This is a list of

historic counties of England The historic counties of England are areas that were established for administration by the Normans, in many cases based on earlier kingdoms and shires created by the Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Celts and others. They are alternatively known as an ...

by area as at the 1831 census.1831 Census cited i
Vision of Britain
- Ancient county data Note that

Monmouthshire Monmouthshire ( cy, Sir Fynwy) is a county in the south-east of Wales. The name derives from the historic county of the same name; the modern county covers the eastern three-fifths of the historic county. The largest town is Abergavenny, wit ...

was considered to be part of England at the time.

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{{UK Census area and population 1831 United Kingdom census Area in 1831 1831 in England