Counties in England, according to the Association of British Counties, with major cities in county; traditional counties of England, with name variants and status.

Dataset sheets:

• ABC English counties: recent county list with major cities
• traditional English counties: eighteenth-century English counties, with name variants and status
• country name variants: additional county name variants

Related datasets:

• John Howard’s first visits to county jails
• prisoners in England and Wales by County, 1780-1850
• prisoners in London prisons, summary data 1779-1850