Template:Counties of England

Former historic counties: Cumberland · Huntingdonshire · County of London · Middlesex · North Riding of Yorkshire · Sussex · West Riding of Yorkshire · Westmorland · Yorkshire
Other former counties: Avon · Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely · Cleveland · East Suffolk · Hereford and Worcester · Hexhamshire‎ · Humberside‎ · Huntingdon and Peterborough‎ · Isle of Ely · Parts of Holland‎ · Parts of Kesteven‎‎ · Parts of Lindsey‎ · Soke of Peterborough‎ · West Suffolk

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This documentation is transcluded from Template:Counties of England/doc.

This template is intended as a navigational aid in categories of the Counties of England

Usage

{{Counties of England |prefix= |suffix= }}

Example

In Category:Towns and villages in Bedfordshire, {{Counties of England|prefix=:Category:Towns and villages in|suffix=}} produces a navigation box with all the names of all the counties of England, with wikilinks to the respective "Towns and villages" categories.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Required or optional?
prefix	Text of category namespace before the name of the county	Required — minimum = `:Category:`
suffix	Text of category namespace after the name of the county	Optional
all	Show all links without checking if they exist	Optional
IOWprefix	custom prefix for Isle of Wright	Optional

Notes

Categories that do not exist are suppressed.
The template contains the names of all present counties, all pre-1970 counties, but only some post-1970 defunct counties — e.g. 'Hereford and Worcester' is missing.

Examples

{{Counties of England|prefix=:Category:|all=1}} gives

{{Counties of England|prefix=:Category:Towns and villages in|all=1}} gives

{{Counties of England|prefix=:Category:Towns and villages in|IOWprefix=:Category:Towns and villages on|all=1}} gives

{{Counties of England|prefix=:Category:}} gives

Ceremonial counties of England: Bedfordshire · Berkshire · Buckinghamshire · Cambridgeshire · Cheshire · Cornwall · Cumbria · Derbyshire · Devon · Dorset · Durham · East Riding of Yorkshire · East Sussex · Essex · Gloucestershire · Greater London · Greater Manchester · Hampshire · Herefordshire · Hertfordshire · Isle of Wight · Kent · Lancashire · Leicestershire · Lincolnshire · Merseyside · Norfolk · North Yorkshire · Northamptonshire · Northumberland · Nottinghamshire · Oxfordshire · Rutland · Shropshire · Somerset · South Yorkshire · Staffordshire · Suffolk · Surrey · Tyne and Wear · Warwickshire · West Midlands · West Sussex · West Yorkshire · Wiltshire · Worcestershire
City-counties: Bristol · City of London

Former historic counties: Cumberland · Huntingdonshire · London · Middlesex · North Riding of Yorkshire‎ · Sussex · West Riding of Yorkshire‎ · Westmorland · Yorkshire
Other former counties: Avon · Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely · Cleveland · East Suffolk · Hereford and Worcester · Hexhamshire‎ · Humberside‎ · Huntingdon and Peterborough‎ · Isle of Ely · Parts of Holland‎ · Parts of Kesteven‎‎ · Parts of Lindsey‎ · Soke of Peterborough‎‎ · West Suffolk

{{Counties of England|prefix=:Category:Towns and villages in}} gives

Ceremonial counties of England: Bedfordshire · Berkshire · Buckinghamshire · Cambridgeshire · Cheshire · Cornwall · Cumbria · Derbyshire · Devon · Dorset · Durham · East Riding of Yorkshire · East Sussex · Essex · Gloucestershire · Greater London · Greater Manchester · Hampshire · Herefordshire · Hertfordshire · Kent · Lancashire · Leicestershire · Lincolnshire · Merseyside · Norfolk · North Yorkshire · Northamptonshire · Northumberland · Nottinghamshire · Oxfordshire · Rutland · Shropshire · Somerset · South Yorkshire · Staffordshire · Suffolk · Surrey · Tyne and Wear · Warwickshire · West Sussex · West Yorkshire · Wiltshire · Worcestershire
City-counties:

Former historic counties: Huntingdonshire · Yorkshire
Other former counties:

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