County Court - England and Wales. The County Court is the workhorse of the civil justice system in England and Wales. See Courts of England and Wales for a full list of the types courts and List of Courts in England and Wales for the locations of County Courts in England and Wales. The vast majority of civil cases are heard in the County Courts, and most major towns have one. The governing statute is the County Courts Act 1984 and procedure is governed by the Civil Procedure Rules, which are common ...

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With Yorkshire in desperate need of bowling in 1919 after the tragic deaths of Major Booth and Alonzo Drake, Rhodes moved down the batting order (with Herbert Sutcliffe and Percy Holmes forming an amazing partnership as openers) to concentrate once more on bowling. He was so successful in county cricket that he averaged under 13 for the next five years and his average in 1923 was the lowest for any bowler between 1895 and 1957. At the same time, Rhodes maintained his batting so well that by the end of 1924 he had completed a thousand ...

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Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count. Counts are called "earls" in post-Celtic Britain and Ireland - the term is from Old Norse jarl and was introduced by the Vikings - but there is no correlation between "county" and "earldom." Rather, the term "county," from French comté, was simply used by the Normans after 1066 to replace the native English term scir ("sheer") or "shire," in Modern English. A shire was an administrative division of an Anglo-Saxon kingdom ( ...

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Walla Walla can refer to: Walla Walla, a Native American tribe after which the county and town of Walla Walla are named Walla Walla, Washington, a town in Walla Walla County Walla Walla County, Washington, a county in Washington, USA Walla Walla, New South Wales, Australia Other related archivesWalla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington, Walla Walla, Washington

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Avon may refer to: River Avon, various rivers Avon (county), a former county of England Places: Avon, South Australia, a place Australia Canada: Avon, New Brunswick, in the province of New Brunswick Avon, Ontario, in the province of Ontario Black Avon, Nova Scotia, in the province of Nova Scotia New Avon, New Brunswi ...

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County Cork (Contae Chorcaí in Irish) is the most southwesterly and the largest of the modern counties of Ireland. Often called "The Rebel County", the region is so named because it has often taken a position in major conflicts contrary to that of most of Ireland. Attractions include the Blarney Stone and Cobh (formerly Queenstown), the port where many Irish emigrants boarded for their voyage to the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, or South Africa. Cork City, the county's capital, is the second largest city in the Republic ...

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In the British Isles since Anglo-Saxon times and in modern times in Canada, a riding is traditionally a sub-division (especially in three) of a county, in Australia analogous. The word (known since 1295) is descended from the Old Norse þriðing (thridhing or thrithing) meaning a third part (notably of a county). The term was also used in 19th century Canada to refer to sub-divisions of counties - today, the word riding is a semi-official term for an electoral district. A common misconception holds that the ...

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Beaufort is: The name of some places in the United States of America: Beaufort, North Carolina Beaufort, South Carolina Beaufort County, North Carolina Beaufort County, South Carolina The name of a place in Australia: Beaufort, Victoria The name of several communes in France: Beaufort, in the Haute-Garonne département Beaufort, in the Hérault département Beaufort, in the Isère département

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Altona may refer to various places: Altona, Victoria, a seaside suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Altona, Illinois, a village located in Knox County, Illinois Altona, Indiana, a town located in DeKalb County, Indiana Altona, Hamburg, the westmost district in the city of Hamburg, Germany Altona, Manitoba, a town located in southern Manitoba, Canada Altona, New York, a town in Clinton County, New York a district of the town Eldena in Mecklenburg, Germany

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Lincoln - Place names municipalities. Lincoln - In Argentina. Lincoln, Buenos Aires in Argentina Lincoln - In Australia. Port Lincoln, South Australia in Australia Lincoln - In Canada. Lincoln, Ontario in Canada Lincoln County, Ontario Lincoln, a former federal electoral district Lincoln - In the United Kingdom. Linc ...

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Crows Nest is the name of more than one place: Crows Nest, Indiana, United States Crow's Nest is a wooded peninsula in Stafford County, Virginia, United States Crows Nest, New South Wales, Australia Crows Nest, Queensland, Australia See also: Crowsnest Pass in Canada Crow's Nest is also the name given to a structure near the top of the mast of a ship that is used as a lookout point. Other related archivesA

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Category: Subnational entities Other related archives9th Ward, Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, Japan, Japanese, Local Government Area, Subnational entities, United Kingdom, United States, Wards of Japan, borough, city, council, county, district, hundred, parish, shire, town, ward

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Charlestown is the name of several places in the world: Australia Charlestown, New South Wales Ireland Charlestown, County Mayo Saint Kitts and Nevis Charlestown, Nevis, West Indies Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Charlestown, Canouan South Africa Charlestown, KwaZulu-Natal United Kingdom Charlestown, Cornwall Charlestown, Derbyshire Charlestown, ...

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RTA is a TLA that could mean: Chicago's Regional Transportation Authority (AAR reporting mark RTA) Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Road Traffic Accident, see car accident Roads and Traffic Authority, in New South Wales, Australia Renal Tubular Acidosis Riverside Transit Agency, in Riverside County, California Rewriting Techniques and Applications, the main international conference on rewriting, currently held annually. Rapid

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Coke may refer to: Coke (fuel), a form of carbon. Coke County, Texas Cocaine (slang), an illicit drug in most countries. Coca-Cola, a soft drink. Cola other than Coca-Cola, often called "coke" in the Southern United States or Australia. Edward Coke (1552-1634), an English entrepreneur and jurist Robert Coke (1829-1897), an American politician Other related archivesCoca-Cola, Cocaine, Coke (fuel), Coke County, Texas, Col

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Prohibition was any of several periods during which the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages were restricted or illegal. Prohibition - Prohibition in the United States. In the United States, Prohibition was accomplished by means of the Eighteenth Amendment to the national Constitution (ratified January 16, 1919) and the Volstead Act (passed October 28, 1919). Prohibition began on January 16, 1920, when the Eighteenth Amendment went into effect. The Volstead Act was am ...

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This article is about political regions. See geologic province for geological meanings. Province is a name for a subnational entity that is a secondary level of government in most countries. In some countries an alternative term is used, such as state (in Australia, India and the United States), prefecture (in Japan), län (in Sweden), or region (in France and in Italy where provincia is a tertiary form of government, akin to a county). Various parts of the British Empire had the ...

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In 1634, eight shires were created in the Virginia Colony by order of the King of England. They were renamed as counties only a few years later. They were: Accomack Charles City Shire (now Charles City County, Virginia) Charles River Shire (now York County, Virginia) Elizabeth City Shire Henrico (now Henrico County, Virginia) James City Shire (now James City County, Virginia) Warwick River Shire Warro ...

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In Britain, the term "shire county" is used to refer to shire counties. It can also be used in a narrower sense, referring only to traditional counties ending in "shire". These counties are typically (though not always) named after their county town. Shire - Shires in England. Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwicks ...

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