Counties

Bedfordshire is a small county, lying west of Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Huntingdonshire and east of the counties of Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire. Prior to 1832, the county was divided into 128 parishes. This database contains information about books purchased or owned by 10 parishes in the county.

Bedfordshire is an irregularly shaped county, bordering Oxfordshire to the north, Hampshire to the south, Wiltshire to the west and the counties of Buckinghamshire, Middlesex (now Greater London) and Surrey on its eastern boundary.  Prior to 1832, the county was divided into 193 parishes. This database contains information about books purchased or owned by 18 parishes in the county.

Buckinghamshire is an irregularly shaped county lying to the east of the county of Oxfordshire and west of the county of Hertfordshire.  It has borders with Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire to the north and to Berkshire and Middlesex on its southern edge.

The City of London, England's capital city, lay within the county of Middlesex and possessed ancient privileges of government, controlled by the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Common Councillors.

Cornwall is the most westerly county of England. Prior to 1832, the county was divided into 208 parishes. This database contains information about books purchased or owned by 52 parishes in the county.