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<DIV><SPAN class=687215317-29122013><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>With 
due respect to Tim Jackson, it is a myth that English county 
boundaries were unchanged until 1974.  There are a lot of 
examples of minor adjustments, though many (like the transfer of Dalton, near 
Burton-in-Kendal from Lancashire to Westmorland in 1894) didn't involve 
places with change ringing bells.  Most importantly, is he going to take 
account of the detached outliers that existed before 1844?  See by way of 
an explanation <A 
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counties_%28Detached_Parts%29_Act_1844">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counties_%28Detached_Parts%29_Act_1844</A> - 
does Halesowen count as being in Shropshire or Worcestershire?  And is 
Wokingham in Wiltshire or Berkshire?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=687215317-29122013><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Peter 
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