English Counties Map Pre 1974. Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum with NS stretched 170 Geographic limits. It abolished the previously existing administrative counties and county boroughs but not the previous non-administrative counties and created a new set of.
A coloured map showing the locations of these counties can be seen on the Association of British Counties web site as well as those of Scotland and Wales. This abolished the existing local government structure in England and Wales except in Greater London and replaced it with a new entirely two-tier system. Post-1844 total 4 legal 2.
Abbreviations used on the map are shown in brackets.
On 1 April 1974 the Local Government Act 1972 came into force. Pre 1974 Counties Map. Abbreviations used on the map are shown in brackets. The counties of England are areas used for different purposes which include administrative geographical cultural and political demarcation.
