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The Association of British Counties (ABC) is a non-party-political society formed in 1989 by television personality Russell Grant〔https://www.gov.uk/government/news/by-george-englands-traditional-counties-can-return-to-englands-roads〕 to promote the historic counties of the United Kingdom. It argues that the historic counties are an important part of Britain's cultural heritage and as such should be preserved and promoted. It also proposes that there be a clear official distinction between the historic counties and the administrative units known as counties — first described as a separate entity in the Local Government Act 1888.〔Local Government Act 1888, Part V, Section 100〕 ==Definitions and County boundaries recognised by the Association== The ABC recognises ninety-two historic counties of the United Kingdom; and provides a gazetteer of British place names to enable their identification.〔()〕 The gazetteer identifies the corresponding historic county with respect to the Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844, in addition to cross-referencing other administrative areas. The Association does not believe that counties corporate enjoy county status "in the ordinary sense of the term" and includes them within the historic county or counties in which they lie geographically.〔(ABC FAQ )〕 The association declares that the "most authoritative definition of the boundaries of the Counties of Great Britain is that obtained by the Ordnance Survey during its first national survey of Great Britain".〔(Association of British Counties - Aims and Objectives )〕 Areas transferred from one county to another by the Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844 are "considered to be associated with both their parent County (from which they are detached) and the County in which they locally lie.".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Association of British Counties」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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