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Scout county (The Scout Association)

A Scout County (also Scout Area) is an administrative division within The Scout Association of the United Kingdom. there were 115 Counties and Areas in the United Kingdom. These bodies are responsible for providing programmes and support for their member Scout Districts.

The term County is used by England and Northern Ireland, while Area is used in Wales and Region in Scotland. For the purposes of this article, the term County is used where County, Area or Region can be applied.

Organisation

Counties are led by a County Commissioner (who is appointed by the Chief Scout), who is supported by a team of Assistant County Commissioners and an Executive Committee.

Counties are themselves divided into Districts. The average County will have around 10 Districts, and around 3,900 members (of which 3,150 are under 18).

Counties are responsible for the provision of the Scout Network, as well as supporting all Scouting activities within their member Districts.

Scout Counties in England

There are currently 58 counties in England. They are:

Avon
Bedfordshire
Berkshire
Birmingham
Buckinghamshire
Cambridgeshire
Central Yorkshire
Cheshire
Cleveland
Cornwall
Coventry
Cumbria
Derbyshire
Devon
Dorset
Durham
East Lancashire
East Sussex
Essex
Gloucestershire
Hampshire
Hereford and Worcester
Hertfordshire
Humberside
Isle of Wight
Kent
Leicestershire
Lincolnshire
Greater London Middlesex West
Greater London North
Greater London North East
Greater London South
Greater London South East
Greater London South West
Greater Manchester East
Greater Manchester North
Greater Manchester West
Merseyside
Norfolk
Northamptonshire
Northumberland
North Yorkshire
Nottinghamshire
Oxfordshire
Shropshire
Solihull
Somerset
South Yorkshire
Staffordshire
Suffolk
Surrey
Warwickshire
West Lancashire
West Mercia
West Sussex
West Yorkshire
Wiltshire

Scout Counties in Northern Ireland

Antrim
Armagh
Belfast
Down
Fermanagh
Londonderry
Tyrone

Scout Regions in Scotland

Highlands and Islands
North East
East
South East
Forth
Clyde
West
South West

Scout Areas in Wales

Brecknock
Cardiff and Vale
Carmarthenshire
Ceredigion
Clwyd
Glamorgan
Gwent
Mid Glamorgan
Montgomeryshire
Snowdonia and Anglesey
Pembrokeshire
Radnor

Scout Areas outside of the United Kingdom

British Scouting Overseas

References

"Scouting in the United Kingdom". The Scout Association.

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