Moray (traditional county)
| Moray | |
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| Historic county | |
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| Country | Scotland |
| County town | Elgin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 476 sq mi (1,233 km2) |
| Ranked 17th of 34 | |
| Chapman code | MOR |
Coordinates: 57°18′N 3°18′W / 57.3°N 3.3°W
Moray (pronounced /mʌri/; Scottish Gaelic: Moireibh, pronounced [ˈmɤɾʲəv]) or Elginshire is one of the registration counties of Scotland, bordering Nairnshire to the west, Inverness-shire to the south, and Banffshire to the east. It was a local government county, with Elgin the county town, until 1975.
Prior to 1889 there were two large exclaves of Moray situated within Inverness-shire, and an exclave of Inverness-shire situated within Moray. The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 transferred these exclaves to the counties which surrounded them. The county was officially called Elginshire, sharing the name of the Elginshire parliamentary constituency, so named since 1708. The area became known as Moray after 1930 in official documents, but the term "Morayshire" was introduced in handwritten ledgers as there were problems in distinguishing Moray from Norway and Morar.
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