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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. | ||
== Country codes == | == Country codes == | ||
*CHI [[Channel Islands]] | *CHI [[Channel Islands Genealogy|Channel Islands]] | ||
*ENG [[England]] | *ENG [[England Genealogy|England]] | ||
*IOM [[Isle of Man]] | *IOM [[Isle of Man Genealogy|Isle of Man]] | ||
*IRL [[Ireland]] | *IRL [[Ireland Genealogy|Ireland]] | ||
*SCT [[Scotland]] | *SCT [[Scotland Genealogy|Scotland]] | ||
*WLS [[Wales]] | *WLS [[Wales Genealogy|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]] | *BDF [[Bedfordshire, England Genealogy|Bedfordshire]] | ||
*BRK [[Berkshire]] | *BRK [[Berkshire, England Genealogy|Berkshire]] | ||
*BKM [[Buckinghamshire]] | *BKM [[Buckinghamshire, England Genealogy|Buckinghamshire]] | ||
*CAM [[Cambridgeshire]] | *CAM [[Cambridgeshire, England Genealogy|Cambridgeshire]] | ||
*CHS [[Cheshire]] | *CHS [[Cheshire, England Genealogy|Cheshire]] | ||
*CON [[Cornwall]] | *CON [[Cornwall, England Genealogy|Cornwall]] | ||
*CUL [[Cumberland]] | *CUL [[Cumberland, England Genealogy|Cumberland]] | ||
*DBY [[Derbyshire]] | *DBY [[Derbyshire, England Genealogy|Derbyshire]] | ||
*DEV [[Devon]] | *DEV [[Devon, England Genealogy|Devon]] | ||
*DOR [[Dorset]] | *DOR [[Dorset, England Genealogy|Dorset]] | ||
*DUR [[County Durham]] | *DUR [[Durham, England Genealogy|County Durham]] | ||
*ESS [[Essex]] | *ESS [[Essex, England Genealogy|Essex]] | ||
*GLS [[Gloucestershire]] | *GLS [[Gloucestershire, England Genealogy|Gloucestershire]] | ||
*HAM [[Hampshire]] | *HAM [[Hampshire, England Genealogy|Hampshire]] | ||
*HEF [[Herefordshire]] | *HEF [[Herefordshire, England Genealogy|Herefordshire]] | ||
*HRT [[Hertfordshire]] | *HRT [[Hertfordshire, England Genealogy|Hertfordshire]] | ||
*HUN [[Huntingdonshire]] | *HUN [[Huntingdonshire, England Genealogy|Huntingdonshire]] | ||
*IOW [[Isle of Wight|Isle of Wight]] | *IOW [[Isle of Wight|Isle of Wight]] | ||
*KEN [[Kent]] | *KEN [[Kent, England Genealogy|Kent]] | ||
*LAN [[Lancashire]] | *LAN [[Lancashire, England Genealogy|Lancashire]] | ||
*LEI [[Leicestershire]] | *LEI [[Leicestershire, England Genealogy|Leicestershire]] | ||
*LIN [[Lincolnshire]] | *LIN [[Lincolnshire, England Genealogy|Lincolnshire]] | ||
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*LND [[London]] (City of London) | *LND [[London, England Genealogy|London]] (City of London) | ||
*MDX [[Middlesex]] | *MDX [[Middlesex, England Genealogy|Middlesex]] | ||
*NFK [[Norfolk]] | *NFK [[Norfolk, England Genealogy|Norfolk]] | ||
*NTH [[Northamptonshire]] | *NTH [[Northamptonshire, England Genealogy|Northamptonshire]] | ||
*NBL [[Northumberland]] | *NBL [[Northumberland, England Genealogy|Northumberland]] | ||
*NTT [[Nottinghamshire]] | *NTT [[Nottinghamshire, England Genealogy|Nottinghamshire]] | ||
*OXF [[Oxfordshire]] | *OXF [[Oxfordshire, England Genealogy|Oxfordshire]] | ||
*RUT [[Rutland]] | *RUT [[Rutland, England Genealogy|Rutland]] | ||
*SAL [[Shropshire]] | *SAL [[Shropshire, England Genealogy|Shropshire]] | ||
*SOM [[Somerset]] | *SOM [[Somerset, England Genealogy|Somerset]] | ||
*STS [[Staffordshire]] | *STS [[Staffordshire, England Genealogy|Staffordshire]] | ||
*SFK [[Suffolk]] | *SFK [[Suffolk, England Genealogy|Suffolk]] | ||
*SRY [[Surrey]] | *SRY [[Surrey, England Genealogy|Surrey]] | ||
*SSX [[Sussex]] | *SSX [[Sussex, England Genealogy|Sussex]] | ||
*WAR [[Warwickshire]] | *WAR [[Warwickshire, England Genealogy|Warwickshire]] | ||
*WES [[Westmorland]] | *WES [[Westmorland, England Genealogy|Westmorland]] | ||
*WIL [[Wiltshire]] | *WIL [[Wiltshire, England Genealogy|Wiltshire]] | ||
*WOR [[Worcestershire]] | *WOR [[Worcestershire, England Genealogy|Worcestershire]] | ||
*YKS [[Yorkshire]] | *YKS [[Yorkshire, England Genealogy|Yorkshire]] | ||
*ERY [[East Riding of Yorkshire]] | *ERY [[East Riding of Yorkshire|East Riding of Yorkshire]] | ||
*NRY [[North Riding of Yorkshire]] | *NRY [[North Riding of Yorkshire|North Riding of Yorkshire]] | ||
*WRY [[West Riding of Yorkshire]] | *WRY [[West Riding of Yorkshire|West Riding of Yorkshire]] | ||
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== Scotland == | == Scotland == | ||
=== Pre-1974 counties === | === Pre-1974 counties === | ||
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*ABD [[Aberdeenshire]] | *ABD [[Aberdeenshire|Aberdeenshire]] | ||
*ANS [[Angus]] (formerly Forfarshire) | *ANS [[Angus|Angus]] (formerly Forfarshire) | ||
*ARL [[Argyllshire]] | *ARL [[Argyllshire|Argyllshire]] | ||
*AYR [[Ayrshire]] | *AYR [[Ayrshire|Ayrshire]] | ||
*BAN [[Banffshire]] | *BAN [[Banffshire|Banffshire]] | ||
*BEW [[Berwickshire]] | *BEW [[Berwickshire|Berwickshire]] | ||
*BUT [[Bute]] (or Buteshire) | *BUT [[Bute|Bute]] (or Buteshire) | ||
*CAI [[Caithness]] | *CAI [[Caithness|Caithness]] | ||
*CLK [[Clackmannanshire]] | *CLK [[Clackmannanshire|Clackmannanshire]] | ||
*DFS [[Dumfriesshire]] | *DFS [[Dumfriesshire|Dumfriesshire]] | ||
*DNB [[Dunbartonshire]] | *DNB [[Dunbartonshire|Dunbartonshire]] | ||
*ELN [[East Lothian]] (formerly Haddingtonshire) | *ELN [[East Lothian|East Lothian]] (formerly Haddingtonshire) | ||
*FIF [[Fife]] | *FIF [[Fife|Fife]] | ||
*INV [[Inverness-shire]] | *INV [[Inverness-shire|Inverness-shire]] | ||
*KCD [[Kincardineshire]] | *KCD [[Kincardineshire|Kincardineshire]] | ||
*KRS [[Kinross-shire]] | *KRS [[Kinross-shire|Kinross-shire]] | ||
*KKD [[Kirkcudbrightshire|Kirkcudbrightshire]] | |||
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*LKS [[Lanarkshire|Lanarkshire]] | |||
*LKS [[Lanarkshire]] | *MLN [[Midlothian|Midlothian]] (formerly Edinburghshire) | ||
*MLN [[Midlothian]] (formerly Edinburghshire) | *MOR [[Moray|Moray]] (formerly Elginshire) | ||
*MOR [[Moray]] (formerly Elginshire) | *NAI [[Nairnshire|Nairnshire]] | ||
*NAI [[Nairnshire]] | *OKI [[Orkney|Orkney]] | ||
*OKI [[Orkney]] | *PEE [[Peeblesshire|Peeblesshire]] | ||
*PEE [[Peeblesshire]] | *PER [[Perthshire|Perthshire]] | ||
*PER [[Perthshire]] | *RFW [[Renfrewshire|Renfrewshire]] | ||
*RFW [[Renfrewshire]] | *ROC [[Ross and Cromarty|Ross and Cromarty]] | ||
*ROC [[Ross and Cromarty]] | |||
*ROX [[Roxburghshire|Roxburghshire]] | *ROX [[Roxburghshire|Roxburghshire]] | ||
*SEL [[Selkirkshire]] | *SEL [[Selkirkshire|Selkirkshire]] | ||
*SHI [[Shetland]] | *SHI [[Shetland|Shetland]] | ||
*STI [[Stirlingshire]] | *STI [[Stirlingshire|Stirlingshire]] | ||
*SUT [[Sutherland]] | *SUT [[Sutherland|Sutherland]] | ||
*WLN [[West Lothian]] (formerly Linlithgowshire) | *WLN [[West Lothian|West Lothian]] (formerly Linlithgowshire) | ||
*WIG [[Wigtownshire]] | *WIG [[Wigtownshire|Wigtownshire]] | ||
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=== 1975-1996 regions === | === 1975-1996 regions === | ||
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*BOR [[Borders]] | *BOR [[Borders|Borders]] | ||
*CEN [[Central]] | *CEN [[Central|Central]] | ||
*DGY [[Dumfries and Galloway]] | *DGY [[Dumfries and Galloway|Dumfries and Galloway]] | ||
*FIF [[Fife]] | *FIF [[Fife|Fife]] | ||
*GMP [[Grampian]] | *GMP [[Grampian|Grampian]] | ||
*HLD [[Highland]] | *HLD [[Highland|Highland]] | ||
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*LTN [[Lothian]] | *LTN [[Lothian|Lothian]] | ||
*OKI [[Orkney Isles]] | *OKI [[Orkney Isles|Orkney Isles]] | ||
*SHI [[Shetland Isles]] | *SHI [[Shetland Isles|Shetland Isles]] | ||
*STD [[Strathclyde]] | *STD [[Strathclyde|Strathclyde]] | ||
*TAY [[Tayside]] | *TAY [[Tayside|Tayside]] | ||
*WIS [[Western Isles]] | *WIS [[Western Isles|Western Isles]] | ||
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== Wales == | == Wales == | ||
=== Pre-1974 counties === | === Pre-1974 counties === | ||
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*AGY [[Anglesey]] | *AGY [[Anglesey Genealogy|Anglesey]] | ||
*BRE [[Breconshire]] | *BRE [[Breconshire Genealogy|Breconshire]] | ||
*CAE [[Caernarfonshire]] | *CAE [[Caernarfonshire Genealogy|Caernarfonshire]] | ||
*CGN [[Cardiganshire]] | *CGN [[Cardiganshire Genealogy|Cardiganshire]] | ||
*CMN [[Carmarthenshire]] | *CMN [[Carmarthenshire Genealogy|Carmarthenshire]] | ||
*DEN [[Denbighshire]] | *DEN [[Denbighshire Genealogy|Denbighshire]] | ||
*FLN [[Flintshire]] | *FLN [[Flintshire, Wales Genealogy|Flintshire]] | ||
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*GLA [[Glamorgan]] | *GLA [[Glamorgan Genealogy|Glamorgan]] | ||
*MER [[Merionethshire]] | *MER [[Merionethshire Genealogy|Merionethshire]] | ||
*MON [[Monmouthshire]] | *MON [[Monmouthshire Genealogy|Monmouthshire]] | ||
*MGY [[Montgomeryshire]] | *MGY [[Montgomeryshire Genealogy|Montgomeryshire]] | ||
*PEM [[Pembrokeshire]] | *PEM [[Pembrokeshire Genealogy|Pembrokeshire]] | ||
*RAD [[Radnorshire]] | *RAD [[Radnorshire Genealogy|Radnorshire]] | ||
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=== | === 1974-1996 counties === | ||
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*CWD [[Clwyd]] | *CWD [[County of Clwyd|Clwyd]] | ||
*DFD [[Dyfed]] | *DFD [[Dyfed|Dyfed]] | ||
*GNT [[Gwent]] | *GNT [[Gwent|Gwent]] | ||
*GWN [[Gwynedd]] | *GWN [[County of Gwynedd, Wales Genealogy|Gwynedd]] | ||
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*MGM [[Mid Glamorgan]] | *MGM [[Mid Glamorgan|Mid Glamorgan]] | ||
*POW [[Powys]] | *POW [[Powys|Powys]] | ||
*SGM [[South Glamorgan]] | *SGM [[South Glamorgan|South Glamorgan]] | ||
*WGM [[West Glamorgan]] | *WGM [[West Glamorgan|West Glamorgan]] | ||
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== Ireland == | == Ireland == | ||
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*ANT [[County Antrim]] | *ANT [[County Antrim Genealogy|County Antrim]] | ||
*ARM [[County Armagh]] | *ARM [[County Armagh Genealogy|County Armagh]] | ||
*CAR [[County Carlow|County Carlow]] | *CAR [[County Carlow Genealogy|County Carlow]] | ||
*CAV [[County Cavan]] | *CAV [[County Cavan Genealogy|County Cavan]] | ||
*CLA [[County Clare]] | *CLA [[County Clare Genealogy|County Clare]] | ||
*COR [[County Cork|County Cork]] | *COR [[County Cork Genealogy|County Cork]] | ||
*DON [[County Donegal]] | *DON [[County Donegal Genealogy|County Donegal]] | ||
*DOW [[County Down]] | *DOW [[County Down Genealogy|County Down]] | ||
*DUB [[County Dublin]] | *DUB [[County Dublin Genealogy|County Dublin]] | ||
*FER [[County Fermanagh]] | *FER [[County Fermanagh Genealogy|County Fermanagh]] | ||
*GAL [[County Galway]] | *GAL [[County Galway Genealogy|County Galway]] | ||
*KER [[County Kerry]] | *KER [[County Kerry Genealogy|County Kerry]] | ||
*KID [[County Kildare]] | *KID [[County Kildare|County Kildare]] | ||
*KIK [[County Kilkenny]] | *KIK [[County Kilkenny Genealogy|County Kilkenny]] | ||
*LET [[County Leitrim]] | *LET [[County Leitrim Genealogy|County Leitrim]] | ||
*LEX [[County Laois]] (formerly Leix | *LEX [[County Laois Genealogy|County Laois]] (formerly Leix/Queen's County) | ||
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*LIM [[County Limerick]] | *LIM [[County Limerick Genealogy|County Limerick]] | ||
*LDY [[County Londonderry]] (or County Derry) | *LDY [[County Londonderry Genealogy|County Londonderry]] (or [[County Derry]]) | ||
*LOG [[County Longford]] | *LOG [[County Longford Genealogy|County Longford]] | ||
*LOU [[County Louth]] | *LOU [[County Louth Genealogy|County Louth]] | ||
*MAY [[County Mayo]] | *MAY [[County Mayo Genealogy|County Mayo]] | ||
*MEA [[County Meath]] | *MEA [[County Meath Genealogy|County Meath]] | ||
*MOG [[County Monaghan]] | *MOG [[County Monaghan Genealogy|County Monaghan]] | ||
*OFF [[County Offaly]] (formerly King's County) | *OFF [[County Offaly Genealogy|County Offaly]] (formerly King's County) | ||
*ROS [[County Roscommon]] | *ROS [[County Roscommon Genealogy|County Roscommon]] | ||
*SLI [[County Sligo]] | *SLI [[County Sligo Genealogy|County Sligo]] | ||
*TIP [[County Tipperary]] | *TIP [[County Tipperary Genealogy|County Tipperary]] | ||
*TYR [[County Tyrone]] | *TYR [[County Tyrone Genealogy|County Tyrone]] | ||
*WAT [[County Waterford]] | *WAT [[County Waterford Genealogy|County Waterford]] | ||
*WEM [[County Westmeath]] | *WEM [[County Westmeath Genealogy|County Westmeath]] | ||
*WEX [[County Wexford]] | *WEX [[County Wexford Genealogy|County Wexford]] | ||
*WIC [[County Wicklow|County Wicklow]] | *WIC [[County Wicklow Genealogy|County Wicklow]] | ||
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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
- CHI Channel Islands
- ENG England
- IOM Isle of Man
- IRL Ireland
- SCT Scotland
- WLS Wales
- ALL All countries
Channel Islands
England
Pre-1974 counties
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Scotland
Pre-1974 counties
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1975-1996 regions
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Wales
Pre-1974 counties
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1974-1996 counties
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Ireland
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