County of Moray
Historic county in Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Elginshire" redirects here. For the electoral constituency, see Elginshire (UK Parliament constituency).
"County of Elgin" redirects here. For Ontario municipality, see Elgin County.
This article is about the County of Moray. For the council area, see Moray.
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]
Quick Facts Moray, Country ...
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 |
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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.