administrative county

noun

, British.

a principal administrative division in Great Britain, usually not coextensive with traditional county boundaries.

First recorded in 1945–50

It embraced the whole administrative county of London (including the City of London), proceeding gradually by groups of parishes.

Each administrative county has a court of quarter sessions, and the two are divided into ten petty sessional divisions.

In the following list the boroughs which extend outside the administrative county of London are noted.

Chelsea (detached portion in administrative county of Middlesex, Kensal Town).

The registration county of London coincides with the administrative county.

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