The county is the second smallest, after Rutland, of the historic counties of England. Middlesex county's name derives from its origin as the Middle Saxon Province of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Essex, with the county of Middlesex subsequently formed from part of that territory in either the ninth or tenth century, and remaining an administrative unit until 1965. A line of hills forms the northern boundary with Hertfordshire. Three rivers provide most of the county's boundaries the Thames in the south, the Lea to the east and the Colne to the west. Its area is almost entirely within the wider urbanised area of London and mostly within the ceremonial county of Greater London, with small sections in neighbouring ceremonial counties. Middlesex ( / ˈ m ɪ d əl s ɛ k s/ abbreviation: Middx) is a historic county in southeast England. Metropolitan parishes to County of London For other uses, see Middlesex (disambiguation). This article is about the historic county in England.
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