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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|Ireland]], the [[Isle of Man|Isle of Man]] and the [[Channel Islands|Channel Islands]]. | 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]]. | ||
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 [[ | *CHI [[Channel Islands Genealogy|Channel Islands]] | ||
*ENG [[ | *ENG [[England Genealogy|England]] | ||
*IOM [[ | *IOM [[Isle of Man Genealogy|Isle of Man]] | ||
*IRL [[ | *IRL [[Ireland Genealogy|Ireland]] | ||
*SCT [[ | *SCT [[Scotland Genealogy|Scotland]] | ||
*WLS [[ | *WLS [[Wales Genealogy|Wales]] | ||
*ALL All countries | *ALL All countries | ||
== Channel Islands == | == Channel Islands == | ||
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*ALD [[ | *ALD [[Alderney]] | ||
*GSY [[ | *GSY [[Guernsey]] | ||
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*JSY [[ | *JSY [[Jersey]] | ||
*SRK [[ | *SRK [[Sark]] | ||
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=== Pre-1974 counties === | === Pre-1974 counties === | ||
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*BDF [[Bedfordshire|Bedfordshire]] | *BDF [[Bedfordshire, England Genealogy|Bedfordshire]] | ||
*BRK [[Berkshire|Berkshire]] | *BRK [[Berkshire, England Genealogy|Berkshire]] | ||
*BKM [[Buckinghamshire|Buckinghamshire]] | *BKM [[Buckinghamshire, England Genealogy|Buckinghamshire]] | ||
*CAM [[Cambridgeshire|Cambridgeshire]] | *CAM [[Cambridgeshire, England Genealogy|Cambridgeshire]] | ||
*CHS [[Cheshire|Cheshire]] | *CHS [[Cheshire, England Genealogy|Cheshire]] | ||
*CON [[Cornwall|Cornwall]] | *CON [[Cornwall, England Genealogy|Cornwall]] | ||
*CUL [[Cumberland|Cumberland]] | *CUL [[Cumberland, England Genealogy|Cumberland]] | ||
*DBY [[Derbyshire|Derbyshire]] | *DBY [[Derbyshire, England Genealogy|Derbyshire]] | ||
*DEV [[Devon|Devon]] | *DEV [[Devon, England Genealogy|Devon]] | ||
*DOR [[Dorset|Dorset]] | *DOR [[Dorset, England Genealogy|Dorset]] | ||
*DUR [[ | *DUR [[Durham, England Genealogy|County Durham]] | ||
*ESS [[Essex|Essex]] | *ESS [[Essex, England Genealogy|Essex]] | ||
*GLS [[Gloucestershire|Gloucestershire]] | *GLS [[Gloucestershire, England Genealogy|Gloucestershire]] | ||
*HAM [[Hampshire|Hampshire]] | *HAM [[Hampshire, England Genealogy|Hampshire]] | ||
*HEF [[Herefordshire|Herefordshire]] | *HEF [[Herefordshire, England Genealogy|Herefordshire]] | ||
*HRT [[Hertfordshire|Hertfordshire]] | *HRT [[Hertfordshire, England Genealogy|Hertfordshire]] | ||
*HUN [[Huntingdonshire|Huntingdonshire]] | *HUN [[Huntingdonshire, England Genealogy|Huntingdonshire]] | ||
*IOW [[Isle of Wight|Isle of Wight]] | *IOW [[Isle of Wight|Isle of Wight]] | ||
*KEN [[Kent|Kent]] | *KEN [[Kent, England Genealogy|Kent]] | ||
*LAN [[Lancashire|Lancashire]] | *LAN [[Lancashire, England Genealogy|Lancashire]] | ||
*LEI [[Leicestershire|Leicestershire]] | *LEI [[Leicestershire, England Genealogy|Leicestershire]] | ||
*LIN [[Lincolnshire|Lincolnshire]] | *LIN [[Lincolnshire, England Genealogy|Lincolnshire]] | ||
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*LND [[London|London]] (City of London) | *LND [[London, England Genealogy|London]] (City of London) | ||
*MDX [[Middlesex|Middlesex]] | *MDX [[Middlesex, England Genealogy|Middlesex]] | ||
*NFK [[Norfolk|Norfolk]] | *NFK [[Norfolk, England Genealogy|Norfolk]] | ||
*NTH [[Northamptonshire|Northamptonshire]] | *NTH [[Northamptonshire, England Genealogy|Northamptonshire]] | ||
*NBL [[Northumberland|Northumberland]] | *NBL [[Northumberland, England Genealogy|Northumberland]] | ||
*NTT [[Nottinghamshire|Nottinghamshire]] | *NTT [[Nottinghamshire, England Genealogy|Nottinghamshire]] | ||
*OXF [[Oxfordshire|Oxfordshire]] | *OXF [[Oxfordshire, England Genealogy|Oxfordshire]] | ||
*RUT [[Rutland|Rutland]] | *RUT [[Rutland, England Genealogy|Rutland]] | ||
*SAL [[Shropshire|Shropshire]] | *SAL [[Shropshire, England Genealogy|Shropshire]] | ||
*SOM [[Somerset|Somerset]] | *SOM [[Somerset, England Genealogy|Somerset]] | ||
*STS [[Staffordshire|Staffordshire]] | *STS [[Staffordshire, England Genealogy|Staffordshire]] | ||
*SFK [[Suffolk|Suffolk]] | *SFK [[Suffolk, England Genealogy|Suffolk]] | ||
*SRY [[Surrey|Surrey]] | *SRY [[Surrey, England Genealogy|Surrey]] | ||
*SSX [[Sussex|Sussex]] | *SSX [[Sussex, England Genealogy|Sussex]] | ||
*WAR [[Warwickshire|Warwickshire]] | *WAR [[Warwickshire, England Genealogy|Warwickshire]] | ||
*WES [[Westmorland|Westmorland]] | *WES [[Westmorland, England Genealogy|Westmorland]] | ||
*WIL [[Wiltshire|Wiltshire]] | *WIL [[Wiltshire, England Genealogy|Wiltshire]] | ||
*WOR [[Worcestershire|Worcestershire]] | *WOR [[Worcestershire, England Genealogy|Worcestershire]] | ||
*YKS [[Yorkshire|Yorkshire]] | *YKS [[Yorkshire, England Genealogy|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]] | |||
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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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*AGY [[ | *AGY [[Anglesey Genealogy|Anglesey]] | ||
*BRE [[ | *BRE [[Breconshire Genealogy|Breconshire]] | ||
*CAE [[ | *CAE [[Caernarfonshire Genealogy|Caernarfonshire]] | ||
*CGN [[ | *CGN [[Cardiganshire Genealogy|Cardiganshire]] | ||
*CMN [[ | *CMN [[Carmarthenshire Genealogy|Carmarthenshire]] | ||
*DEN [[ | *DEN [[Denbighshire Genealogy|Denbighshire]] | ||
*FLN [[ | *FLN [[Flintshire, Wales Genealogy|Flintshire]] | ||
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*GLA [[ | *GLA [[Glamorgan Genealogy|Glamorgan]] | ||
*MER [[ | *MER [[Merionethshire Genealogy|Merionethshire]] | ||
*MON [[ | *MON [[Monmouthshire Genealogy|Monmouthshire]] | ||
*MGY [[ | *MGY [[Montgomeryshire Genealogy|Montgomeryshire]] | ||
*PEM [[ | *PEM [[Pembrokeshire Genealogy|Pembrokeshire]] | ||
*RAD [[ | *RAD [[Radnorshire Genealogy|Radnorshire]] | ||
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*CWD [[Clwyd|Clwyd]] | *CWD [[County of Clwyd|Clwyd]] | ||
*DFD [[Dyfed|Dyfed]] | *DFD [[Dyfed|Dyfed]] | ||
*GNT [[Gwent|Gwent]] | *GNT [[Gwent|Gwent]] | ||
*GWN [[Gwynedd|Gwynedd]] | *GWN [[County of Gwynedd, Wales Genealogy|Gwynedd]] | ||
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== Ireland == | == Ireland == | ||
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*ANT [[County Antrim|County Antrim]] | *ANT [[County Antrim Genealogy|County Antrim]] | ||
*ARM [[County Armagh|County Armagh]] | *ARM [[County Armagh Genealogy|County Armagh]] | ||
*CAR [[County Carlow|County Carlow]] | *CAR [[County Carlow Genealogy|County Carlow]] | ||
*CAV [[County Cavan|County Cavan]] | *CAV [[County Cavan Genealogy|County Cavan]] | ||
*CLA [[County Clare|County Clare]] | *CLA [[County Clare Genealogy|County Clare]] | ||
*COR [[County Cork|County Cork]] | *COR [[County Cork Genealogy|County Cork]] | ||
*DON [[County Donegal|County Donegal]] | *DON [[County Donegal Genealogy|County Donegal]] | ||
*DOW [[County Down|County Down]] | *DOW [[County Down Genealogy|County Down]] | ||
*DUB [[County Dublin|County Dublin]] | *DUB [[County Dublin Genealogy|County Dublin]] | ||
*FER [[County Fermanagh|County Fermanagh]] | *FER [[County Fermanagh Genealogy|County Fermanagh]] | ||
*GAL [[County Galway|County Galway]] | *GAL [[County Galway Genealogy|County Galway]] | ||
*KER [[County Kerry|County Kerry]] | *KER [[County Kerry Genealogy|County Kerry]] | ||
*KID [[County Kildare|County Kildare]] | *KID [[County Kildare|County Kildare]] | ||
*KIK [[County Kilkenny|County Kilkenny]] | *KIK [[County Kilkenny Genealogy|County Kilkenny]] | ||
*LET [[County Leitrim|County Leitrim]] | *LET [[County Leitrim Genealogy|County Leitrim]] | ||
*LEX [[County Laois|County Laois]] (formerly Leix | *LEX [[County Laois Genealogy|County Laois]] (formerly Leix/Queen's County) | ||
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*LIM [[County Limerick|County Limerick]] | *LIM [[County Limerick Genealogy|County Limerick]] | ||
*LDY [[County Londonderry|County Londonderry]] (or County Derry) | *LDY [[County Londonderry Genealogy|County Londonderry]] (or [[County Derry]]) | ||
*LOG [[County Longford|County Longford]] | *LOG [[County Longford Genealogy|County Longford]] | ||
*LOU [[County Louth|County Louth]] | *LOU [[County Louth Genealogy|County Louth]] | ||
*MAY [[County Mayo|County Mayo]] | *MAY [[County Mayo Genealogy|County Mayo]] | ||
*MEA [[County Meath|County Meath]] | *MEA [[County Meath Genealogy|County Meath]] | ||
*MOG [[County Monaghan|County Monaghan]] | *MOG [[County Monaghan Genealogy|County Monaghan]] | ||
*OFF [[County Offaly|County Offaly]] (formerly King's County) | *OFF [[County Offaly Genealogy|County Offaly]] (formerly King's County) | ||
*ROS [[County Roscommon|County Roscommon]] | *ROS [[County Roscommon Genealogy|County Roscommon]] | ||
*SLI [[County Sligo|County Sligo]] | *SLI [[County Sligo Genealogy|County Sligo]] | ||
*TIP [[County Tipperary|County Tipperary]] | *TIP [[County Tipperary Genealogy|County Tipperary]] | ||
*TYR [[County Tyrone|County Tyrone]] | *TYR [[County Tyrone Genealogy|County Tyrone]] | ||
*WAT [[County Waterford|County Waterford]] | *WAT [[County Waterford Genealogy|County Waterford]] | ||
*WEM [[County Westmeath|County Westmeath]] | *WEM [[County Westmeath Genealogy|County Westmeath]] | ||
*WEX [[County Wexford|County Wexford]] | *WEX [[County Wexford Genealogy|County Wexford]] | ||
*WIC [[County Wicklow|County Wicklow]] | *WIC [[County Wicklow Genealogy|County Wicklow]] | ||
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[[Category:England]] [[Category:Ireland]] [[Category:Scotland]] [[Category:Wales]] | [[Category:England Abbreviations]] [[Category:Ireland]] [[Category:Scotland]] [[Category:Wales]] |
Latest revision as of 12:07, 28 November 2022
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]
- CHI Channel Islands
- ENG England
- IOM Isle of Man
- IRL Ireland
- SCT Scotland
- WLS Wales
- ALL All countries
Channel Islands[edit | edit source]
England[edit | edit source]
Pre-1974 counties[edit | edit source]
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Scotland[edit | edit source]
Pre-1974 counties[edit | edit source]
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1975-1996 regions[edit | edit source]
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Wales[edit | edit source]
Pre-1974 counties[edit | edit source]
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1974-1996 counties[edit | edit source]
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Ireland[edit | edit source]
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