A vision of Ireland through time
A vision of Ireland from 1821 onwards.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Ireland through time
A vision of Ireland from 1821 onwards.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
| Status: | County Corporate |
| Identifier: | CC | Number of units in system: | 0 |
| Geographical Level: | 9 (Middle-level District) |
| ADL Feature Type: | countries, 3rd order divisions |
| Is a status within: | Local Government District |
The status of 'county' was given at various times to a number of cities and towns in England and Ireland. The territory of each of these units was irregular in size. These administrative units were separated from the county in which they were situated and more exactly they were called corporate counties or counties corporate. The Local Government Act of 1888 further modified the meaning of the term; besides the historical counties and counties corporate, boroughs of above 50,000 inhabitants (rising to 75,000 inhabitants in the County Boroughs and Adjustment Act of 1926) were made administrative counties under the name of County Boroughs. These County Boroughs were administratively, but not politically or judicially, independent of the counties in which they were situated. There are a total of nineteen County Corporates in England.