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FOR NORFOLK Williamson, Tom (2006). England’s Landscape – East Anglia. English Heritage. ISBN 0-00-715571-9. Williamson, Tom (1993). The Origins of Norfolk. Manchester University Press. ISBN 0-7190-3928-2.

Other Sources:


 * OFA Mapping Amazon
 * "Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine" Collection, by John Speed, 1612.


 * Collection of Four Cambridgeshire Maps on Amazon
 * John Speed 1611, Johan Blaue 1648, Thomas Moule 1836 and The City of Oxford 1836.


 * Link to Scottish Links, and 1911 Britannica Encyclopeadia.

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http://caernarfonshire.abcounties.com/frequently-asked-questions/ The traditional counties are not used by the British Government whatsoever when it comes to local governance, administration and the providing of services. This is largely because of the [Local Government Act 1972] and the [Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973], the results of which commenced in 1974, and 1975, respectively. Nevertheless some counties had disappeared from government use earlier, such as Cromartyshire in 1890. The reasons for these restructurings were largely due to huge changes in the population and its distribution throughout the 18th, 19th and 20th century; in particular with the expansion of cities, some of which were split across county borders because they were situated on major rivers. Clearly it was proving unproductive to provide services and government representation in this archaic manner. No associations exist in Britain that campaign for a return to the use of traditional counties in local governments, despite there being vocal criticism of the changes when first enacted.

Many local government authorities still use the names of the counties, however in some cases due to more recent government restructurings, such as the [2009 structural changes to local government in England|2009 English changes], they no longer represent the original boundaries.

Today the traditional counties are used for cultural, historical or tourism reasons to varying degrees throughout the country. A government statement issued in conjunction with the original 1974 Act, mentioned above, said "the new county boundaries are for administrative areas and will not alter the traditional boundaries of counties, nor is it intended that the loyalties of people living in them will change". The British Department of Culture, Media, and Sport has said the traditional counties "underlie the tourism industry".

The names of the traditional counties are still used by institutions like [Encyclopædia Britannica], [Royal Mail], [Ordance Survey] (the latter two with reference to the ceremonial counties too), and the [county cricket] teams. Various historical and county associations use the traditional names too. Locally the names are used to varying degrees depending on the individual area. For example in the counties of the Scottish Borders, many residents identify themselves as living in the Borders and use that primarily. However in Westmorland, the name is still in use regularly, for example the [Westmorland Gazette], Westmorland General Hospital, and in various sporting clubs. But particularly in urban areas, some people use the names of the newer metropolitan counties for identification, for example [Tyne & Wear] or [Merseyside]. There is no common usage for road signs in the United Kingdom. Occasionally signs representing the borders of the traditional counties are used, such as those erected in Banffshire. There has occasionally been argument amongst local residents and councils over sign policy.