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Middlesex (/ ˈmɪdəlsɛks /; abbreviation: Middx) is a historic county, a former post county, and a former administrative county in South East England; [3] it is now mainly within the ceremonial county of Greater London, with small sections in neighbouring ceremonial counties.
Middlesex, historic county of southeastern England, incorporating central London north of the River Thames and surrounding areas to the north and west. Most of Middlesex, for administrative purposes, became part of Greater London in 1965.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The City of London (i.e., the original ″Square Mile″) was geographically located within Middlesex (and was bounded by the hundred of Ossulstone to the west, north and east) but was essentially independent of the county for most purposes.
Since the 19th century, [10] [11] the name "London" has referred to the metropolis around the City of London, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, [12] which since 1965 has largely comprised the administrative area of Greater London, governed by 33 local authorities and the Greater London ...
Middlesex is one of the smallest counties of the United Kingdom, exceeding only Rutland, West Lothian, Kinross-shire and Clackmannanshire in size. However, it is also one of the most populous, almost entirely forming part of the metropolitan conurbation of London.
Middlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. [3] The county once contained the rich and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary. [4] The county was affected by the expansion of London in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Middlesex is the smallest English county after Rutland but the third most populous in Britain. Middlesex is certainly the most urban county, being almost wholly covered by London and its outgrowths.
