People please understand that Middlesex does not exist any more?

And it bothers you because............? Despite the disappearance of the county, Middlesex is still used informally as an area name and was retained as a postal county; which is now an optional component of postal addresses.

Well; I grew up in Pinner, Middlesex...just 30 years ago and it was Middx then. I had no idea it's been abolished, b'cos I moved away to London. Is it Herts now? (And why are you SO angry about it? Is your mail not getting delivered or something?!) :)

Middlesex is still used. The London Borough of Enfield covers a large area but Enfield has not got a London Post Code and is actually in Middlesex

As an ancient county it still exists. Middlesex Guildhall existed until last year in Parliament Square when it became the Supreme Court of the UK. Postal adresses still use it. Although the locality is acceptable e.g. Edgware but most people still add Middlesex. I live in Barnet and even though it's technically London, the postal address says Hertfordshire. The University was called Middlesex Polytechnic before it became a university and as it's campuses are spread out all over the ancient country so it made sense to keep the name. What else should they call it - "The Spread-out University"? It's not worth ranting about.

The county of Middlesex was aboloshed in 1970 and is still used as a postal area. For example Harrow, Middlesex. There is still a sign marking the old county boundary on the north side of Kew Bridge (Brentford), and amongst us oldies there is still great nostalgia for the old county. I was born there. The county of Rutland, the smallest county in England was also abolished and merged into Leicestershire, but by public demand, Rutland was reinstated as a county some years later. There is still a Cricket team called Middlesex in the County Championship. Their home ground is Lords in St Johns Wood, which has never been situated in Middlesex. Life is as ilogical as the apparent need to change everything all the time in this country. If it aint broke, don't fix it. The Forestry Commission is a good example of this currently

Neither does Wessex - yet we have HRH Prince Edward, Earl of of Wessex. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Edward,_Earl_of_Wessex Middlesex exists in as much that it's Guild Hall is in Parliament Square. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middlesex_Guildhall http://www.jcpc.gov.uk/about/middlesex-guildhall.html The Middlesex County Cricket Club (The MCCC) http://www.middlesexccc.com/ The highest court in the Land - the Supreme Court, sits in Middlesex Guildhall in Parliament Square. http://www.supremecourt.gov.uk/about/middlesex-guildhall.html Middlesex lives. A Londoner since 1941 Middlesex v Surrey http://www.londondrum.com/events/?p=12650

You are right. Middlesex no longer exists as an administrative county. However, it still exists as an ancient county. No ancient counties have been abolished under the London Government Act of 1963 or the Local Government Act of 1972.

But so many drop down boxes on internet address forms still want the county and Middlesex is still there even although it is no longer needed as part of the address. Middlesex cricket team, University , etc are fine for historical reasons but for addresses , I agree, it's now irrelevant. All you need is the town or area and the postcode.

Chill man. Some of us who hail from the ancient county of the Middle Saxons, or Middlesex, still like to remember it. It was only abolished as an administrative area as part of the reorganization of London local Government in 1964. That doesn't mean it disappeared althogether.