The shires of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachdan na h-Alba; Scots: Scots coonties), or counties of Scotland, are historic subdivisions of Scotland established...

political domination. In Domesday (1086) the city of York was divided into shires. The first shires of Scotland were created in English-settled areas such as...

creation by Edward I of England of the first Lord Warden of the Marches to the early 17th century and the creation of the Middle Shires, promulgated after...

the petty kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England and early medieval Scotland, which consolidated into the kingdoms of England and Scotland by the 10th century...

the Prime Minister. Holders of Scottish and Irish peerages were not always permitted to sit in the Lords. When Scotland united with England to form Great...

are situated there. These metonyms are used especially by members of the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive to differentiate...

in the Index of Place Names as a stable, unchanging geography which covers the whole of Great Britain. The division of England into shires, later known...

counties of Wales Local government in Wales Subdivisions of Wales Principal areas of Wales Ceremonial counties of England Shires of Scotland "23", Lieutenancies...

The Great Offices of State are senior offices in the UK government. They are the prime minister, chancellor of the Exchequer, foreign secretary and home...

Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. Since the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, which also abolished the shires of Scotland, the country has been...

on a small group of advisers. The formation of the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707 combined the Privy Councils of England and Scotland, the latter body...

The Shires are a British country music duo composed of singer-songwriters Ben Earle and Crissie Rhodes. Earle sings harmony vocals, plays piano and guitar...

Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It was established on 7 February 2023 by a cabinet...

Scotland Office and Office of the Advocate General for Scotland report to the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Advocate General for Scotland respectively...

associated with the landed gentry, the Church of England and the Church of Scotland. By the mid 19th century, the Tories had evolved into the Conservative...

archbishops of Canterbury and York; in Scotland, the lord high commissioner and the moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland; in Northern...

First Secretary of State is an office that is sometimes held by a minister of the Crown in the Government of the United Kingdom. The office indicates seniority...

The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is a ministerial office in the Government of the United Kingdom. Excluding the prime minister, the chancellor...

Scotland has had other kinds of administrative areas which might be described as districts: Shires of Scotland, until 1975 Subdivisions of Scotland,...

under the provisions of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. Historically, Scotland was divided into 34 counties or shires. Although these no...

United Kingdom Parliament constituencies Member of the Scottish Parliament Member of the Senedd Member of the Legislative Assembly (Northern Ireland) "What...

The Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms is a post in the Government of the United Kingdom that has been held by the Government Chief...

Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It was established on 7 February 2023 by a cabinet...

Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It was established on 7 February 2023 by a cabinet...

is where the third largest party sits, in this case the Scottish National Party. The back of this bench is where other minor parties sit, such as the...

"Scottish Atlas" stating that the Privy Council of Scotland had engaged Adair, a "mathematician and skilfull (sic) mechanic", to survey the shires of Scotland...

secretary of state for the Home Department, more commonly known as the home secretary, is a senior minister of the Crown in the Government of the United...

The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland, often referred to as the Scotland Office, is a department of His Majesty's Government headed by the...

The secretary of state in the Cabinet Office is a secretary of state in the government of the United Kingdom, responsible for the work of the Cabinet Office...

Arundel Alan of Galloway, Constable of Scotland Warin FitzGerold Peter FitzHerbert Hubert de Burgh, Seneschal of Poitou Hugh de Neville Matthew FitzHerbert...