Part of the province of Leinster, bordered by Meath, Kildare, Wicklow, and the Irish Sea, is County Dublin. Ireland’s most populous county is divided into the local government areas of Dublin City, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Fingal, and South Dublin; the latter three were created in 1994. Discoveries of inhabitants dating back to the late Mesolithic period make this county the oldest in Ireland. With a rich history from the Vikings through to expansion in the 1960’s it is clear to see why there is a strong influence on tourism, but don’t underestimate the new draws such as the Guinness Storehouse.","In the South East of England, Surrey borders with Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire as well as Greater London. Surrey has the highest land area of woodland of all the counties in England, four horse race courses and multiply golf courses. The area of Surrey changed through history with Southwark (Roman Settlement) moving into Greater London, as well as Newington. Many castles and Estates were built, through the 14th Century these were built more for prestige than military importance.","In America, those who took up arms for the Crown and fought for a United Empire longed to see the English people united under a common flag and sovereign. These largely forgotten U. E. Loyalists (United Empire Loyalists) who resolved not to live under any flag but the British flag were often driven out of the United States.","Located in the South West of England, Gloucestershire comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, River Severn and the entire Forest of Dean. Bordered by Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, and Wiltshire, Bristol and Somerset as well as the Welsh county of Monmouthshire. Mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in the 10th century, when it originally included Bristol, which became its own county in 1373 due to a large population growth. ","Pembrokeshire (Pembroke, Sir Benfro)
Bordered by Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, and the sea, Pembrokeshire’s beaches are award-winning, with the tourist highlight of visiting the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. Habitation was discovered to extend back 125,000 and 70,000 years, with numerous prehistoric sites and Neolithic remains. In 2018 a 1st-century Celtic chariot burial was discovered, the first such find in Wales. In 1972, a second reservoir for south Pembrokeshire, at Llys y Fran, was completed.","With coast line along the English Channel and access routes to the Isle of Wright, Hampshire (Hants) has two of the largest cities well known in history, Southampton and Portsmouth which are administered separately. Originally named after Southampton which was a settlement, it is now one of the most affluent counties in England. Home to famous writers Jane Austen and Charles Dickens, as well as the childhood home of Florence Nightingale and birth place of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. It has been occupied since the end of the last Ice Age around 12,000 BCE when sea levels were lower and the land bridge was too attached to Europe. ","Most Welsh surnames are patronymic; that is, they are derived from a personal name of an ancestor. In the Middle Ages, the prefixes ap, ab (son of) and ferch (daughter of) were commonly found in Welsh surnames.",null],"lnksHoverSummaryImgURL":[null,"/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/bayeux1.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/knight.webp?pos=floatRight","","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/books.webp?pos=floatRight","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Cambridgeshire England.webp?pos=floatRight","","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Lincolnshire England.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Bedfordshire England.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/pipe_roll_1194.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Yorkshire England.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Berkshire England.webp?pos=floatRight","","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/books2.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Sussex England.webp?pos=floatRight","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/first_fleet_ship.webp?pos=floatRight","","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/cornwall.webp?pos=floatRight","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/dounty_dublin.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/surrey_england.webp?pos=floatRight","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Gloucestershire England.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/wales_pembrokeshire.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Hampshire England.webp?pos=floatRight","",null],"mode":"f","s":"Miles","sU":"MILES","oC":"EN","o":"English","o2":null,"cOk":true,"c":"/dpreview/MILES/EN/Miles/family-crest-coat-of-arms.png","c2":"/dpreview/ANDERSON/SC/Anderson/family-crest-coat-of-arms.png","v":"1","sections":["","SettlersUS","SettlersCA","SettlersAU","SettlersNZ","SettlersZA","SettlersWI","Settlers","ContemporaryNotable","ContemporaryNotables","HistoricEvents","RelatedStories","Motto","SuggestedReading","Citations",""]}
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