Editing Shire (section)

===Non-county "shires"===
====England====
Historically, the suffix "-shire" could be a generalised term referring to a district. It did not acquire the strong association with [[county]] until later{{when|date=January 2025}}. Other than these, the term was used for several other districts. [[Bedlingtonshire]], [[Craikshire]], [[Norhamshire]] and [[Islandshire]] were [[exclave]]s of County Durham, and were [[Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844|incorporated into Northumberland or Yorkshire in 1844]]. The suffix was also used for many [[hundred (division)|hundred]]s, [[wapentake]]s and [[Liberty (division)|liberties]] such as:
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* [[Allertonshire]]
* [[Blackburnshire]]
* [[Halfshire]]
* [[Howdenshire]]
* [[Leylandshire]]
* [[Powdershire]]
* [[Pydarshire]]
* [[Richmondshire]]
* [[Liberty of Ripon|Riponshire]]
* [[Salfordshire]]
* [[Triggshire]]
* [[Tynemouthshire]]
* [[West Derby (hundred)|West Derbyshire]]
* [[Wivelshire]]
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Also carrying the "shire" suffix were [[county corporate|counties corporate]] such as [[Hullshire]], and other districts such as [[Applebyshire]], [[Bamburghshire]], [[Carlisle, Cumbria|Carlisleshire]], [[Coldinghamshire]], [[Cravenshire]], [[Hallamshire]], [[Mashamshire]] and [[Yetholmshire]].
 
[[Richmondshire]] was, from 1974 to 2023, the name of a [[Districts of England|local government district]] of [[North Yorkshire]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Next steps for new unitary councils in Cumbria, North Yorkshire and Somerset |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/next-steps-for-new-unitary-councils-in-cumbria-north-yorkshire-and-somerset |website=GOV.UK |access-date=20 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/new-council-0|title=The new council|publisher=[[North Yorkshire County Council]]|accessdate=20 November 2024}}</ref>
====Scotland====
Non-county shires were very common in Scotland. [[Kinross-shire]] and [[Clackmannanshire]] are arguably{{by whom|date=January 2025}} survivals from such districts. Non-county "shires" in Scotland include [[Coldinghamshire]] and [[Yetholmshire]].