| County of Inverness until circa 1890 |
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| Area - Total |
Ranked 1st 2,695,037 acres (10,906 km²) |
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| County town | Inverness |
| Chapman code | INV |
Inverness-shire also known as the county of Inverness, or Siorrachd Inbhir Nis in Gaelic, was a general purpose county of Scotland, with the burgh of Inverness as the county town, until 1975, when, under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the county area was divided for local government purposes between the two-tier Highland region (Inverness, Badenoch and Strathspey, Lochaber, and Skye and Lochalsh districts) and the unitary Western Isles. 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. Inverness (Inbhir Nis iɲɪɾʲˈniʃ is a city in northern Scotland. Chapman codes are largely a superset of the ISO 3166-2GB and BS 6879 codes identifying administrative divisions in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Scottish Gaelic ( Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. The counties of Scotland were the principal divisions of Scotland until 1975 Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Inverness (Inbhir Nis iɲɪɾʲˈniʃ is a city in northern Scotland. A county town is the 'capital' of a County in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. 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 Local government in Scotland is organised through 32 unitary authorities consisting of Councillors elected every four years by registered voters in each of the The Highland Council area ( Sgìre Comhairle na Gàidhealtachd in Gaelic, s̪g̊ʲiːɾʲə kɔ 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. County The county also known as Inverness-shire or Siorrachd Inbhir Nis in Gaelic, acquired a County council in 1890 under the Local Badenoch and Strathspey as a local District of Lochaber District coat of arms The Skye and Lochalsh District Council Coat of arms, granted by Lord Lyon King of Arms in 1987 featured a wavy blue fess The Outer Hebrides, ( officially known for local government purposes by the Gaelic name Na h-Eileanan Siar) comprise an island The county survived for registration purposes and, at the same time, the Inverness lieutenancy was defined as having the boundaries of the Highland districts of Inverness, Badenoch and Strathspey, and Lochaber. A registration county was in England Wales and Northern Ireland a statistical unit used for the output of Census information The Lord-Lieutenant of Inverness, is the British Monarch 's personal representative in an area which has been defined since 1975 as consisting of the
Inverness-shire acquired a county council in 1890, under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889, and, under the same legislation, boundaries were altered to make the county a single contiguous area (except, of course, for island areas of the county). A County council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a County. 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.
Although the new boundaries were supposed to be valid for all purposes (unlike earlier boundaries, which were really default boundaries and not necessarily those used for any particular purpose), the burgh of Inverness, the burgh of Fort William, and the burgh of Kingussie, which had their own town councils, retained autonomous status and were generally beyond the writ of the new county council. Fort William ( Scottish Gaelic: An Gearasdan, "The Garrison" is the largest town in the highlands of Scotland, now that Inverness Kingussie ( Gaelic: Ceann a' Ghiuthasaich) (pronounced kin-yewsie is a small Town and is head of Badenoch and Strathspey The town of Inverness had been established as a royal burgh since the mid 12th century, Fort William, originally with the name Gordonsburgh, had been established as a burgh of barony since 1618, and Kingussie had been established as a burgh of barony since 1464. A royal burgh was a type of Scottish Burgh which had been founded by or subsequently granted a Royal charter. A burgh of barony is a type of Scottish town ( Burgh) They were distinct from Royal burghs as the title was granted to a tenant-in-chief a landowner who held Also, use of the new boundaries for parliamentary elections was specifically excluded.
The Boundary Commissioners for Scotland, a body created by the 1889 act, transferred part of the parish of Cawder and part of the parish of Croy and Dalcross from the county of Inverness to the county of Nairn, part of the parish of Petty and two parts of the parish of Daviot and Dunlichty from the parish county of Nairn to the county of Inverness, part of the parish of Kilmallie and part of the parish of Small Isles from the county of Argyll to the county of Inverness, and part of the parish of Kilmorack from the county of Inverness to the county of Ross and Cromarty. County The county also known as Nairnshire or Siorrachd Inbhir Narann in Gaelic, was described in 1846 as "about twenty-two miles in Argyll, Archaically Argyle ( Earra-Ghàidheal in modern Gaelic) is a region of western Scotland corresponding with most of the part Ross and Cromarty Committee area (1996-date Ross and Cromarty lieutenancy area (1996-date Thus the county of Inverness covered a large mainland area and various island areas off the west coast. The coast is defined as the part of the land adjoining or near the Ocean. The mainland area had coastline in both the east and the west and included the towns of Kingussie, Fort William, and Mallaig. Mallaig is a port in Lochaber, on the west coast of the Highlands of Scotland. The island areas included North Uist, South Uist, and Harris in the Outer Hebrides, and Skye, and the Small Isles in the Inner Hebrides. North Uist ( Scottish Gaelic: Uibhist a Tuath) is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. South Uist ( Scottish Gaelic: Uibhist a Deas) is an Island of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. Harris ( Na Hearadh in Scottish Gaelic nə hɛɾəɣ is the southern part of the largest island of the Western Isles of Scotland or Outer The Outer Hebrides, ( officially known for local government purposes by the Gaelic name Na h-Eileanan Siar) comprise an island Skye or the Isle of Skye ( Scottish Gaelic An t-Eilean Sgitheanach əɲ tʰʲelan s̪kʲiə Please note there is also a group called "Small Isles" off south east Jura Scotland The Small Isles ( Scottish Gaelic: Na h-Eileanan The Inner Hebrides ( Scottish Gaelic: Na h-Eileanan a-staigh - the inner isles is an Archipelago off the west coast of Scotland, to the south The county had neighbouring counties as follow: Ross and Cromarty to the north, Nairn, Moray, Banff, and Aberdeen to the east, and Perth, and Argyll to the south. Moray ( Moireibh in Gaelic) is one of the Registration counties of Scotland, bordering Nairnshire to the west Inverness-shire The County of Banff is a Registration county for property and Banffshire (ˈbæmfʃə ( Siorrachd Bhanbh in Gaelic) is a Lieutenancy area Aberdeenshire or the County of Aberdeen ( Siorrachd Obar Dheathain in Gaelic) is a Registration county of Scotland. Perthshire ( Siorrachd Pheairt in Gaelic) officially the County of Perth, is a Registration county in central Scotland.
In 1972, the Isle of Rockall Act was passed, formally incorporating the tiny island of Rockall into Scotland as part of the Isle of Harris, Inverness-shire. The Island of Rockall Act 1972 (1972 c 2 is a UK Act of Parliament formally annexing Rockall in its entirety to protect it from Irish and Rockall is a small uninhabited rocky Islet in the north Atlantic Ocean, and one of the sea areas named in the Shipping Forecast broadcast on BBC Harris ( Na Hearadh in Scottish Gaelic nə hɛɾəɣ is the southern part of the largest island of the Western Isles of Scotland or Outer Harris is now within Na h-Eileanan Siar, formerly known as the Western Isles local government area. The Outer Hebrides, ( officially known for local government purposes by the Gaelic name Na h-Eileanan Siar) comprise an island
Parliamentary constituencies
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There was an Inverness-shire constituency of the Parliament of Great Britain (Westminster) from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (also at Westminster) from 1801 to 1918. Scottish Westminster constituencies were Scottish Constituencies of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain, normally The Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) has 73 constituencies, each electing one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP by the Plurality ( First Inverness-shire was a County constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain form 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and Parliament of Scotland The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories The constituency represented, nominally, the county of Inverness minus the parliamentary burgh of Inverness, which was represented as a component of the Inverness District of Burghs constituency. Inverness (Inbhir Nis iɲɪɾʲˈniʃ is a city in northern Scotland. Inverness Burghs was a District of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain (at Westminster
In 1918 the county constituency was divided between two new constituencies, the Inverness constituency and the Western Isles constituency. Inverness was a County constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1983 Na h-Eileanan an Iar (formerly Western Isles) pron nə ˈhɪlənən ənˈjɪə(r is a constituency of the House of Commons of The Inverness constituency included the burgh of Inverness, other components of the district of burghs being divided between the Moray and Nairn constituency and the Ross and Cromarty constituency. The Act of Union 1707 and Pre-Union Scottish legislation provided for 14 Members of Parliament (MPs from Scotland to be elected from districts of Moray and Nairn was a County constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1983 Ross and Cromarty was a County constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1983
In 1983, eight years after the local government county of Inverness had been divided between the Highland region and the Western Isles council area, three new constituencies were created to cover the Highland region. The Highland Council area ( Sgìre Comhairle na Gàidhealtachd in Gaelic, s̪g̊ʲiːɾʲə kɔ The Outer Hebrides, ( officially known for local government purposes by the Gaelic name Na h-Eileanan Siar) comprise an island One of these, Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber, had Inverness in its name. Inverness Nairn and Lochaber was a County constituency of the House of Commons of the of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 to 1997
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