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Cheshire

Geography; Countries & Territories

A ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester,(2) although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere ...

Is an area in the north east of England. Its name means literally "cliff-land", referring to its hilly southern areas, which rise to nearly 1,500 ft (460 m). Historically Cleveland, as a geographic ...

Cornwall

Geography; Countries & Territories

A unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, a part of the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the English ...

Cumberland

Geography; Countries & Territories

A historic county of North West England, on the border with Scotland, from the 12th century until 1974. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974 (excluding Carlisle from 1914) and now ...

Cumbria

Geography; Countries & Territories

A non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's ...

Derbyshire

Geography; Countries & Territories

A county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain ...

Devon

Geography; Countries & Territories

The county shares borders with Cornwall to the west and Dorset and Somerset to the east. Its southern coast abuts the English Channel and its northern coast the Bristol Channel and Celtic Sea.