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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.  
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== Country codes  ==
== Country codes  ==


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


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


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*ALD [[Alderney]]  
*ALD [[Portal:Alderney|Alderney]]  
*GSY [[Guernsey]]
*GSY [[Portal:Guernsey|Guernsey]]


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*JSY [[Jersey]]  
*JSY [[Portal:Jersey|Jersey]]  
*SRK [[Sark]]
*SRK [[Portal:Sark|Sark]]


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


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


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*LND [[London, England Genealogy|London]] (City of London)  
*LND [[London|London]] (City of London)  
*MDX [[Middlesex, England Genealogy|Middlesex]]  
*MDX [[Middlesex|Middlesex]]  
*NFK [[Norfolk, England Genealogy|Norfolk]]  
*NFK [[Norfolk|Norfolk]]  
*NTH [[Northamptonshire, England Genealogy|Northamptonshire]]  
*NTH [[Northamptonshire|Northamptonshire]]  
*NBL [[Northumberland, England Genealogy|Northumberland]]  
*NBL [[Northumberland|Northumberland]]  
*NTT [[Nottinghamshire, England Genealogy|Nottinghamshire]]  
*NTT [[Nottinghamshire|Nottinghamshire]]  
*OXF [[Oxfordshire, England Genealogy|Oxfordshire]]  
*OXF [[Oxfordshire|Oxfordshire]]  
*RUT [[Rutland, England Genealogy|Rutland]]  
*RUT [[Rutland|Rutland]]  
*SAL [[Shropshire, England Genealogy|Shropshire]]  
*SAL [[Shropshire|Shropshire]]  
*SOM [[Somerset, England Genealogy|Somerset]]  
*SOM [[Somerset|Somerset]]  
*STS [[Staffordshire, England Genealogy|Staffordshire]]  
*STS [[Staffordshire|Staffordshire]]  
*SFK [[Suffolk, England Genealogy|Suffolk]]  
*SFK [[Suffolk|Suffolk]]  
*SRY [[Surrey, England Genealogy|Surrey]]  
*SRY [[Surrey|Surrey]]  
*SSX [[Sussex, England Genealogy|Sussex]]  
*SSX [[Sussex|Sussex]]  
*WAR [[Warwickshire, England Genealogy|Warwickshire]]  
*WAR [[Warwickshire|Warwickshire]]  
*WES [[Westmorland, England Genealogy|Westmorland]]  
*WES [[Westmorland|Westmorland]]  
*WIL [[Wiltshire, England Genealogy|Wiltshire]]  
*WIL [[Wiltshire|Wiltshire]]  
*WOR [[Worcestershire, England Genealogy|Worcestershire]]  
*WOR [[Worcestershire|Worcestershire]]  
*YKS [[Yorkshire, England Genealogy|Yorkshire]]  
*YKS [[Yorkshire|Yorkshire]]  
*ERY [[East Riding of Yorkshire|East Riding of Yorkshire]]  
*ERY [[East Riding of Yorkshire|East Riding of Yorkshire]]  
*NRY [[North Riding of Yorkshire|North Riding of Yorkshire]]  
*NRY [[North Riding of Yorkshire|North Riding of Yorkshire]]  
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=== Pre-1974 counties  ===
=== Pre-1974 counties  ===


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*INV [[Inverness-shire|Inverness-shire]]  
*INV [[Inverness-shire|Inverness-shire]]  
*KCD [[Kincardineshire|Kincardineshire]]  
*KCD [[Kincardineshire|Kincardineshire]]  
*KRS [[Kinross-shire|Kinross-shire]]  
*KRS [[Kinross-shire|Kinross-shire]]
*KKD [[Kirkcudbrightshire|Kirkcudbrightshire]]
*KKD [[Kirkcudbrightshire|Kirkcudbrightshire]]  
 
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*LKS [[Lanarkshire|Lanarkshire]]  
*LKS [[Lanarkshire|Lanarkshire]]  
*MLN [[Midlothian|Midlothian]] (formerly Edinburghshire)  
*MLN [[Midlothian|Midlothian]] (formerly Edinburghshire)  
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=== 1975-1996 regions  ===
=== 1975-1996 regions  ===


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=== 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  ===
=== 1975-1996 counties  ===


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


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== Ireland  ==
== Ireland  ==


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


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


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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]