County of Moray

"Elginshire" redirects here. For the electoral constituency, see Elginshire (UK Parliament constituency).
"County of Elgin" redirects here. For Ontario municipality, see Elgin County.
This article is about the County of Moray. For the council area, see Moray.

Moray
Historic county
Flag of Moray
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Coordinates: 57°18′N 3°18′W / 57.3°N 3.3°W / 57.3; -3.3
CountryScotland
County townElgin
Area
 • Total476 sq mi (1,233 km2)
 Ranked 17th of 34
Chapman code
MOR
Websitewww.lordlieutenantmoray.co.uk

The County of Moray, (Scottish Gaelic: Moireibh [ˈmɤɾʲəv]) or Morayshire, called Elginshire until 1919, is a historic county in Scotland. The county town was Elgin. The historic county ceased to be used for local government purposes in 1975. Since 1996 most of the historic county's area has been included in the Moray council area. The historic county boundaries are still used for certain functions, being a registration county. There is also a Moray lieutenancy area, covering a slightly smaller area than the historic county. The historic county borders Nairnshire to the west, Inverness-shire to the south, and Banffshire to the east, and has a coast onto the Moray Firth to the north.