The boroughs of Liverpool, Knowsley, St Helens and Sefton were included in Merseyside. In Greater Manchester the successor boroughs were Bury, Bolton, Manchester, Oldham (part), Rochdale, Salford, Tameside (part), Trafford (part) and Wigan. Warrington and Widnes, south of the new Merseyside/Greater Manchester border were added to the new non-metropolitan county of Cheshire. The urban districts of Barnoldswick and Earby, Bowland Rural District and the parishes of Bracewell and Brogden and Salterforth from Skipton Rural District in the West Riding of Yorkshire became part of the new Lancashire. One parish, Simonswood, was transferred from the borough of Knowsley in Merseyside to the district of West Lancashire in 1994. In 1998 Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen became independent unitary authorities. 

The Duchy of Lancaster is one of two royal duchies in England. It has landholdings throughout the region and elsewhere, operating as a property company, but also exercising the right of the Crown in the County Palatine of Lancaster. While the administrative boundaries changed in the 1970s, the county palatine boundaries remain the same as the historic boundaries. As a result, the High Sheriffs for Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside are appointed "within the Duchy and County Palatine of Lancaster". QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What is one of the royal duchies called?
2. State the name of one royal duchy.
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Q2:
1. Where are the royal duchies?
2. What is the location of the royal duchies?
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Q3:
1. What country are the royal duchies in?
2. What nation contains royal duchies?
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Q4:
1. How many boroughs did Merseyside have?
2. What was the number of boroughs inside Merseyside?
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Q5:
1. During what decade did administrative boundaries change?
2. When were changes made to administrative boundaries?
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Q6:
1. What is the mechanism for appointing high sheriffs?
2. How do high sheriffs get their positions?
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Q7:
1. What parish changed boroughs?
2. Which parish was sent from one borough to another?
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Q8:
1. When was Simonswood transferred?
2. In what year did Simonswood change boroughs?
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Q9:
1. What were transformed into independent unitary authorities in 1998?
2. In 1998, what took on the status of independent unitary authorities?
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Q10:
1. What districts were incorporated into the new Lancashire?
2. What districts did the new Lancashire include?
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Q11:
1. What boundaries are the same as the old ones?
2. What boundaries have not changed?
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Q12:
1. Did Greater Manchester contain successor boroughs?
2. Could successor boroughs be found within Greater Manchester?
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Q13:
1. Which successor boroughs started with a "B"?
2. What was the name of the successor boroughs whose first letter was "B"?
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Q14:
1. Which boroughs could be found south of the new Merseyside/Greater Manchester border?
2. What boroughs was the new Merseyside/Greater Manchester border north of?
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Q15:
1. What were Warrington and Widnes added to?
2. What did Warrington and Widnes become a part of?
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