Counties in England are confusing because they came in generations.  There were the Historical Counties prior to I think 1998; and then the Ceremonial Counties, until 2013?   And now we have the Metropolitan and non-Metropolitan Counties, of which there are 82 not including London.  And then there’s Wales, which we’ll defer until we get there.

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Keith AdamsSeems odd to be using a German (?) map as a reference for counties in England...
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Scott AndersonTo Keith AdamsI noticed that too, but it was the best unwatermarked version I could find.
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 I like to keep count, and I like reinforcing the mental map I’ve gradually been developing; so I’ll update this as we go with new counties as we come to them.  While I’m at it I might as well keep track of the AONB’s (Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty) and significant parks we bike through. 

Kent: Dover, Canterbury, Rochester

     - Kent Downs AONB

Essex: Maldon

Suffolk: Ipswitch

     - Dedham Vale AONB

     - Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB

Cambridgeshire: Ely, Peterborough

Northamptonshire: day ride west from Peterborough

Lincolnshire: Boston

     -Lincolnshire Wolds AONB

East Riding: Hull, Flamborough

North Yorkshire: Pickering, Whitby, Great Ayton, Richmond

     - North York Moors National Park

Durham: day ride from Richmond to Egglestone Abbey

Cumbria: Penrith, Keswick, Whitehavenn, Nether Wasdale, Ulverston

     - Lake District National Park

Conwy: Conwy

Gwynedd: day rides from Conwy

     - Snowdonia National Park

Shropshire: Shrewsbury, Ludlow

     - Shropshire Hills AONB

Powys: Knucklas, Rhayader, Hay-on-Wye

     - Cambrian Mountains

Monmouthshire: Abergavenny

     - Brecon Beacons National Park

Gloucestershire: Thornbury

Wiltshire: Malmesbury, Marlborough, Salisbury

     - Cotswolds AONB

     - North Wessex Downs AONB

     - Cranborne Chase AONB

Berkshire: day ride from Marlborough

Dorset: Blandford Forum