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Severnshire
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| Geography | |
| Established: | 1 October 2012 |
| Population: | 95,163 |
| County Town: | Glen Innes |
| Politics | |
| Control: | National |
| Earl: | Edgar Yelland |
Severnshire is large county located in the mid-north of New England. The county town is Glen Innes. Like all of the northern counties, Severnshire has a strong Celtic heritage, with descendents of Scottish, Welsh and Irish settlers making up the majority of the population today.
Area & Population
Severnshire includes the Districts of Dundee, Gibraltar-Red Range and Wellingrove, the Towns of Emmaville and Glencoe and the City of Glen Innes.
In terms of population, Severnshire is smaller sized county, with a total population of 86,800 residents. Glen Innes is the largest centre with 74,523 people. Glencoe is second largest with 6,500 people. The smallest community is the District of Gibraltar-Red Range, which has just 950 residents.
Politics
Glen Innes was one of the first populated centres that rebelled early in the Civil War. Unlike almost every other county, Severnshire did not have a National Party Earl until 2024. The county is something of a bellweather, with the party that wins government going on to take the Earl's chair five months later.
At present the Nationals hold Severnshire comfortably, with three Thegns and the Earl. The SDLP has two Thegns and the Alliance one.
| Earls of Raleighshire | ||||||
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| # | Name | Party | In Office | Duration | ||
| 1 |  |
Antonia Davidson | United | 1 October 2012 - 18 July 2015 | ||
| 2 | Peter de Jong | United | 19 July 2015 - 31 August 2024 | |||
| 3 | Kevin Tan | National | 1 September 2024 - 31 August 2028 | |||
| 4 | Gail Jennings | SDLP | 1 September 2028 - 31 August 2032 | |||
| 5 | Kyle Thomas | National | 1 September 2032 - 31 August 2040 | |||
| 6 | Allan Beaurepare | SDLP | 1 September 2040 - 31 August 2044 | |||
| 7 | Phil Gates | National | 1 September 2044 - 21 March 2046 | |||
| Independent | 21 March 2046 - 31 August 2048 | |||||
| 8 | Edgar Yelland | National | 1 September 2048 - Present | Incumbent | ||
Places of Interest
There are a number of places of interest in Severnshire registered with the Department of Cultural Heritage, including:
- Celtic Standing Stones Memorial
- Emmaville Mining Museum
- Gibraltar Range Nature Reserve
Counties of New England
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Macintyre · Macleay · Macquarie · Parkes · Raleigh · Severnshire · Uralla
