 There appears to be no requirement that a county town actually has to be within the borders of the county, and the Oxford English Dictionary defines 'county town' as, ""The town that is the administrative capital of a county"", a description which would disqualify Guildford's claim.There are claims that Henry VII granted the status of county town when he made Guildford the custody of the standard measures.However, the statute does not explicitly state that this makes the settlement a county town.