County town

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A county town is the most important town of any county in Britain and Ireland. It is the place were the local government of the county is based and it has usually been the county town for hundreds of years. It is also usually the biggest town in the county. There is often a university in or near the county town. Cities can also be county towns, such as Hereford.

Some examples of county towns today in England:

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