List of United Kingdom county nicknames

This is a list of nicknames for counties of the United Kingdom. This includes the counties of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. Counties are only included if they have a nickname.

List

CountyNicknameOrigins and notes
BedfordshireClangersFrom Bedfordshire clangers
BerkshireBerks
The Royal County
Shortening of Berkshire
Due to Windsor Castle being in the county
BerwickshireDuns-shireDue to Duns being the county town
BuckinghamshireBucksShortening of Buckinghamshire
CambridgeshireCambsShortening of Cambridgeshire
Carmarthenshire Carms / Sir Gar Shortening of Carmarthenshire / Welsh for Carmarthenshire
Ceredigion Cardiganshire Ceredigion is from the ancient kingdom but Cardiganshire is sometimes colloquially used instead
ClackmannanshireClacksShortening of Clackmannanshire
CornwallKernowCornish name for Cornwall
County AntrimThe GlenmenFrom the Glens of Antrim
County ArmaghThe Orchard County
The Cathedral County
Due to large number of orchards
Due to the Primate of All Ireland being based in the county
County DownThe Mourne CountyFrom the Mourne Mountains
County FermanaghThe Maguire CountyFrom the Medieval Lord, Baron Maguire
County LondonderryThe Oak-Leaf CountyDerry, an anglicisation of Doire, is Irish for oak grove, leading to an oak leaf being used on the county crest
County TyroneThe Red Hand CountyFrom the Red Hand of Ulster on the county's GAA crest
Derbyshire Derbys Shortening of Derbyshire
Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych Denbs / Ddinbych Shortening of Denbighshire / Shorthand from Welsh
FifeKingdom of FifeReferring to the old Kingdom of Fife
Flintshire / Sir y Fflint Flints / Fflint Shortening of Flintshire / Shorthand from Welsh
GloucestershireGlosShortening of Gloucestershire
HampshireHantsShortening of Hampshire
HertfordshireHertsShortening of Hertfordshire
Isle of Anglesey / Ynys MônMônShortened from the Welsh name for Anglesey
KentThe Garden of EnglandFrom the county's produce of fruit and agricultural crops
KincardineshireThe MearnsFrom the Anglicisation of the Scots Gaelic word for The Stewartry
LancashireThe Red Rose CountyFrom the red rose symbol of the Duchy of Lancaster
LeicestershireLeicsShortening of Leicestershire
LincolnshireLincsShortening of Lincolnshire
MiddlesexMiddxShortening of Middlesex
Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy Mons / Fynwy Shortening of Monmouthshire / Shorthand from Welsh
NorthamptonshireNorthantsShortening of Northamptonshire
NorthumberlandNorthdShortening of Northumberland
NottinghamshireNottsShortening of Nottinghamshire
OxfordshireOxonShortening of Oxfordshire
PeeblesshireTweeddaleDue to being part of the district of Tweeddale
Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro Pembs / Benfro Shortening of Pembrokeshire / Shorthand from Welsh
ShetlandZetlandFrom the archaic spelling for Shetland
ShropshireSalopFrom old abbreviations for Shropshire
StaffordshireStaffsShortening of Staffordshire
Sussex Sx Shortening of Sussex
WarwickshireWarksAbbreviation for Warwickshire
WiltshireWiltsShortening of Wiltshire
WorcestershireWorcsShortening of Worcestershire
YorkshireGod's Own CountySelf-proclaimed

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