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County of itself
A town or city that had the status of a county in its own right. This usually meant that it had its own sheriff, quarter sessions, and parliamentary constituency. aka county corporate or corporate county.
This can be used as a value for Property:Is instance of in Form:Area.
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| Subclass of: | Civil area |
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A county of itself or county corporate was a town or city that had the status of a county in its own right. This usually meant that it had its own sheriff, quarter sessions, and parliamentary constituency. It could still be part of its parent county at large for assize courts if the county was part of the assize system.
