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Counties - English Counties 2
There are different uses for the word 'county'. These quizzes are about the 48 geographic counties of England - sometimes known as the ceremonial counties.
How well do you know the English counties - here is your chance to find out!
1 .
What is the name of this geographic county?
Buckinghamshire
Tyne and Wear
Northumberland
Kent
- Admin HQ at Morpeth
- More castles than any other county
- Contains some of the Cheviot Hills
- County flower is the Bloody Cranesbill
- Collieries and coal mines were at Ellington and Ashington
- Bobby and Jack Charlton born at Ashington
- 'Capability' Brown (landscape designer) born at Kirkharle
- George Stephenson (engineer) born at Wylam
- Grace Darling (Victorian heroine) born at Bamburgh
- Tidal island at Lindisfarne
2 .
What is the name of this geographic county?
Shropshire
Somerset
Dorset
Essex
- No cities
- 3 large ports – Poole, Weymouth and Portland
- Poole is one of the largest natural harbours in the world
- Experimental new town near Dorchester
- Thomas Hardy born at Higher Bockhampton
- Airport at Hurn
- Popular tourist towns of Lyme Regis and Swanage
- Seaside resorts of Bournemouth and Weymouth
- Swannery at Abbotsbury
- One of the most expensive places to live in Europe is Sandbanks near Poole
3 .
What is the name of this geographic county?
Berkshire
Northumberland
Devon
Cornwall
- Has only one border with another county
- Has only one city
- The largest town is St Austell
- Tin and copper mining were important
- Mines are now a World Heritage Site
- Home to the Eden Project
- China clay extraction at St Austell
- 'Best UK Holiday Region' in 2010
- Courts of Justice are in Truro
- Famous surfing at Newquay and Bude
4 .
What is the name of this geographic county?
Shropshire
Staffordshire
Durham
Hertfordshire
- Contains part of the Peak District National Park
- The Pennine Way goes through the County
- Highest village in Britain is Flash
- Highest point is Cheeks Hill
- Area of natural beauty is Cannock Chase
- Keele University in Newcastle-under-Lyme
- In 2009 Anglo-Saxon gold was found near Lichfield
- Largest city is Stoke-on-Trent
- Alton Towers at Alton
- Football club founded in 1863 at Stoke
- Only synagogue is in Newcastle-under-Lyme
5 .
What is the name of this geographic county?
Northumberland
Gloucestershire
Tyne and Wear
Isle of Wight
- "Angel of the North" near the A1
- Locals called Geordies
- Contains part of Hadrian's Wall
- Metro centre at Gateshead
- Bede's World at Jarrow
- Daniel Defoe lived in Hillgate
- Stephenson's Rocket was built in Newcastle
- The first public demonstration of a light bulb was in Newcastle
- First church in Britain to have stained glass windows was Monkwearmouth
6 .
What is the name of this geographic county?
Berkshire
Oxfordshire
Worcestershire
Wiltshire
- Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge born at Reading
- Dulux Paints manufactured in Slough
- High-tech industries based in Bracknell
- World headquarters of Vodafone at Newbury
- Traditional cheese made at Riseley and Barkham
- Ricky Gervais born in Reading
- Ascot Racecourse
- Windsor Racecourse
- Greenham Common
- Windsor Castle
7 .
What is the name of this geographic county?
Lincolnshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
Suffolk
West Yorkshire
- Economy is mainly based on agriculture
- Admin. Headquarters at Beverley
- University at Hull
- Heritage coast at Flamborough Head
- Natural gas terminal at Easington
- Market towns at Driffield, Goole and Pocklington
- Contains Beverley Racecourse
- Yacht club at Bridlington
- Flying and Gliding at Eddsfield Airfield
- Suburban villages at Cottingham and Willerby
8 .
What is the name of this geographic county?
Suffolk
Surrey
Essex
Cornwall
- Highest point at 484 feet is near Langley
- Contains part of Epping Forest
- Contains London Stansted Airport
- Electronic companies at Harlow
- Garrison town of Colchester
- Production of bank notes at Loughton
- Basildon and Harlow were built after WW2
- Lakeside Shopping Centre at Thurrock
- Royal Corinthian Yacht Club at Burnham-on-Crouch
- Audley End House in Saffron Walden
9 .
What is the name of this geographic county?
Leicestershire
Dorset
West Yorkshire
Rutland
- Smallest English county
- Only county in England that doesn't have a McDonalds
- Only two towns – Oakham and Uppingham
- County motto translates as 'Much in Little'
- Residents known as Raddlemen
- Contains the UK's largest man made lake
- Breeding site for ospreys
- Stephen Fry was expelled from Uppingham School
- Cement quarry at Ketton
- Prison at Stocken
10 .
What is the name of this geographic county?
Hampshire
Leicestershire
Rutland
Lancashire
- Europe's largest outdoor covered market
- National Space Centre in the county city
- Home of the Quorn Hunt
- Highest point is Bardon Hill – 912 feet
- Symbol of the county cricket club is the fox
- 'Great Paul' bell was made in Loughborough
- New National Forest around Coalville area
- County hall in Glenfield
- Dunelm Mill at Syston
- Belvoir Castle near Grantham
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