The County of #Tyrone is a shire in Ulster. The largest county in N Ireland, #CountyTyrone is spread over 1,218 square miles of farm, moor and mountain. The name Tyrone is derived from Irish Gaelic Tír Eoghain, meaning ‘Land of Eoghan’. 🇬🇧 #HistoricCounties | #RealCounties ☘️

The County of #WestLothian or Linlithgow is a shire on the south bank and at the head of the Firth of Forth. Its county town is the royal burgh of Linlithgow, from which it takes its alternative name, #Linlithgowshire. 🇬🇧 #HistoricCounties | #RealCounties 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The County of #Wigtown is a shire in the south-western corner of Scotland. #Wigtownshire is also known as West Galloway. (Galloway being formed by Wigtownshire and neighbouring Kirkcudbrightshire together.) 🇬🇧 #HistoricCounties | #RealCounties 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The traditional counties of England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland are 92 subdivisions of the United Kingdom. They are also known as the historic, ancient or geographical counties. The #HistoricCounties have existed over 1,000 years in some cases, many centuries in others.

Today is #DerbyshireDay! The stately homes of #Derbyshire have driven a great deal of literature, in particular Chatsworth, home to the Dukes of Devonshire. Other writers have drawn inspiration from the grit of the industrial towns. 🇬🇧 #HistoricCounties | #CountyDays 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

We hope to see Cumberland Council and Westmorland and Furness Council promote #CumberlandDay tomorrow… Each admin zone includes part of the county of #Cumberland. 🇬🇧 #HistoricCounties | #CountyDays 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿