Template:HR Helps UK/doc

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This template populates the Research Helps section of the Historical Records articles for England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.

It uses a three-letter alpha code to identify the locality as the parameter to populate this section.

Template Usage[edit source]

The template uses a single parameter used to identify the articles to display. The format of the template is as follows, with the locality specified by the where parameter.

{{HR Helps UK|where=GLS}}

This sample displays the research helps for Gloucestershire:

The following articles will help you research your family in Gloucestershire.

The codes are as follows:

  • ENG - England
  • IRE - Ireland
  • SCT - Scotland
  • WLS - Wales
  • UK - United Kingdom

Separate codes exist for counties in England.

Code County
BDF Bedfordshire
BRK Berkshire
BKM Buckinghamshire
CAM Cambridgeshire
CHS Cheshire
CON Cornwall
CUL Cumberland
DBY Derbyshire
DEV Devon
DOR Dorset
DUR Durham
ESS Essex
GLS Gloucestershire
HAM Hampshire
HEF Herefordshire
HRT Hertfordshire
HUN Huntingdonshire
KEN Kent
LAN Lancashire
LEI Leicestershire
LIN Lincolnshire
LND London
MDX Middlesex
NFK Norfolk
NTH Northamptonshire
NBL Northumberland
NTT Nottinghamshire
OXF Oxfordshire
RUT Rutland
SAL Shropshire
SOM Somerset
STS Staffordshire
SFK Suffolk
SRY Surrey
SSX Sussex
WAR Warwickshire
WES Westmorland
WIL Wiltshire
WOR Worcestershire
YKS Yorkshire