County hall explained

A county hall or shire hall is a common name given to a building that houses the seat of local government for a county.

The location of the county hall has usually denoted the county town.

In the case of Surrey, England, when county boundaries changed the county hall remained in Kingston upon Thames.[1] County halls usually contain a council chamber, committee rooms and offices.[2]

List of county and shire halls

United Kingdom

England

County halls in England, with the ceremonial county they served, include:

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Scotland

County halls ceased to have a role in Scotland in 1975, when a system of large regional councils was introduced.[33] Former county halls in Scotland, with the county they served, include:

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Northern Ireland

County halls ceased to have a role in Northern Ireland in 1973, when a system of local government districts was introduced.[39] Former county halls in Northern Ireland, with the county they served, include:

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Wales

County halls in Wales, with the county they served, include:

Historic counties
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Glamorganshire
Preserved counties
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Cardiff (Cathays Park) [49]
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Cardiff (Butetown) [51]
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Republic of Ireland

County halls in the Republic of Ireland, with the county they serve, include:

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County Tipperary (formerly North Tipperary) [76]
County Tipperary (formerly South Tipperary) [77]
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See also

Notes and References

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  9. Web site: Chester West & Chester Council to sell County Hall to University of Chester and move into HQ building. 17 August 2009. Cheshire Live. 18 September 2019.
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  28. Web site: Council Offices . Surrey County Council . 24 March 2022.
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  30. Web site: Chichester Conservation Area Character Appraisal. 22. 2016. Chichester District Council. 14 September 2019.
  31. Web site: Wiltshire County Hall, Trowbridge. The Building Centre. 13 August 2019. 13 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190813185354/https://www.buildingcentre.co.uk/case_study/wiltshire-county-hall-trowbridge. dead.
  32. Web site: Directions to County Hall. Worcestershire County Council. 13 August 2019.
  33. Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
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  36. Web site: Lanark County Buildings. https://web.archive.org/web/20200327062554/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1176889/south-lanarkshire-council-headquarters-hamilton-united-kingdom. dead. 27 March 2020. Emporis. 11 November 2021.
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  44. Web site: Mold's modernist masterpiece Shire Hall marks 50 years of civic service. 30 May 2018. Leader Live. 18 October 2019.
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  49. Web site: Former Glamorgan County Hall. British listed buildings. 21 October 2019.
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  57. Web site: Donegal County Council, Lifford, County Donegal. Buildings of Ireland. 31 October 2019.
  58. Web site: 1879 – Dun Laoghaire Town Hall, Co. Dublin. Archiseek. 1 November 2019.
  59. Web site: Fingal's offices are greenest of all. 9 November 2000. Irish Times. 1 November 2019.
  60. Web site: County Hall, Townparks, County Galway. Buildings of Ireland. 1 November 2019.
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  76. Web site: Confident new council offices for North Tipp. Irish Times. 21 July 2005. 15 November 2019.
  77. Web site: South Tipperary County Council Offices, Burgagery-lands West, Tipperary South. Buildings of Ireland. 16 November 2019.
  78. Web site: Structural Changes confirmed for Dungarvan Civic Offices. Dungarvan Observer. 30 May 2014. 22 November 2019.
  79. Web site: New County Buildings in Mullingar win Opus 2009 architecture and construction award. The Advertiser. 13 November 2009.
  80. Web site: Council officially open new €46m headquarters. The Independent. 27 September 2011. 17 November 2019.
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