Ceremonial County Tripoints
The table contains a list of the 68 tripoints for the ceremonial counties of England following the changes of the Local Government Act 1972 and Lieutenancies Act 1997. Also included are the four points at which two counties meet the national border (three with Wales, one with Scotland). For each tripoint the counties are ordered with the first alphabetically given first, and the counties listed anti-clockwise around the point from there.
| County 1 | County 2 | County 3 | Grid Ref | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon | Dorset | Somerset | ST328027 | |
| Dorset | Wiltshire | Somerset | ST773311 | |
| Dorset | Hampshire | Wiltshire | SU031211 | |
| Hampshire | West Sussex | Surrey | SU873326 | |
| East Sussex | Surrey | West Sussex | TQ419398 | |
| East Sussex | Kent | Surrey | TQ434401 | |
| Berkshire | Buckinghamshire | Oxfordshire | SU766834 | |
| Berkshire | Surrey | Buckinghamshire | TQ026757 | |
| Berkshire | Hampshire | Surrey | SU854599 | |
| Berkshire | Wiltshire | Hampshire | SU350590 | |
| Berkshire | Oxfordshire | Wiltshire | SU289807 | |
| Greater London | Surrey | Kent | TQ424568 | |
| Essex | Hertfordshire | Greater London | TQ375999 | |
| Essex | Greater London | Kent | TQ535786 | |
| Cambridgeshire | Norfolk | Lincolnshire | TF466178 | |
| Cambridgeshire | Suffolk | Norfolk | TL652848 | |
| Cambridgeshire | Essex | Suffolk | TL649435 | |
| Cambridgeshire | Hertfordshire | Essex | TL420361 | |
| Cambridgeshire | Northamptonshire | Lincolnshire | TF019057 | |
| Lincolnshire | Rutland | Northamptonshire | TF019057 | |
| Bedfordshire | Hertfordshire | Cambridgeshire | TL263440 | |
| Bedfordshire | Buckinghamshire | Hertfordshire | SP997152 | |
| Bedfordshire | Northamptonshire | Buckinghamshire | SP911559 | |
| Bedfordshire | Cambridgeshire | Northamptonshire | TL046705 | |
| Buckinghamshire | Greater London | Hertfordshire | TQ039900 | |
| Buckinghamshire | Surrey | Greater London | TQ035755 | |
| Buckinghamshire | Northamptonshire | Oxfordshire | SP605356 | |
| Bristol | Somerset | Gloucestershire | ST646700 | |
| Gloucestershire | Somerset | Wiltshire | ST796700 | |
| Gloucestershire | Herefordshire | Wales | SO552143 | |
| Gloucestershire | Worcestershire | Herefordshire | SO759358 | |
| Gloucestershire | Warwickshire | Worcestershire | SP160460 | |
| Gloucestershire | Oxfordshire | Warwickshire | SP230321 | |
| Gloucestershire | Wiltshire | Oxfordshire | SU220991 | |
| Herefordshire | Shropshire | Wales | SO350727 | |
| Herefordshire | Worcestershire | Shropshire | SO577677 | |
| West Midlands | Worcestershire | Warwickshire | SP088744 | |
| Northamptonshire | Warwickshire | Oxfordshire | SP458524 | |
| Leicestershire | Lincolnshire | Nottinghamshire | SK821428 | |
| Leicestershire | Rutland | Lincolnshire | SK902184 | |
| Leicestershire | Northamptonshire | Rutland | SP873926 | |
| Leicestershire | Warwickshire | Northamptonshire | SP544779 | |
| Leicestershire | Staffordshire | Warwickshire | SK278100 | |
| Staffordshire | West Midlands | Warwickshire | SP144989 | |
| Staffordshire | Worcestershire | West Midlands | SO889813 | |
| Shropshire | Worcestershire | Staffordshire | SO805841 | |
| Derbyshire | South Yorkshire | West Yorkshire | SE118027 | |
| Derbyshire | Nottinghamshire | South Yorkshire | SK534797 | |
| Derbyshire | Leicestershire | Nottinghamshire | SK493309 | |
| Derbyshire | Staffordshire | Leicestershire | SK273115 | |
| Derbyshire | West Yorkshire | Greater Manchester | SE061046 | |
| Cheshire | Greater Manchester | Merseyside | SJ617945 | |
| Cheshire | Derbyshire | Greater Manchester | SJ980859 | |
| Cheshire | Staffordshire | Derbyshire | SK009685 | |
| Cheshire | Shropshire | Staffordshire | SJ745446 | |
| Cheshire | Wales | Shropshire | SJ512431 | |
| Greater Manchester | West Yorkshire | Lancashire | SD904206 | |
| Greater Manchester | Lancashire | Merseyside | SD516028 | |
| East Riding | Nottinghamshire | Lincolnshire | SK799960 | |
| East Riding | South Yorkshire | Nottinghamshire | SE707011 | |
| East Riding | North Yorkshire | South Yorkshire | SE629181 | |
| Lancashire | West Yorkshire | North Yorkshire | SD970393 | |
| North Yorkshire | West Yorkshire | South Yorkshire | SE508141 | |
| Durham | Tyne and Wear | Northumberland | NZ115567 | |
| Cumbria | Durham | Northumberland | NY800440 | |
| Cumbria | North Yorkshire | Durham | NY890070 | |
| Cumbria | Lancashire | North Yorkshire | SD700813 | |
| Cumbria | Northumberland | Scotland | NY561884 |
In addition, between 1974 and 1996 the counties of Avon and Cleveland resulted in three further tripoints that are no longer in existence.
| County 1 | County 2 | County 3 | Grid Ref | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avon | Wiltshire | Gloucestershire | ST812865 | |
| Avon | Somerset | Wiltshire | ST799585 | |
| Cleveland | Durham | North Yorkshire | NZ196157 |
Read more about this topic: List Of Tripoints Of England
Famous quotes containing the words ceremonial and/or county:
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—Camille Paglia (b. 1947)
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—Maxine Kumin (b. 1925)