‘County of X’ or ‘X-shire’ : both are correct!

County Names Formula

Did you know that most counties are named after a town or city? As a result, they are the county of that town or city. For example:

🏰 Examples:

County of Flint = Flintshire
County of Chester = Cheshire
County of Southampton = Hampshire
County of Renfrew = Renfrewshire

And so on. Use whichever form you like – both are correct! 👌