[Detached Parts] The Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844 (7 & 8 Vict. c. 61), which came into effect on 20 October 1844, was an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom which eliminated many outliers or exclaves of counties in England and Wales for civil purposes. The areas involved had already been reorganised for some purposes: The Reform A... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counties_(Detached_Parts)_Act_1844