Dunbartonshire Lieutenancy

Dunbartonshire (Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatainn in Gaelic) or the County of Dumbarton, is a lieutenancy area and a registration county of Scotland. Scottish Gaelic ( Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. The Lieutenancy areas of Scotland are the areas used for the ceremonial lord-lieutenants, the monarch 's representatives in Scotland. A registration county was in England Wales and Northern Ireland a statistical unit used for the output of Census information Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Until 1975 it was a county. The counties of Scotland were the principal divisions of Scotland until 1975 The area had been previously been part of the historic district of Lennox, which was a duchy in the Peerage of Scotland, see Duke of Lennox. The district of Lennox ( Gaelic Leamhnachd ʎãũnəxg̊ often known as "the Lennox" is a region of Scotland centred around the village of A duchy is a territory fief, or domain ruled by a Duke or Duchess. The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. The title Duke of Lennox has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland, for Clan Stewart of Darnley.

Contents 1 Name 2 Boundaries 3 Abolition of county 4 References

Name

Dumbarton was formerly the county town, and the county was originally also spelled Dumbartonshire. Dumbarton ( Gaelic Dùn Breatainn d̪̊unˈb̊ɾʲɛhd̪̊ɪɲ is a Burgh in Scotland, lying on the north bank of the River Clyde By the eighteenth century the names "County of Dunbarton" and "County of Dumbarton" were used interchangeably. ^[1] Different county bodies used the two spellings: the Dunbarton County Constabulary were formed in 1857 by the Commissioners of Supply for the County of Dunbarton. Commissioners of Supply were established in each of the Counties of Scotland in 1667 originally to collect the Land Tax ^[2] Dumbartonshire County Council, set up under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 adopted the spelling "Dunbartonshire" by 1914, a fact recognised by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947. The Local Government (Scotland Act 1889 (52 & 53 Vict c 50 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which was passed on 26 August 1889. The Local Government (Scotland Act 1947 (10 & 11 Geo 6 c 65 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in ^{[3] [4]}

The name "Dumbarton" is thought to derive from the Gaelic Dùn Breatainn (Fort of the Britains), but the town stuck with the name Dumbarton, and some people continue to refer to the county as Dumbartonshire. Scottish Gaelic ( Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages.

Boundaries

The county retained a large exclave despite the boundary changes in the 1890s elsewhere in Scotland, containing Kirkintilloch and Cumbernauld, between Stirlingshire and Lanarkshire : this area had originally been part of Stirlingshire, but had been annexed to Dunbarton in the reign of David II at the request of Malcolm Fleming, Earl of Wigtown, the owner of the land, who was also Sheriff of Dumbarton. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Kirkintilloch is a burgh in Scotland, approximately eight miles north-east of central Glasgow. Cumbernauld ( Gaelic: Comar nan Allt) is a New town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Stirlingshire or the County of Stirling ( Siorrachd Sruighlea in Gaelic) is a Registration county of Scotland, based around Stirling Lanarkshire ( Siorrachd Lannraig in Gaelic) officially the County of Lanark, was formerly a county of Scotland. Daibhidh a Briuis ( Modern Gaelic: Dàibhidh Bruis) anglicised as David II ( 5 March 1324 &ndash 22 February Malcolm Fleming Earl of Wigtown († 1363 was the son of Robert Fleming a Stewart vassal and holder of the lands of Fulwood and Cumbernauld, who died sometime before ^[5]

Abolition of county

The county was abolished in 1975 by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, when it became part of the large Strathclyde Region. The counties of Scotland were the principal divisions of Scotland until 1975 Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Local Government (Scotland Act 1973 (1973 c 65 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in Scotland Strathclyde ( Srath Chluaidh in Gaelic, meaning "valley of the River Clyde" is a Historic subdivision of Scotland, and was one of the regional The regions and districts of Scotland were established under the Local Government (Scotland Act 1973 as a two-tier system of Local government in Scotland. Strathclyde was divided into nineteen districts, with the area of the former county being divided between Dumbarton, Bearsden and Milngavie, Clydebank, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth and Strathkelvin Districts, the latter also containing a small part of the former Lanarkshire. Dumbarton ( Gaelic Dùn Breatainn d̪̊unˈb̊ɾʲɛhd̪̊ɪɲ is a Burgh in Scotland, lying on the north bank of the River Clyde Bearsden and Milngavie ( Cille Phàdraig Ùr agus Muileann Dhaibhidh in Scottish Gaelic) was formerly (1975-96 one of nineteen local government Clydebank is a town in West Dunbartonshire, in the Central Lowlands of Scotland Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 1975-96 Strathkelvin ( Srath Chealbhainn in Gaelic) is the Strath of the River Kelvin in West central Scotland. Lanarkshire ( Siorrachd Lannraig in Gaelic) officially the County of Lanark, was formerly a county of Scotland.

County of Dumbarton until circa 1890
Geography
Area - Total	Ranked 29th 154,542 acres (625 km²)
County town	Dumbarton
Chapman code	DNB

The regional identity was retained for some major functions such as fire service and police at the next reorganisation of local government in 1996, but for most purposes the former county then found itself served by three new unitary councils: Argyll and Bute Council (which took over the Helensburgh and Lomond part of Dumbarton District), West Dunbartonshire Council and East Dunbartonshire Council. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. A county town is the 'capital' of a County in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. Dumbarton ( Gaelic Dùn Breatainn d̪̊unˈb̊ɾʲɛhd̪̊ɪɲ is a Burgh in Scotland, lying on the north bank of the River Clyde Chapman codes are largely a superset of the ISO 3166-2GB and BS 6879 codes identifying administrative divisions in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) This article is about the council area For the constituencies see either Argyll and Bute (UK Parliament constituency or Argyll and Bute (Scottish Parliament constituency This article is about the council area For the constituencies see either Argyll and Bute (UK Parliament constituency or Argyll and Bute (Scottish Parliament constituency West Dunbartonshire ( Gaelic: Siorrachd Dhùn Breatainn an Iar, ʃir̴əxg̊ ɣunˈb̊ɾʲɛhd̪̊ɪɲ ə ɲiəɾ is one of the 32 local government East Dunbartonshire ( Gaelic: Siorrachd Dhùn Breatainn an Ear, ʃir̴əxg̊ ɣunˈb̊ɾʲɛhd̪̊ɪɲ ə ɲɛɾ is one of the 32 Council areas Cumbernauld was not included in either of the new Dunbartonshire councils, instead being placed in the North Lanarkshire area. North Lanarkshire ( Siorrachd Lannraig a Tuath in Gaelic) is one of 32 Council areas in Scotland.

References

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