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[[image:458274501 832722939011275 4037150072292671279 n.jpg|thumb|200px|Counties of the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[Republic of Ireland]].]]
'''British counties''', sometimes referred to as '''shires''', are areas of the United Kingdom that were established for administration primarily in England by the [[Normans]], with many counties being continuations of the [[Anglo-Saxon]] administrative units ''shires'', and in Scotland mainly under David I (reigned 1124-1153). With the earliest shires formed in the 5th century, the most recent English county to be established was Lancashire in the 12th century.
'''British counties''', sometimes referred to as '''shires''', are areas of the United Kingdom that were established for administration primarily in England by the [[Normans]], with many counties being continuations of the [[Anglo-Saxon]] administrative units ''shires'', and in Scotland mainly under David I (reigned 1124-1153). With the earliest shires formed in the 5th century, the most recent English county to be established was Lancashire in the 12th century.