There is an increasing probability that this discussion will have to be
re-labeled 'hysteric county boundaries'! As Guy Messenger (Charles Close
Society member and author on OS maps published by CCS
[http://www.charlesclosesociety.co.uk/) might have expressed it: 'Rutland
Redeviva!'
Francis Herbert ('detached' from several counties - nobody wanted me)
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan Magnus-Bennett [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 18 March 2002 10:39
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: historic county boundaries
>
> Hear hear! Let's hear it for Scotland's regions, kingdoms and counties.
> not even England has a kingdom - unless you count its principality!
>
> Alan
>
>
>
> On 18 Mar 2002 at 10:22, Jay Heywood wrote:
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Roger Fern
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 10:11 PM
> > Subject: Re: ex-Humberside
> >
> >
> > Little things like this make me think that officialdom's
> > eventual aim is to get rid of English counties, as has happened in
> > Scotland & Wales.
> > As someone who used to work for Midlothian until only a year ago, (and
> it's still there!), I
> > don't think they would take too kindly to that! Nor, come to that would
> Fife. And in
> > passing, I should mention that very fewof uswho were born in the ancient
> County of
> > Durham, have reconciled themselves to Tyne and Wear, Teesside, Cleveland
> etc.
> >
> > Jay Heywood
> >
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