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The '''Chapman Code''' is a coding system used in genealogy to identify the administrative divisions in the [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom]], [[Ireland Genealogy|Ireland]], the [[Isle of Man Genealogy|Isle of Man]] and the [[Channel Islands Genealogy|Channel Islands]].  
The '''Chapman Code''' is a coding system used in genealogy to identify the administrative divisions in the [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom]], [[Ireland|Ireland]], the [[Isle of Man|Isle of Man]] and the [[Channel Islands|Channel Islands]].  


It was created by Dr Colin Chapman and is largely a superset of the ISO 3166-2:GB and BS 6879 systems.  
It was created by Dr Colin Chapman and is largely a superset of the ISO 3166-2:GB and BS 6879 systems.  


== Country codes ==
== Country codes ==


*CHI [[Channel Islands Genealogy|Channel Islands]]  
*CHI [[Channel Islands]]  
*ENG [[England Genealogy|England]]  
*ENG [[England]]  
*IOM [[Isle of Man Genealogy|Isle of Man]]  
*IOM [[Isle of Man]]  
*IRL [[Ireland Genealogy|Ireland]]  
*IRL [[Ireland]]  
*SCT [[Scotland Genealogy|Scotland]]  
*SCT [[Scotland]]  
*WLS [[Wales Genealogy|Wales]]  
*WLS [[Wales]]  
*ALL All countries
*ALL All countries


== Channel Islands ==
== Channel Islands ==


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== England ==
== England ==


=== Pre-1974 counties ===
=== Pre-1974 counties ===


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*BDF [[Bedfordshire, England Genealogy|Bedfordshire]]  
*BDF [[Bedfordshire]]  
*BRK [[Berkshire, England Genealogy|Berkshire]]  
*BRK [[Berkshire]]  
*BKM [[Buckinghamshire, England Genealogy|Buckinghamshire]]  
*BKM [[Buckinghamshire]]  
*CAM [[Cambridgeshire, England Genealogy|Cambridgeshire]]  
*CAM [[Cambridgeshire]]  
*CHS [[Cheshire, England Genealogy|Cheshire]]  
*CHS [[Cheshire]]  
*CON [[Cornwall, England Genealogy|Cornwall]]  
*CON [[Cornwall]]  
*CUL [[Cumberland, England Genealogy|Cumberland]]  
*CUL [[Cumberland]]  
*DBY [[Derbyshire, England Genealogy|Derbyshire]]  
*DBY [[Derbyshire]]  
*DEV [[Devon, England Genealogy|Devon]]  
*DEV [[Devon]]  
*DOR [[Dorset, England Genealogy|Dorset]]  
*DOR [[Dorset]]  
*DUR [[Durham, England Genealogy|County Durham]]  
*DUR [[County Durham]]  
*ESS [[Essex, England Genealogy|Essex]]  
*ESS [[Essex]]  
*GLS [[Gloucestershire, England Genealogy|Gloucestershire]]  
*GLS [[Gloucestershire]]  
*HAM [[Hampshire, England Genealogy|Hampshire]]  
*HAM [[Hampshire]]  
*HEF [[Herefordshire, England Genealogy|Herefordshire]]  
*HEF [[Herefordshire]]  
*HRT [[Hertfordshire, England Genealogy|Hertfordshire]]  
*HRT [[Hertfordshire]]  
*HUN [[Huntingdonshire, England Genealogy|Huntingdonshire]]  
*HUN [[Huntingdonshire]]  
*IOW [[Isle of Wight|Isle of Wight]]  
*IOW [[Isle of Wight|Isle of Wight]]  
*KEN [[Kent, England Genealogy|Kent]]  
*KEN [[Kent]]  
*LAN [[Lancashire, England Genealogy|Lancashire]]  
*LAN [[Lancashire]]  
*LEI [[Leicestershire, England Genealogy|Leicestershire]]  
*LEI [[Leicestershire]]  
*LIN [[Lincolnshire, England Genealogy|Lincolnshire]]
*LIN [[Lincolnshire]]


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*LND [[London, England Genealogy|London]] (City of London)  
*LND [[London]] (City of London)  
*MDX [[Middlesex, England Genealogy|Middlesex]]  
*MDX [[Middlesex]]  
*NFK [[Norfolk, England Genealogy|Norfolk]]  
*NFK [[Norfolk]]  
*NTH [[Northamptonshire, England Genealogy|Northamptonshire]]  
*NTH [[Northamptonshire]]  
*NBL [[Northumberland, England Genealogy|Northumberland]]  
*NBL [[Northumberland]]  
*NTT [[Nottinghamshire, England Genealogy|Nottinghamshire]]  
*NTT [[Nottinghamshire]]  
*OXF [[Oxfordshire, England Genealogy|Oxfordshire]]  
*OXF [[Oxfordshire]]  
*RUT [[Rutland, England Genealogy|Rutland]]  
*RUT [[Rutland]]  
*SAL [[Shropshire, England Genealogy|Shropshire]]  
*SAL [[Shropshire]]  
*SOM [[Somerset, England Genealogy|Somerset]]  
*SOM [[Somerset]]  
*STS [[Staffordshire, England Genealogy|Staffordshire]]  
*STS [[Staffordshire]]  
*SFK [[Suffolk, England Genealogy|Suffolk]]  
*SFK [[Suffolk]]  
*SRY [[Surrey, England Genealogy|Surrey]]  
*SRY [[Surrey]]  
*SSX [[Sussex, England Genealogy|Sussex]]  
*SSX [[Sussex]]  
*WAR [[Warwickshire, England Genealogy|Warwickshire]]  
*WAR [[Warwickshire]]  
*WES [[Westmorland, England Genealogy|Westmorland]]  
*WES [[Westmorland]]  
*WIL [[Wiltshire, England Genealogy|Wiltshire]]  
*WIL [[Wiltshire]]  
*WOR [[Worcestershire, England Genealogy|Worcestershire]]  
*WOR [[Worcestershire]]  
*YKS [[Yorkshire, England Genealogy|Yorkshire]]  
*YKS [[Yorkshire]]  
*ERY [[East Riding of Yorkshire|East Riding of Yorkshire]]  
*ERY [[East Riding of Yorkshire]]  
*NRY [[North Riding of Yorkshire|North Riding of Yorkshire]]  
*NRY [[North Riding of Yorkshire]]  
*WRY [[West Riding of Yorkshire|West Riding of Yorkshire]]
*WRY [[West Riding of Yorkshire]]


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== Scotland ==
== Scotland ==


=== Pre-1974 counties ===
=== Pre-1974 counties ===


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*ABD [[Aberdeenshire|Aberdeenshire]]  
*ABD [[Aberdeenshire]]  
*ANS [[Angus|Angus]] (formerly Forfarshire)  
*ANS [[Angus]] (formerly Forfarshire)  
*ARL [[Argyllshire|Argyllshire]]  
*ARL [[Argyllshire]]  
*AYR [[Ayrshire|Ayrshire]]  
*AYR [[Ayrshire]]  
*BAN [[Banffshire|Banffshire]]  
*BAN [[Banffshire]]  
*BEW [[Berwickshire|Berwickshire]]  
*BEW [[Berwickshire]]  
*BUT [[Bute|Bute]] (or Buteshire)  
*BUT [[Bute]] (or Buteshire)  
*CAI [[Caithness|Caithness]]  
*CAI [[Caithness]]  
*CLK [[Clackmannanshire|Clackmannanshire]]  
*CLK [[Clackmannanshire]]  
*DFS [[Dumfriesshire|Dumfriesshire]]  
*DFS [[Dumfriesshire]]  
*DNB [[Dunbartonshire|Dunbartonshire]]  
*DNB [[Dunbartonshire]]  
*ELN [[East Lothian|East Lothian]] (formerly Haddingtonshire)  
*ELN [[East Lothian]] (formerly Haddingtonshire)  
*FIF [[Fife|Fife]]  
*FIF [[Fife]]  
*INV [[Inverness-shire|Inverness-shire]]  
*INV [[Inverness-shire]]  
*KCD [[Kincardineshire|Kincardineshire]]  
*KCD [[Kincardineshire]]  
*KRS [[Kinross-shire|Kinross-shire]]  
*KRS [[Kinross-shire]]
*KKD [[Kirkcudbrightshire|Kirkcudbrightshire]]
 
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*LKS [[Lanarkshire|Lanarkshire]]  
*KKD [[Kirkcudbrightshire]]
*MLN [[Midlothian|Midlothian]] (formerly Edinburghshire)  
*LKS [[Lanarkshire]]  
*MOR [[Moray|Moray]] (formerly Elginshire)  
*MLN [[Midlothian]] (formerly Edinburghshire)  
*NAI [[Nairnshire|Nairnshire]]  
*MOR [[Moray]] (formerly Elginshire)  
*OKI [[Orkney|Orkney]]  
*NAI [[Nairnshire]]  
*PEE [[Peeblesshire|Peeblesshire]]  
*OKI [[Orkney]]  
*PER [[Perthshire|Perthshire]]  
*PEE [[Peeblesshire]]  
*RFW [[Renfrewshire|Renfrewshire]]  
*PER [[Perthshire]]  
*ROC [[Ross and Cromarty|Ross and Cromarty]]  
*RFW [[Renfrewshire]]  
*ROC [[Ross and Cromarty]]  
*ROX [[Roxburghshire|Roxburghshire]]  
*ROX [[Roxburghshire|Roxburghshire]]  
*SEL [[Selkirkshire|Selkirkshire]]  
*SEL [[Selkirkshire]]  
*SHI [[Shetland|Shetland]]  
*SHI [[Shetland]]  
*STI [[Stirlingshire|Stirlingshire]]  
*STI [[Stirlingshire]]  
*SUT [[Sutherland|Sutherland]]  
*SUT [[Sutherland]]  
*WLN [[West Lothian|West Lothian]] (formerly Linlithgowshire)  
*WLN [[West Lothian]] (formerly Linlithgowshire)  
*WIG [[Wigtownshire|Wigtownshire]]
*WIG [[Wigtownshire]]


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=== 1975-1996 regions ===
=== 1975-1996 regions ===


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*BOR [[Borders|Borders]]  
*BOR [[Borders]]  
*CEN [[Central|Central]]  
*CEN [[Central]]  
*DGY [[Dumfries and Galloway|Dumfries and Galloway]]  
*DGY [[Dumfries and Galloway]]  
*FIF [[Fife|Fife]]  
*FIF [[Fife]]  
*GMP [[Grampian|Grampian]]  
*GMP [[Grampian]]  
*HLD [[Highland|Highland]]
*HLD [[Highland]]


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*LTN [[Lothian|Lothian]]  
*LTN [[Lothian]]  
*OKI [[Orkney Isles|Orkney Isles]]  
*OKI [[Orkney Isles]]  
*SHI [[Shetland Isles|Shetland Isles]]  
*SHI [[Shetland Isles]]  
*STD [[Strathclyde|Strathclyde]]  
*STD [[Strathclyde]]  
*TAY [[Tayside|Tayside]]  
*TAY [[Tayside]]  
*WIS [[Western Isles|Western Isles]]
*WIS [[Western Isles]]


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== Wales ==
== Wales ==


=== Pre-1974 counties  ===
=== Pre-1974 counties  ===


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*AGY [[Anglesey Genealogy|Anglesey]]  
*AGY [[Portal:Anglesey|Anglesey]]  
*BRE [[Breconshire Genealogy|Breconshire]]  
*BRE [[Portal:Breconshire|Breconshire]]  
*CAE [[Caernarfonshire Genealogy|Caernarfonshire]]  
*CAE [[Portal:Caernarfonshire|Caernarfonshire]]  
*CGN [[Cardiganshire Genealogy|Cardiganshire]]  
*CGN [[Portal:Cardiganshire|Cardiganshire]]  
*CMN [[Carmarthenshire Genealogy|Carmarthenshire]]  
*CMN [[Portal:Carmarthenshire|Carmarthenshire]]  
*DEN [[Denbighshire Genealogy|Denbighshire]]  
*DEN [[Portal:Denbighshire|Denbighshire]]  
*FLN [[Flintshire, Wales Genealogy|Flintshire]]
*FLN [[Portal:Flintshire|Flintshire]]


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*GLA [[Glamorgan Genealogy|Glamorgan]]  
*GLA [[Portal:Glamorgan|Glamorgan]]  
*MER [[Merionethshire Genealogy|Merionethshire]]  
*MER [[Portal:Merionethshire|Merionethshire]]  
*MON [[Monmouthshire Genealogy|Monmouthshire]]  
*MON [[Portal:Monmouthshire|Monmouthshire]]  
*MGY [[Montgomeryshire Genealogy|Montgomeryshire]]  
*MGY [[Portal:Montgomeryshire|Montgomeryshire]]  
*PEM [[Pembrokeshire Genealogy|Pembrokeshire]]  
*PEM [[Portal:Pembrokeshire|Pembrokeshire]]  
*RAD [[Radnorshire Genealogy|Radnorshire]]
*RAD [[Portal:Radnorshire|Radnorshire]]


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=== 1974-1996 counties ===
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=== 1975-1996 counties ===


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*CWD [[County of Clwyd|Clwyd]]  
*CWD [[Clwyd]]  
*DFD [[Dyfed|Dyfed]]  
*DFD [[Dyfed]]  
*GNT [[Gwent|Gwent]]  
*GNT [[Gwent]]  
*GWN [[County of Gwynedd, Wales Genealogy|Gwynedd]]
*GWN [[Gwynedd]]


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*MGM [[Mid Glamorgan|Mid Glamorgan]]  
*MGM [[Mid Glamorgan]]  
*POW [[Powys|Powys]]  
*POW [[Powys]]  
*SGM [[South Glamorgan|South Glamorgan]]  
*SGM [[South Glamorgan]]  
*WGM [[West Glamorgan|West Glamorgan]]
*WGM [[West Glamorgan]]


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== Ireland ==
== Ireland ==


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*ANT [[County Antrim Genealogy|County Antrim]]  
*ANT [[County Antrim]]  
*ARM [[County Armagh Genealogy|County Armagh]]  
*ARM [[County Armagh]]  
*CAR [[County Carlow Genealogy|County Carlow]]  
*CAR [[County Carlow|County Carlow]]  
*CAV [[County Cavan Genealogy|County Cavan]]  
*CAV [[County Cavan]]  
*CLA [[County Clare Genealogy|County Clare]]  
*CLA [[County Clare]]  
*COR [[County Cork Genealogy|County Cork]]  
*COR [[County Cork|County Cork]]  
*DON [[County Donegal Genealogy|County Donegal]]  
*DON [[County Donegal]]  
*DOW [[County Down Genealogy|County Down]]  
*DOW [[County Down]]  
*DUB [[County Dublin Genealogy|County Dublin]]  
*DUB [[County Dublin]]  
*FER [[County Fermanagh Genealogy|County Fermanagh]]  
*FER [[County Fermanagh]]  
*GAL [[County Galway  Genealogy|County Galway]]  
*GAL [[County Galway]]  
*KER [[County Kerry Genealogy|County Kerry]]  
*KER [[County Kerry]]  
*KID [[County Kildare|County Kildare]]  
*KID [[County Kildare]]  
*KIK [[County Kilkenny Genealogy|County Kilkenny]]  
*KIK [[County Kilkenny]]  
*LET [[County Leitrim Genealogy|County Leitrim]]  
*LET [[County Leitrim]]  
*LEX [[County Laois Genealogy|County Laois]] (formerly Leix/Queen's County)
*LEX [[County Laois]] (formerly Leix or Queen's County)


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*LIM [[County Limerick Genealogy|County Limerick]]  
*LIM [[County Limerick]]  
*LDY [[County Londonderry Genealogy|County Londonderry]] (or [[County Derry]])  
*LDY [[County Londonderry]] (or County Derry)  
*LOG [[County Longford Genealogy|County Longford]]  
*LOG [[County Longford]]  
*LOU [[County Louth Genealogy|County Louth]]  
*LOU [[County Louth]]  
*MAY [[County Mayo Genealogy|County Mayo]]  
*MAY [[County Mayo]]  
*MEA [[County Meath Genealogy|County Meath]]  
*MEA [[County Meath]]  
*MOG [[County Monaghan Genealogy|County Monaghan]]  
*MOG [[County Monaghan]]  
*OFF [[County Offaly Genealogy|County Offaly]] (formerly King's County)  
*OFF [[County Offaly]] (formerly King's County)  
*ROS [[County Roscommon Genealogy|County Roscommon]]  
*ROS [[County Roscommon]]  
*SLI [[County Sligo Genealogy|County Sligo]]  
*SLI [[County Sligo]]  
*TIP [[County Tipperary Genealogy|County Tipperary]]  
*TIP [[County Tipperary]]  
*TYR [[County Tyrone Genealogy|County Tyrone]]  
*TYR [[County Tyrone]]  
*WAT [[County Waterford Genealogy|County Waterford]]  
*WAT [[County Waterford]]  
*WEM [[County Westmeath Genealogy|County Westmeath]]  
*WEM [[County Westmeath]]  
*WEX [[County Wexford Genealogy|County Wexford]]  
*WEX [[County Wexford]]  
*WIC [[County Wicklow Genealogy|County Wicklow]]
*WIC [[County Wicklow|County Wicklow]]


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Revision as of 10:12, 30 May 2008

The Chapman Code is a coding system used in genealogy to identify the administrative divisions in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.

It was created by Dr Colin Chapman and is largely a superset of the ISO 3166-2:GB and BS 6879 systems.

Country codes[edit | edit source]

Channel Islands[edit | edit source]

England[edit | edit source]

Pre-1974 counties[edit | edit source]

Scotland[edit | edit source]

Pre-1974 counties[edit | edit source]

1975-1996 regions[edit | edit source]

Wales[edit | edit source]

Pre-1974 counties[edit | edit source]


1975-1996 counties[edit | edit source]

Ireland[edit | edit source]

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