Scotland Counties: Difference between revisions

<span><span><span><span>Note that&nbsp;</span><span></span>'shire' is an old Anglo-Saxon word designating a county or district, which was&nbsp;integrated into Scotland by the English.&nbsp; A shire was&nbsp;policed by a 'shire reeve' or sheriff.&nbsp;</span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span>The word 'shire' is usually used on the end of a county name when there is a parish or&nbsp;city (burgh)</span><span></span>&nbsp;of the same name within the&nbsp;county, such as the city or burgh of Aberdeen in Aberdeenshire.&nbsp; When referring to 'the county of Aberdeen', you do not use 'shire' on the end of the name as that would be redundant.</span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span>Long before the 1974 reorganization, s</span><span></span>ome counties had&nbsp;alternate names&nbsp;by which they were at times known.&nbsp; These include Edinburghshire or Midlothian, Elginshire or Moray, Forfarshire&nbsp;or Angus, Haddingtonshire or East Lothian, and Linlithgowshire or West Lothian.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span> <!--{12052739167030} -->