England is currently made up of 48 counties, but changes have been made to county borders on a regular basis.  Each county has its own regional dialect and these can vary considerably across the country, with some more recognisable than others.

County Name	Abbreviation
Bedfordshire	Beds.
Berkshire	Berks.
Buckinghamshire	Bucks.
Cambridgeshire	Cambs.
Cheshire
City of Bristol
City of London
Cornwall (Kernow)
County of Durham
Cumbria
Derbyshire	Derbys.
Devon
Dorset
East Riding of Yorkshire
East Sussex
Essex
Gloucestershire	Gloucs.
Greater London
Greater Manchester
Hampshire	Hants.
Herefordshire	Herefords.
Hertfordshire	Herts.
Isle of Wight
Kent
Lancashire	Lancs.
Leicestershire
Lincolnshire	Lincs.
Merseyside
Norfolk
North Yorkshire
Northamptonshire	Northants.
Northumberland
Nottinghamshire	Notts.
Oxfordshire	Oxon.
Rutland
Shropshire	Salop
Somerset
South Yorkshire
Staffordshire	Staffs.
Suffolk
Surrey
Tyne & Wear
Warwickshire	Warwicks.
West Midlands
West Sussex
West Yorkshire
Wiltshire	Wilts.
Worcestershire
Yorkshire	Yorks.

County map of England (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counties_of_England)

Towns and Villages of Interest

London
Berwick-upon-Tweed

Photographs and text © Lisa Evans 2013 (except where stated)