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Ashfield
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Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely
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Oadby and Wigston
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Hinckley and Bosworth
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- A former local government area created in 1974 (and borough from 1996) within County Durham, England, which was abolished in 2009.
- A town and civil parish of County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ3528).
- A coastal town in Western Cape, South Africa.
- A neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
- A locality in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States.
name
- A former county in northeast England bordering North Yorkshire and County Durham, created in 1974 from parts of those two counties (mainly the County Borough of Teesside) and abolished in 1996.
- A city, the county seat of White County, Georgia, United States, named after General Benjamin Cleveland, grandson of Colonel Benjamin Cleveland.
- A large city, the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States.
- A small city, the county seat of Bradley County, Tennessee, United States.
- A small city in Mississippi, United States and one of the two county seats of Bolivar County.
- A surname.
name
- A maritime former border county of England, since 1974 absorbed into Cumbria.
- A census-designated place, the county seat of Cumberland County, Virginia, United States.
- A town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Allegany County, Maryland, United States.
- A new unitary authority in Cumbria, England, which will come into force on 1 April 2023, replacing the boroughs of Allerdale and Copeland and the city of Carlisle, and will be basically the same area as the old county of Cumberland.
- A river in Kentucky and Tennessee, United States, a tributary to the Ohio River.
- A surname.
- A town on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
name
- A local government district with borough status of Essex, England, formed in 1974.
- A town in Brentwood borough, Essex.
- A neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States.
- A town, the county seat of Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States.
- A city in Contra Costa County, California, United States.
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- A former county of Scotland, which became a local government district in 1975 in Tayside Region (abolished 1996)
- A surname.
- A male given name from Scottish Gaelic of mostly Scottish usage.
- A nickname for the 0-8-8-0 train configuration.
- A black, hornless breed of beef cattle, originally from Scotland.
- A council area of Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996.
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- A former local government region in central Scotland, created in 1975 mainly from Stirlingshire, abolished in 1996 and divided into 3 council areas: Clackmannanshire, Falkirk and Stirling (which were districts within the region).
- An area in Hong Kong.
- The Central Line of the London Underground, originally known as the Central London Railway.
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- A local government district with borough status of Surrey, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the county town.
- A neighbourhood of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.
- A large town, the county town of Surrey, England.
- A former railway station in Tasmania, Australia.
- A small settlement in Victoria, Australia.
- A suburb of Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
- A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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- A former county of England, in existence from 1974 to 1996, consisting of Bristol and parts of Gloucestershire and Somerset.
- An unincorporated community in Lafayette County, Wisconsin.
- A river in Australia; running from the Illawarra escarpment in New South Wales into the Cordeaux near Wilton.
- A former settlement in Butte County, California.
- An unincorporated community in Iowa.
- A river in Australia; running from the confluence of Avon and Reedy Creeks in Victoria into the Richardson River at Banyena.
- A river in Canada; running from South Mountain in Nova Scotia to the Minas Basin at Avonport.
- A commune of Île-de-France, France.
- A town in Connecticut.
- A river in Scotland; running from Loch A'an in the Cairngorms into the Spey at Ballindalloch.
- A town in Indiana; named for the river that flows into the Bristol Channel.
- A town in Massachusetts.
- A village in Illinois.
- A British surname.
- A city in Ohio.
- A river in Australia; running from near Pingelly in Western Australia to Walyunga National Park, where it merges with Wooroloo Brook to form the Swan.
- A town in Alabama.
- A town in Colorado.
- A river in England; running from Horton into the Berkeley Pill at Berkeley.
- A river in Australia; running from Mount Wellington in Victoria into Lake Wellington.
- A town in Maine.
- A town in Wisconsin.
- A river in Wiltshire and Somerset, England; running from Acton Turville into the Bristol Channel at Avonmouth.
- A river in Hampshire, England; running from the New Forest into the Solent at Keyhaven.
- A census-designated place in North Carolina.
- A river in Devon, England; running from Dartmoor into the English Channel at Bigbury-on-Sea.
- A census-designated place in Pennsylvania.
- An unincorporated community in Mississippi.
- Avon-by-the-Sea.
- A commune of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
- A census-designated place in Montana.
- A city in Minnesota.
- An unincorporated community in Rock County, Wisconsin.
- A river in New Zealand; running from Avonhead into Pegasus Bay.
- A census-designated place in Utah.
- A river in Australia; running from Barrington Tops in New South Wales into the Gloucester River at Gloucester.
- A river mainly in Falkirk council area, Scotland; running from Longriggend into the Firth of Forth at Grangemouth.
- A river in New Zealand; running from a source in the Marlborough Region into the Waihopai.
- A river in Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire, England; running from Naseby into the Severn at Tewkesbury, and known as the Warwickshire Avon.
- A river in Wiltshire, Hampshire and Dorset, England; running from Pewsey into the English Channel at Mudeford.
- A river in Scotland; running from Distinkhorn Hill near Strathaven into the Clyde at Hamilton.
- A city in South Dakota.
- A town and village New York.
- A river in Canada; running from Lake Victoria in Stratford, Ontario into the Thames near St. Marys.
- A locality in South Australia.
- An unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California.
name
- A local government district of Central, Scotland, from 1975 to 1996
- A settlement near Balclutha, South Otago, New Zealand.
- A village in Alberta, Canada.
- A local government area, the City of Stirling, in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia.
- A suburb within the city in Western Australia.
- A council area of Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996, with its administrative centre in the city.
- A town in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia.
- A Scottish habitational surname derived from the town.
- A city in Stirling council area, Scotland, originally in Stirlingshire.
- A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- An unincorporated community in Long Hill Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States.
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- any of the historic divisions of Great Britain no longer used for administrative purposes in favour of ceremonial counties and administrative counties
- any of the historical sub-national divisions used for the purposes of geographic demarcation, local government, and sport.
- A county without direct administrative functions. e.g. Yorkshire, Perthshire, Dublin or Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
name
- A local government district in West Sussex formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the town.
- A city and local government area in western Victoria, Australia.
- A market town in West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ1730).
- A hamlet in Martley parish, Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7357).
- A census-designated place in Horsham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States.
name
- A historical county of Scotland absorbed into Highland Region in 1975. Also known as Nairnshire.
- A town in Highland council area, in northern Scotland (OS grid ref NH8856).
- A former settlement in Merced County, California, United States.
- A small community in southern Ontario, Canada.
- A former local government district in Highland Region from 1975 until abolition in 1996.
- A surname.
name
- A borough created in 1974 as part of Cleveland County, becoming a unitary authority in 1996 within Tees Valley region, and split between the ceremonial counties of County Durham and North Yorkshire.
- A market town in County Durham, England, known as Stockton for short. Formerly a Metropolitan Borough, and merged into the County Borough of Teesside between 1968 and 1974.
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- A local government district of Nottinghamshire, England.
- A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales.
- A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
- A town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States.
- A small village in Romsey Extra parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU3619).
- A hamlet in Stirling council area, Scotland.
name
- Durham County Council, a local government unitary authority which replaced the county council in 2009 in all of County Durham except Darlington, Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees.
- A town in Maine; named for County Durham, England.
- The Regional Municipality of Durham, a regional municipality east of Toronto, Ontario.
- A town in Connecticut; named for the city in England.
- An unincorporated community in Indiana.
- A community in West Grey, Grey County, Ontario.
- A census-designated place in Butte County, California; named for California politician W. W. Durham.
- A city in and the county town of County Durham, England.
- A town in New York; named for the town in Connecticut.
- A community in Nova Scotia; named for Lord Durham, Governor General of Canada.
- A city, the county seat of Durham County, North Carolina; named for landowner Bartlett S. Durham.
- An unincorporated community in Arkansas.
- An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for a railroad employee.
- A town in New Hampshire.
- An unincorporated community in Oklahoma; named for postmaster Doris Durham Morris.
- A city in Oregon; named for pioneer and Oregon Territory legislator Alberto Alonzo Durham.
- An outback town in Queensland, Australia.
- A city in Kansas; named for the breed of cattle.
- County Durham (a county in the Northeast of England)
- An English habitational surname from Old English from the city in England.
- An unincorporated community in Georgia; named for Durham Coal and Coke Company.
noun
name
- A local government district and borough of Cumbria.
- A forest between Ennerdale and Egremont in Cumbria, England.
- An unincorporated community in Rockford Township, Surry County, North Carolina.
- An unincorporated community in Boundary County, Idaho.
- A habitational surname from Old English of someone from that area.
- A minor city in Gray County, Kansas.
- An unincorporated community in St. Clair County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Smith County, Missouri.
- A census-designated place in Delaware County, Oklahoma.
- An unincorporated community in Collier County, Florida.
- A community in Saskatchewan, Canada.
- A ghost town in Thomas County, Kansas.
name
- A small landlocked county in the East Midlands of England.
- A city, the county seat of Rutland County, Vermont; named for English nobleman John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A neighborhood of Kelowna, British Columbia; named for early settler John "Hope" Matthew Rutland.
- A town in New York.
- A village in Ohio.
- A ghost town in Saskatchewan.
- A city in Iowa; named for the city in Vermont.
- A village in Illinois; named for the city in Vermont.
- A town in Wisconsin.
- An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
- A town in Massachusetts.
- A city in North Dakota.
- An unincorporated community in Indiana.
- An English habitational surname from the county in England.
- An unincorporated community in South Dakota.
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