county town
English
Noun
county town (plural county towns)
- The administrative town of a county in Ireland or the United Kingdom.
- 2023 June 28, Stephen Roberts, “Bradshaw's Britain: Alton to Exeter”, in RAIL, number 986, page 59:
- Wiltshire actually comes from Wiltonshire, for Wilton was once a county town, royal residence and bishopric - a place of significance.
- A similar type of town in China.
Usage notes
- If the county town happens to have city status, it is still referred to as the county town, never the county city.
- A few eponymic towns (e.g. Buckingham, Derby, Lancaster, York) are not the county towns of their counties.
Related terms
Translations
administrative town of a county
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similar type of town in China
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