"ancient" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- They are alternatively known as ancient counties or traditional counties.
- The censuses of 1891, 1901 and 1911 provided figures for the "ancient counties".
- In some areas ancient counties have been abandoned for local government use and then later revived.
- It was around this time that the ancient counties which made up modern Cumbria came into existence.
- It is in the ancient county of Westmorland.
- It roughly corresponds with the ancient county of Périgord.
- The 39 historic, ancient or traditional counties, developed from the 12th to the 16th centuries, though many of the specific areas are much older.
- However to minimise any confusion, it was agreed that records from these areas should remain within their ancient county.
- It was formerly in the ancient county of Merionethshire.
- As this suggests, it is in the ancient county of Westmorland.
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