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Lancashire Day Celebrated Across Historic County
Lancashire Day on 27 November celebrates the county’s heritage, identity, flag and enduring geographic extent.
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Devolution Offers Hope for Britain’s Historic Counties
HCI argues that devolution offers an opportunity to strengthen recognition of historic county identities by keeping county geography separate from administrative areas.
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The Case for the Historic Counties of Great Britain
A case for recognising the historic counties as enduring geographic and cultural divisions, clearly distinguished from council areas and other administrative systems.
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‘County of X’ or ‘X-shire’ : both are correct!
Many county names can be expressed in more than one traditional form, including “County of X” and “X-shire”. This article explains how…
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Our Counties are the fire we must keep alive
A reflection on county identity, tradition and the value of preserving a clear connection with historic county geography.
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Save Rutland!
HCI called for Rutland’s lieutenancy to be protected from local-government change and for the Lieutenancies Act 1997 to be amended accordingly.
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Banffshire Flag Reveal
A celebration in Cullen marked the unveiling of Banffshire’s new county flag, with colours and symbols reflecting the county’s rivers, agriculture and…
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Flag for Moray
On 30 October 2023, Morayshire unveiled its new county flag, symbolising the county’s agricultural heritage and coastal identity after a public vote.
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