Ceremonial counties of England
Ceremonial counties, formally known as counties for the purposes of the lieutenancies, are areas of England to which lord-lieutenants are appointed. They are one of the two main legal definitions of the counties of England in modern usage, the other being the counties for the purposes of local government legislation. A lord-lieutenant is the monarch's representative in an area. Shrieval counties have the same boundaries and serve a similar purpose, being the areas to which high sheriffs are appointed. High sheriffs are the monarch's judicial representative in an area.
| Ceremonial counties of England and shrieval counties of England | |
|---|---|
Northumberland
Notts.
Lincolnshire
Leics.
Staffs.
Shropshire
Warks.
Northants.
Norfolk
Suffolk
Oxon.
Somerset
Wiltshire
Surrey
Worcs.
Rutland
Not shown: City of London
Tyne &
Wear North Yorkshire
South
Yorks. West
Yorkshire Merseyside
West
Sussex West
Midlands | |
| Location | England |
| Number | 48 |
| Populations | 8,000 (City of London) to 8,167,000 (Greater London) |
| Areas | 3km² to 8,611 km² |
| Densities | 62/km² to 4,806/km² |
The ceremonial counties are defined in the Lieutenancies Act 1997, and the shrieval counties in the Sheriffs Act 1887. Both are defined as groups of local government counties.
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