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Greater Manchester and Merseyside are not geographic counties: what are they?
Greater Manchester and Merseyside are administrative regions, not geographic counties, spanning multiple historic counties. Their administrative boundaries do not alter the underlying geography.
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What is a lieutenancy area – and why is it not a county?
A lieutenancy area functions as the territory for a lord-lieutenant, distinct from geographic counties, which predate the office and serve different purposes.
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Local government is changing again. This time, fix the lieutenancies for good
England’s local-government reorganisation prompts the need to realign lieutenancies with historic counties, separating them from changing administrative boundaries to ensure stability and clarity.
Geography • Identity • Continuity
Reference, evidence, and public education for the historic counties.
Counties are geography. Councils run services, lieutenancies are ceremonial – neither defines the counties.
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