Political Geography of England
The local government geography of England is constantly under review and changes often, but at any one time it sis still quite bewildering. Here's a bit of a 'tour': At the moment, England comprises 27 two-tier counties, 36 metropolitan districts, 56 unitary authorities, 32 London Boroughs and The City of London. The 56 unitary authorities, which don't come under any county council, have the most complexity. 32 (or 34 if you include Isles of Scilly and Isle of Wight which may have been the names of county councils though it isn't obvious from the name) of them contain no reference to a county in their name (by a county, I mean a a well-recognised county name - a something shire, or something like Essex, or Somerset). The remaining 22 can be categorised as follows, the headings being of my devising; 7 County Councils Cornwall, Durham County, Herefordshire, Northumberland, Rutland, Shropshire and Wiltshire - have recognisable county names. 5 Parts of Counties other t