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<p>A <b>non-metropolitan county</b>, or colloquially, <b>shire county</b>, is a <a href="page.php?w=Subdivisions_of_England">subdivision of England</a> used for <a href="page.php?w=Local_government_in_England">local government</a>.</p>

<p>The non-metropolitan counties were originally created in 1974 as part of a reform of local government in <a href="page.php?w=England_and_Wales">England and Wales</a>, and were the top tier of a <a href="page.php?w=Two-tier_local_government_in_England">two-tier system</a> of counties and <a href="page.php?w=Districts_of_England">districts</a>.</p><p>
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