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Thread #67150 Message #1121640
Posted By: Liz the Squeak
23-Feb-04 - 06:22 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: Do counties matter?
Subject: RE: Folklore: Do counties matter?
English counties - in the 12th Century, a shire had a shire moot, the others had borough moots. I suspect it was all down to how much money and what sort of industries were going on.