Greetings, There are lots of posts on this topic - see Locations in England etc. There was a good deal of correspondence on Parishes also.
There's the odd Irish exception to the County as well - e.g. County Down. As a matter of interest, someone was asking about the ...sex counties. We have Essex (East Saxons), Middlesex, Sussex, Wessex but no Norsex; the reason was that the Danes were in the north, and so the Saxons weren't. We're talking now about 1000 A.D. Incidentally since Alfred's time there hasn't been a Wessex, until Thomas Hardy revived the concept in literature. Now we have a Countess of Wessex (Sophie) but there's no territory attached. Alastair *** Give the gift of Legacy for the holidays! Order online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/Redirect/Store-Legacy.asp or call 1-800-753-3453. *** Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
