county town
noun1
The administrative town of a county in Ireland or the United Kingdom.
- Wiltshire actually comes from Wiltonshire, for Wilton was once a county town, royal residence and bishopric - a place of significance.2023 June 28, Stephen Roberts, “Bradshaw's Britain: Alton to Exeter”, in RAIL, number 986, page 59:
2
A similar type of town in China.
- Related terms
- county seat