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Counties of northern England jigsaw
Complete the picture to learn the locations of England's counties. When complete, you can see the county towns and other important towns.
If you need a bit of extra help, use the lightbulb clue button.
Discussion points
- A county is a division of a country with its own local government.
- The counties and their borders have changed over time.
- Many counties are named after their most important town at the time. This is not always the most important town anymore.
- The county town is where the county council is (the administrative centre for the county). These are written in bold text.
- Which county do you live in?
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