westmorland, and the Furness region, historically part of Lancashire.)

Westmorland

In 2013, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Eric Pickles formally recognised and acknowledged the continued existence of England's 39 historic counties, including Westmorland.