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Middlesex (; abbreviation: Middx) is one of the historic counties of England. It ceased to be an administrative county in 1965 following the passing of the London Government Act 1963. The historic county boundaries largely follow three rivers: the Thames in the south, the Lea to the east and the Colne to the west, with a line of hills forming its northern boundary with Hertfordshire. The historic county of Middlesex now lies almost entirely in the ceremonial county of Greater London, with smaller parts in the counties of Hertfordshire and Surrey. The county is the second smallest of the histor

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Middlesex is a historic county of England that was once an administrative region but ceased functioning as such in 1965 following the London Government Act 1963. Today, most of its territory is incorporated into Greater London, with portions extending into Hertfordshire and Surrey, and its original boundaries were defined by the Thames, Lea, and Colne rivers.

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Historic subdivision.Name: Middlesex
Historic subdivision.subdivision_type: Historic county
Historic subdivision.image_flag: Flag of Middlesex.svg
Historic subdivision.image_coat: Arms of Middlesex County Council.svg
Historic subdivision.Map: 150px|Middlesex 1066–1888
Historic subdivision.map_caption: Middlesex within Great Britain in 1888
Historic subdivision.AreaFirstYear: 1801/1881
Historic subdivision.AreaThirdYear: 1911
Historic subdivision.AreaLastYear: 1961
Historic subdivision.area_lost1: Metropolitan parishes
Historic subdivision.lost_to1: County of London
Historic subdivision.area_lost_year1: 1889
Historic subdivision.Origin: Middle Saxons
Historic subdivision.preceded_by: Kingdom of Essex
Historic subdivision.Start: Early Middle Ages
Historic subdivision.year_end: 1965
Historic subdivision.PopulationFirst: 818,129
Historic subdivision.PopulationFirstYear: 1801

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Instance of: ceremonial county of England
Part of: England
Country: United Kingdom
Located in: England
Population: 2234543
Area: 601.7
Shares border with: County of London

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postal code: EN
topic's main category: Category:Middlesex
Commons category: Middlesex
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category for people born here: Category:People born in Middlesex
category of associated people: Category:People from Middlesex
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
catalog code: MSX
located in the present-day administrative territorial entity: Hertfordshire
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1965-04-01
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