I agreed with all that no doubts about it ....but Lancashire we were in so much Lancashire County Council did everything administratively and looked after the highways - schools etc etc as I was in Local government on leaving School & I know for a fact Liverpool was part of Lancashire not in a loose way as you define, but in a big way as was Wigan, Bolton. St Helens, Whiston, Manchester, Preston etc etc It was a massive organisation in its era ..... I can remember Lancashire being on my address up to 1974 I think then reorganisation came ....then the new boundaries were set for good .....