Home›County›Largest CityBrowse ByLargest CityFactsLargest CitySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonPrimary AssociationWell-attestedEngland (French/Latin Origin) 1Largest CityFilter Results2 entriesCountryAllUnited Kingdom (2)Administrative Division TypeAllCounties (World) (2)Population BandAll1,815,165 to 3,555,818 (1)108,309 to 1,814,396 (1)Area BandAll55 to 6,097.19 sq km (2)ContinentAllEurope (2)Capital CityAllPreston, Lancashire (1)Area (sq km)All41.76 (1)Climate ZoneAllTemperate (2)CoastalAllYes (1)Elevation BandAllLowland (2)PopulationAll147,835 (1)160,257 (1)Time ZoneAllUTC+00:00 (2)Show ResultsBrowseComparePreston, LancashireLargest City1 entrySouthend-on-SeaLargest City1 entrySources1. County - Wikipediatier 2WikipediaLead sectionQuote, Lead sectionHowever, there were no such counts in medieval England, and when the French-speaking Normans took control of England after 1066 they transplanted the French and medieval Latin terms to describe the pre-existing Anglo Saxon shires, even though they did not establish any system placing the administration of shires under the control of high-level nobles.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.