The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England.
They are also often called geographic counties.
† ceremonial county covers larger area than the non-metropolitan county
The Lieutenancies Act 1997 defines the "ceremonial counties" in terms of local government areas created by the Local Government Act 1972 as amended. Schedule 1, paragraphs 2–5 defines them as:
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