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Other county names are even older. Perhaps the oldest is that of [[Orkney]], the county of Scotland co-extensive with the Orkney Islands archipelago, whose name was recorded as ''Orcas'' in c. 300 BC by the [[Ancient Greece|Ancient Greek]] explorer Pytheas. The county name [[Kent]] dates back at least as far as 51 BC, being recorded then by [[Julius Caesar]] as ''Cantium''. Some, such as [[Essex]] and [[Northumberland]], reference Anglo-Saxon territorial divisions, the former continuing the name of the East Saxon kingdom (527–825 AD), and the latter ultimately originates with the Anglian kingdom [[Northumbria]] (651–954 AD), which at its territorial peak (700 AD) covered most of northern England and southern Scotland.
Other county names are even older. Perhaps the oldest is that of [[Orkney]], the county of Scotland co-extensive with the Orkney Islands archipelago, whose name was recorded as ''Orcas'' in c. 300 BC by the [[Ancient Greece|Ancient Greek]] explorer Pytheas. The county name [[Kent]] dates back at least as far as 51 BC, being recorded then by [[Julius Caesar]] as ''Cantium''. Some, such as [[Essex]] and [[Northumberland]], reference Anglo-Saxon territorial divisions, the former continuing the name of the East Saxon kingdom (527–825 AD), and the latter ultimately originates with the Anglian kingdom [[Northumbria]] (651–954 AD), which at its territorial peak (700 AD) covered most of northern England and southern Scotland.
==Government statements==
In April 1974, the government issued a statement saying that the areas established by the [[Local Government Act 1972]] "are 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."
A statement issued by HM Government in July 2019 reiterated the initial 1974 statement.<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/celebrating-the-historic-counties-of-england/celebrating-the-historic-counties-of-england#:~:text=The%20Act%20did%20not%20specifically,established%20by%20the%201972%20Act. Celebrating the historic counties of England]</ref>
==List of Counties==
==List of Counties==
===England===
===England===