tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post6548149650310521265..comments2024-02-29T06:03:35.483-05:00Comments on Canada's Anglo-Celtic Connections: An abominationJDRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06471656063812824731noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-79348609415175216742012-01-31T00:48:48.264-05:002012-01-31T00:48:48.264-05:00The English Shires and ceremonial counties, and eq...The English Shires and ceremonial counties, and equivalents, with "irregular" names include Northumberland (Northumbria), [County] Durham, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Kent, Sussex, Cornwall, Cumbria (Cumberland and Westmorland), Rutland, the City of London, the City of Westminster, Greater London/County of London, Middlesex and the Isle of Wight. Some equivalents also exist in both Wales Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-13998485859315717782009-10-15T08:51:10.053-04:002009-10-15T08:51:10.053-04:00OSS: Going round the coast, it seems to be a mixtu...OSS: Going round the coast, it seems to be a mixture. Six - Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Cheshire,Lancashire, clearly take the shire suffix. Nine - Northumberland, Durham, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Kent, Sussex, Cornwall, Cumberland do not. Three others I've seen both ways, Dorset(shire), Devon(shire), Somerset(shire). Have I missed any?JDRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06471656063812824731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-27198823210245794452009-10-15T01:17:35.957-04:002009-10-15T01:17:35.957-04:00Working on the indexing end, I will tell you that ...Working on the indexing end, I will tell you that any feed back you give them will help...It is a work in progress. As the kids say, "It ain't done yet"<br />FrancesFranEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727917499152200255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-83492063612965831272009-10-14T10:15:03.500-04:002009-10-14T10:15:03.500-04:00Agreed.
Even Devonshire doesn't fit with 20th...Agreed.<br /><br />Even Devonshire doesn't fit with 20th and 21st practice.<br /><br />Seaside counties aren't often shires, are they?Old Census Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292318972627916311noreply@blogger.com