County of Moray
Historic county in Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The County of Moray, (Scottish Gaelic: Moireibh [ˈmɤɾʲəv]) or Morayshire,[1] called Elginshire until 1919,[2] is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland, bordering Nairnshire to the west, Inverness-shire to the south, and Banffshire to the east.[3][4] It was a local government county, with Elgin the county town, until 1975. The county was officially called Elginshire, sharing the name of the Elginshire parliamentary constituency, so named since 1708.[5]
Moray | |
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Coordinates: 57.3°N 3.3°W / 57.3; -3.3 | |
Country | Scotland |
County town | Elgin |
Area | |
• Total | 476 sq mi (1,233 km2) |
Ranked 17th of 34 | |
Chapman code | MOR |
The registration county, for property, is, 'County of Moray', and the Lieutenancy area, for ceremonial purposes is 'Moray' or 'Morayshire'. The lieutenancy area contains a slightly smaller area than the historic county.