The eight eastern counties are, Lincolnshire, Hun tingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire, and Middlesex. The county of Lin coln is bounded on the north by Yorkshire ; on the, east by the German Ocean, and by a part of Norfolk ; on the west by Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire; and, on the south, by the counties of Rutland, Northamp tonshire, and Cambridgeshire : it contains one city 31 hundreds, 31 market-towns, and 630 parishes. The principal towns in Lincolnshire are, Lincoln, Boston, Stamford, and Gainsborough. Huntingdonshire is bounded on the south and south-east by Cambridge shire ; on the north-east by the same • county ; on the north and north-west by Northamptonshire ; and on the south-west by Bedfordshire. It contains one county town, six market-towns, four hundreds, and 107 parishes. Its principal towns are, Huntingdon and St Ives. Cam bridgeshire is bounded on the west by Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and a point of Northamptonshire ; on the east by Suffolk ; on the south by Essex and Hertfordshire ; on the north-west by Lincolnshire ; and on the north-east by Norfolk. It contains one city, one county-town, 15 hundreds, eight market-towns, and 163 parishes. The principal towns in Cambridgeshire are, Cambridge, Ely, \Visbeach, and Newmarket. Nor folk is bounded on the north and northeast by the German Ocean ; on the south and south-east by Suf folk; and on the west by Lincolnshire and Cambridge shift. It contains one city, 33 hundreds 32 market towns, and 660 parishes. Its principal towns are, Norwich, Yarmouth, and Lynn. Suffolk is bounded on the west by Cambridgeshire; on the east by the Ger man Ocean ; on the south by Essex, and on the north by Norfolk. It contains one county-town, 22 hun dreds, 29 market-towns, and 575 parishes. The prin cipal towns in this county are, Ipswich, Bury St Ed mund's, and Lowestoffc. The county of Essex is bounded on the north by Suffolk and a part of Cam bridgeshire; on the south by the Thames, which di vides it from Kent; on the east by the German Ocean ; and on the west by Hertfordshire and Middlesex. It contains one county-town, 14 hundreds, five half hundreds, one royal liberty, 27 market-towns, and 415 parishes. The principal towns in Essex are, Chelmsford, Harwick, Colchester, Bocking, and Brain tree. Hertfordshire is bounded on the south by Mid dlesex ; on the north by Cambridgeshire and Bedford shire; on the west by Bedfordshire and Buckingham shire ; and on the east by Essex. It contains one coun ty-town, eight hundreds, 19 market-towns,- and 120 parishes. Its principal towns are, Hertford, St Albans, Ware, and Barnet. Middlesex is bounded on the east by Essex ; on the west by Buckinghamshire; on the north by Hertfordshire; and on the south by Surrey and a corner of Kent. It contains two cities, six mar ket-towns, six hundreds, and 200 parishes. The prin cipal towns in Middlesex are, London and Westmin ster, the capital of Great Britain.
The three south-eastern counties of England are, Surrey, Kent, and Sussex. Surrey is bounded on the north by Middlesex and a point of Buckinghamshire ; on the south by Sussex ; on the east by Kent ; and on the west by Berkshire and Hampshire. It con tains one county-town, 13 hundreds, 14 market-towns, and 140 parishes. The principal towns in Surrey are, Southwark, Guildford, Kingston-on-Thames, Farn ham, Dorking, and Croydon. The county of Kent is bounded on the north by the Thames; on the cast and south-east by the German Ocean and the Straits of Do ver ; on the south by Sussex; and on the west by Surrey. It contains two cities, one county-town, five lathes, 62 hundreds, 39 market-towns, and 408 parishes. The principal towns in Kent are, Canterbury, Rochester, Maidstone, Chatham, Gravesend, Dover, and Tun bridge. Sussex is bounded on the north by Surrey and Kent; on the west by Hampshire ; on the east by Kent and the British Channel ; and on the south by the lat ter. It contains one city, six rapes, 18 market-towns, 64 hundreds, and 312 parishes. Its principal towns are, Chichester, Lewes, Hastings, and Horsham.
The four southern counties of England are, Berk shire, Wiltshire, Hampshire, and Dcrsetshire. Berk shire is bounded by Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire on the north; on the north-west by a point of Glouces tershire; on the south by Hampshire ; on the east by Surrey ; and on the west by Wiltshire. It contains one county-town, 20 hundreds, 12 market-towns, and 147 parishes. Its principal towns are, Reading, Abing
don, Windsor, and Newberry. Wiltshire is bounded on the north by Gloucestershire; on the east by Berk sidre and Hampshire ; on the south by Dorsetshire ; and on the west by Somersetshire and Gloucestershire. It contains one city, 29 hundreds, 23 market-towns, and 304 parishes. Its principal towns are, Salisbury, De vizes, Wilton, Bradford, Trowbridge, and Cnippenham. Hampshire, which includes the isle of Wight, is bound ed on the north by Berkshire ; on the east by Surrey and Sussex; on the west by Wiltshire and Dorsetshire; and on the south by the English Channel. It contains one city, two county-towns, 38 hundreds, 20 market towns, and 253 parishes. The principal towns in this county are, Winchester, Southampton, and Portsmouth; and Newport, Cowes, and Yarmouth, in the isle of Wight. Dorsetshire is bounded on the south by the English Channel ; on the north by Wiltshire and Somer setshire; on the west by Devonshire ; and on the east by Hampshire. It contains one county-town, 34 hun dreds, 24 market-towns, and 248 parishes. The prin cipal towns in this county are, Dorchester, Poole, Wey mouth, Bridport, Blandford, and Shaftesbury.
The three counties in the south-western part of Eng land, are, Somersetshire, Devonshire, and Cornwall.
Somersetshire is bounded on the north-west by the Bristol Channel ; on the north-east by Gloucestershire ; on the cast by Wiltshire ; and on the south by Dorset shire and Devonshire. It contains two cities, and part of a third (Bristol), 43 hundreds, 32 market-towns, and 385 parishes. Its principal towns are, Bath, Wells, Taunton, and Bridgewater. Devonshire is bounded by the Bristol Channel on the north and north-west ; by the English Channel on the south and south-cast ; by Cornwall on the west ; and by Dorsetshire and Somersetshire on the east. It con tains one city, 33 hundreds, 39 market-towns, and 394 parishes. The principal towns in Devonshire are, Exeter, Plymouth, Barnstaple, and Honiton. Cornwall is bounded on the south by the British Channel; on the north by the Bristol Channel ; and these two seas unite to form its western boundary : on its eastern side, it borders on the county of Devon. It contains one county-town, nine hundreds, 27 mar ket-towns, and 193 parishes. Its principal towns are, Launceston, Falmouth, and Truro.
North Wales comprises six counties ; Flintshire, Denbighshire, Caernarvonshire, Anglesey, Merioneth shire, and Montgomeryshire. Flintshire is bounded by the Irish Sea on the north ; by the estuary of the Dee and the county of Cheshire on the north-east and the east ; and by Denbighshire on the south and west. It contains one city, one county-town, five hundreds, five market-towns, and 28 parishes. Its principal towns are, Flint, St Asaph, and Holywell.—Denbigh shire touches on the north upon the Irish Sea; on the north-east it is bounded by Flintshire and Cheshire ; on the south-east by Shropshire ; and from the south to the south-west by Montgomeryshire, Merionethshire, and Caernarvonshire. It contains one county-town, six hundreds, six market-towns, and 36 parishes. The principal towns in this county are, Denbigh and Wrexham. Caernarvonshire has the sea on all sides of it, except the east, where it is bounded by Denbighshire ; and the south, where it is contiguous to Merionethshire. It contains one city, one county-town, ten hundreds, five market-towns, and 71 parishes. Its principal towns are Bangor and Caernarvon.—The Island of Anglesey, on the north-west of Caernarvonshire, contains one county-town, six hundreds, three market-towns, and 74 parishes. Its principal towns are Beaumaris and Holyhead.—Merionethshire is bounded on the north by Denbighshire and Caernarvonshire ; on the east by Montgomeryshire and Denbighshire ; on the west by the Trish Sea ; and on the south by Montgomeryshire. It contains one county-town, five hundreds, four mar ket-towns, and 37 parishes. In it there is no town of consequence. The last county in North 'Wales, Montgomeryshire, is bounded by Denbighshire and Merionethshire on the north ; by the latter, and Car diganshire, on the west ; by Radnorshire and by Shrop shire on the east. It contains one county-town, nine hundreds, six market-towns, and 47 parishes. The principal towns in this county are Welshpool and Montgomery.