Q: Which British county do you associate with...

and somehow, Richmond-upon-Thames came into the equation too .....

Terribull
yes, we lived in non-existent Middlesex but DD was born in Surrey!

Thank you M0nica
I found a lot of Oxfordshire parish records online

I remember contacting someone from a local society in Berkshire years ago and they were very helpful.

I really need to get back to doing some more and putting it all in some kind of order.

I identify with Surrey because it's where I was born, grew up and went to school. Like Jalima, I thought I had been living in Middlesex for the past 30 or so years, but somewhere in the mists of time Middlesex disappeared, I've looked everywhere for it, but it's gone So now we have a west London postal code, but happily if I go up the road for a few yards, I'm back in good old Surrey

Jalima most of the records, old and new, for Berkshire are still held in the Berkshire Record Office in Reading. That includes church records, estate papers etc etc, so if your family were Berkshire based that is where you should look. There is a aso a Berkshire Family History Society, although you probably know that.

If you want any contact details pm me.

M0nica that is probably why I am finding tracing my Berkshire/Oxfordshire ancestors so difficult!
We used to live in Middlesex, another extinct county, but the postal address was still 'Middlesex', in existence from Saxon times until 1965. However, it has a University, a County Chess Club, a Rugby association the aim of which is to grow and develop the game of rugby across the county and, of course, Middlesex County Cricket Club.
However, I don't know if it has a sauce, a sausage, a pie and a butcher Duke although it used to have an Earl.

I agree entirely. Was born in Hull then East Yorkshire they tried to rebrand it as Humberside, but it never worked. We were Yorkshire and stuck to it.

I think it is very important we remember the historical counties. Most have been in existent since at least the 8th century and have shaped and formed the history of the locality for over 100 years. Most historic counties still have many associations and groups that work under the old county name and cover any territory the county has included at any point.

I post from Occupied North Berkshire, part of Oxfordshire since 1974. Administratively, Berkshire no longer exists as It is divided between 6 different unitary authorities, but it still has its own High Sherrif and other ceremonial roles and it exists as far as its inhabitants are concerned and a host of organisations describe themselves still as the 'Berkshire whatever group/society etc' Heritage Societies for Berkshire include both the parts of the county, now alienated, as well as the parts of Buckinghamshire that were transferred to Berkshire in 1974 in their remit

So I say, long live Cumberland, because it does still exist

Cumberland and Westmorland sound so much better than Cumbria.

Who decided on Cumbria? It's very much like Cambria (Latin for Wales).

Cumbersome?
Cumberbatch?

And isn't he known as the "butcher" because of what he did in Scotland (are GNHQ) opening a can of worms by reminding the Scots about him?
I'm not doing this because there are two local sites I could be on and I don't see why I should pick one.
But it is Cumberland.

Cumberland

I think the "Cumberland doesn't exist any more" thing is irrelevant. The non-existence of any other county (old or new) that might fit the criteria would be irrelevant too.

Which is partly why I was last night. I kind of misread the OP.

Devious way to get people (not me) onto local sites though, Lara .

Good thinking, cherrytree!

There is no Cumberland on GN either, just North and South Cumbria.
Is Cumberland North or South?

Cumberland

I already receive a local GN email does that count?

thatbags Argyleshire is home to Square Sausage (Lorne)
There is a Duke of Argyle (also Duke of Lorne)
And an Argyle sauce boat
But can't think of an Argyle pie

Now if socks had been mentioned

Cumberland isn't a county any more, is it? It was when there was a Westmoreland, but now they are just Cumbria.

Would you believe my own local site is Durham, although I am really Yorkshire.

My brain has just clunked into gear. I got the Cumberland bit. Oh, never mind

And goodnight

I made some Cumberland sauce last Christmas, it was very nice with the ham

Yes, I knew the answer was Cumberland but I was because it hasn't been a county for over 40 years!

Ah! Clarification at last, thanks Ana.

I thought there was one answer which applied to all. There are Cumberland pies, aren't there? And there was a Duke of Cumberland...

Sauce? butcher Duke?

Cumberland sausage, but what about the other two?

I think this Competition and its rules need clarification!