Ceremonial county ( English ceremonial county ) in England is called the county , which is governed by the appointed Lord Viceroy . Currently, according to the Act of Lieutenantry of 1997 [1] [2] in England there are 48 ceremonial counties.
History
The distinction between ceremonial and administrative counties has developed historically. In some cases, an important city became a separate ceremonial county city , independent of the county on whose territory it was located. Also, several ceremonial counties could form on the territory of one administrative district: for example, the territory of the historic county of Yorkshire was divided into thirds, each of which is a ceremonial county.
The term "ceremonial county" is an anachronism , since ceremonial counties were listed as "counties" on the maps and in the Local Government Act of 1888.
Notes
- ↑ Lieutenant Act 1997
- ↑ The Lieutenant Act of 1997 uses the definition of “County for the purposes of this Act” instead of the informal term “ceremonial county”. For the whole of Great Britain, the term “Lieutenant Territory” corresponds to ceremonial county Lieutenancy area