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Association of British Counties (ABC)

Description

The Association of British Counties (ABC) is a society dedicated to promoting awareness of the continuing importance of the 92 historic counties of the United Kingdom.

The ABC believes that the historic counties are an important part of the culture, geography and heritage of The United Kingdom. The ABC contends that Britain needs a fixed popular geography, one divorced from the ever changing names and areas of local government but, instead, one rooted in history, public understanding and commonly held notions of community and identity. The ABC, therefore, seeks to fully re-establish the use of the historic counties as the standard popular geographical reference frame of Britain and to further encourage their use as a basis for social, sporting and cultural activities.

Offers funding

No, this infrastructure does not provide funding.

Founding year

1989

Contact details

Website: https://abcounties.com/
Public email: enquiries@abcounties.com
  • @britishcounties
  • abcounties
  • @britishcounties

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Type

  • Learned society or subject association
  • Association

Project Tags

  • Cultural studies tag
  • Geography tag
  • Heritage tag
  • History tag

Last modified:

2023-10-23 15:20:05

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