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Last full accuracy audit: 2026-09-08 · 31 entries checked · 25 flagged · 55 issues confirmed · 0 corrected · 55 still open
Cumberland — The entry states that the county was bordered by Lancashire to the south, but historically Cumberland bordered Lancashire only to the south-west; the southern border was primarily with Westmorland and a small part of Lancashire (the Furness area).
Cumberland — The entry claims that the highest point of Cumberland is Scafell Pike at 3,208 feet (978 m), but Scafell Pike is actually 3,209 feet (978 m is an approximate conversion, but the precise elevation is 978.1 m; more importantly, Scafell Pike is in the historic co
Derbyshire — Deposits left in the caves date the occupancy at around 12,000 to 7,000 BCE, which is too early for the Mesolithic period in Britain; the correct dating is roughly 10,000 to 4,000 BCE.
Dorset — The entry states the first recorded Viking raid on the British Isles was in 789 AD in Dorset, but the widely accepted first major Viking raid is the Lindisfarne raid of 793 AD.
Dorset — The entry presents the Black Death entering England at Melcombe Regis in 1348 as a certain fact, but this is a common tradition not definitively proven, with other ports like Bristol or Southampton also possible.
Gloucestershire — The entry incorrectly states that the High Sheriff of Gloucestershire at the time of the flag's adoption in March 2008 was Jonathan Carr; the actual High Sheriff for 2008/2009 was Sir Henry Elwes.
Hampshire — The administrative county was named the County of Southampton from 1889 until 1974, not 1959.
Hampshire — The Domesday Book records the name as 'Hantescire', and the abbreviation 'Hants' derives from that, not from an unspecified spelling.
Herefordshire — The River Wye is stated to be 135 miles long and the fourth-longest river in the United Kingdom; it is actually approximately 134 miles long and the fifth-longest.
Herefordshire — The claim that Bulmers Cider has the world's largest vat built in 1975 for Strongbow is inaccurate; the vat holds 1.2 million gallons and is used for Bulmers Original, not Strongbow.
Hertfordshire — The Domesday Book recorded Hertfordshire as having 11 or 12 hundreds, not nine.
Lancashire — The entry states that Lancashire historically excluded the eastern part of the Forest of Bowland, implying it was once part of the county, but the Forest of Bowland was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and never part of Lancashire.
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