York isn't in Yorkshire, for example. It is its own unitary authority. Even Amazon demands a county, so I put North Yorkshire. Close enough.
It's not just "close enough" - it's entirely correct. York is in the "ceremonial" or "geographical" county of North Yorkshire. And addresses are geographical references, after all: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceremonial_counties_of_England (though, technically, you should probably just go with whatever the Royal Mail determines is valid)
Correct. They messed around with the local authorities where I live last year - I was in Cheshire and I'm now in something called "Cheshire East". My neighbours are in "Cheshire West and Chester".
The address "52 High Street, Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester" would reflect the correct local authority name but is incredibly confusing - are we in Northwich or Chester? "Cheshire" is still correct.
It's not just "close enough" - it's entirely correct. York is in the "ceremonial" or "geographical" county of North Yorkshire. And addresses are geographical references, after all: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceremonial_counties_of_England (though, technically, you should probably just go with whatever the Royal Mail determines is valid)