Place-names Gazetteer - County Name Abbreviations

This table gives the two character code, the name abbreviation and the full name for each county used within the Place-names Gazetteer.

Two character code Abbreviated name Full Name
AB Aberd Aberdeenshire
AG Angus Angus
AN C of Aber City of Aberdeen
AR Arg & Bt Argyll and Bute
BA Brad Bradford
BB Black w Dar Blackburn with Darwen
BC Brackn Bracknell Forest
BD Bark & Dag Barking and Dagenham
BE Brig Brighton
BF Beds Bedford
BG Blae Gw Blaenau Gwent
BH Bri & Hov Brighton and Hove
BI Birm Birmingham
BL Barns Barnsley
BM Bucks Buckinghamshire
BN Barnet Barnet
BO Bolton Bolton
BP Blackp Blackpool
BR Brom Bromley
BS Bath & NE Somer Bath and North East Somerset
BT Brent Brent
BU Bourne Bournemouth
BX Bexley Bexley
BY Bury Bury
BZ C of Bris Bristol City
CA Cald Calderdale
CB Cambs Cambridgeshire
CD Card Cardiff / Caerdydd
CE Cered Cardigan / Sir Ceredigeon
CF Caer Caerphilly / Caerffili
CH Ches Cheshire
CL Clackm Clackmannanshire
CM Camden Camden
CN Corn Cornwall
CT Carm Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin
CU Cumbr Cumbria
CV Cov Coventry
CW Conwy Conwy
CY Croy Croydon
DB C of Derb Derby City
DD C of Dun Dundee City
DE Denb Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych
DG D & G Dumfries and Galloway
DL Darl Darlington
DN Devon Devon
DR Donc Doncaster
DT Dorset Dorset
DU Durham Durham
DY Derby Derby
DZ Dudley Dudley
EA E Ayr East Ayrshire
EB C of Edin City of Edinburgh
ED E Dunb East Dunbartonshire
EG Ealing Ealing
EL E Loth East Lothian
EN Enf Enfield
ER E Renf East Renfrewshire
ES E Susx East Sussex
EX Essex Essex
EY E Yorks East Yorkshire
FA Falk Falkirk
FF Fife Fife
FL Flint Flintshire / Sir Y Fflint
GH Ghead Gateshead
GL C of Glas Glasgow City
GR Glos Gloucestershire
GW Gren Grenwich
GY Gwyn Gwynedd
HA Halton Halton
HD Herts Hertfordshire
HE Heref Hereford
HF Ham & Ful Hammersmith and Fulham
HG Hargy Haringey
HI Hill Hillingdon
HL Highld Highland
HN Hack Hackney
HP Hants Hampshire
HR Harrow Harrow
HS Houns Hounslow
HT Hartpl Hartlepool
HV Hav Havering
IA I of Angl Isle of Anglesey / Sir Ynys Mon
IL Isling Islington
IM I of M Isle of Man
IN Inverc Inverclyde
IS I Scilly Scilly Isles
IW I of W Isle of Wight
KC Ken & Ch Kensington and Chelsea
KG King Kingston Upon Thames
KH K upon H Kingston Upon Hull City
KL Kirk Kirklees
KN Know Knowsley
KT Kent Kent
LA Lancs Lancashire
LB Lam Lambeth
LC C of Leic Leicester City
LD Leeds Leeds
LL Lincs Lincolnshire
LN Luton Luton
LO C of Lon City of London
LP Liv Liverpool
LS Lew Lewisham
LT Leic Leicestershire
MA Man Manchester City
MB Midd Middlesbrough
ME Medway Medway
MI Midlo Midlothian
MK Mil Key Milton Keynes
MM Monm Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy
MO Moray Moray
MR Merton Merton
MT Merth Tyd Merthyr Tydfil / Merthyr Tudful
NA N Ayr North Ayrshire
NC NE Lincs North East Lincolnshire
ND Northum Northumberland
NE Newp Newport / Casnewydd
NG C of Nott Nottingham City
NH Newham Newham
NI N Lincs North Lincolnshire
NK Norf Norfolk
NL N Lanak North Lanarkshire
NN Northnts Northamptonshire
NP Nth Pt Talb Neath Port Talbot / Castell-Nedd Port Talbot
NR N Tyne North Tyneside
NS N Som North Somerset
NT Notts Nottinghamshire
NW N upon Ty Newcastle Upon Tyne
NY N Yks North Yorkshire
OH Oldham Oldham
OK Orkney Orkney Islands
ON Oxon Oxfordshire
PB Pemb Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro
PE Peterb Peterborough
PK Pth & Kin Perth and Kinross
PL Poole Poole
PO C of Port Portsmouth City
PW Powys Powys
PY C of Plym Plymouth City
RB Redbr Redbridge
RC Red & Cl Redcar and Cleveland
RD Roch Rochdale
RE Renf Renfrewshire
RG Read Reading
RH Rho Cyn Taf Rhondda Cynon Taff
RL Rut Rutland
RO Roth Rotherham
RT Rich Richmond Upon Thames
SA Sand Sandwell
SB Scot Bord Scottish Borders
SC Salf Salford
SD Swin Swindon
SE Sefton Sefton
SF Staffs Staffordshire
SG S Glos South Gloucestershire
SH Shrops Shropshire
SI Shetld Shetland Islands
SJ C of Stoke Stoke-on-Trent City
SK Suff Suffolk
SL S Lanak South Lanarkshire
SM Stock on T Stockton on Tees
SN St Hel Saint Helens
SO C of Soton Southampton City
SP Sheff Sheffield City
SQ Sol Solihull
SR Stir Stirling
SS Swan Swansea / Abertawe
ST Somer Somerset
SU Surrey Surrey
SV Sund Sunderland City
SW Sthwk Southwark
SX S Ayr South Ayrshire
SY S Tyne South Tyneside
SZ Sutton Sutton
TB Torbay Torbay
TF Torf Torfaen / Tor-Faen
TH T Ham Tower Hamlets
TR Traf Trafford
TS Tames Tameside
TU Thurr Thurrock
VG V of Glam Vale of Glamorgan / Bro Morgannwg
WA Wals Walsall
WB W Berks West Berkshire
WC Win & Maid Windsor and Maidenhead
WD W Dunb West Dunbartonshire
WE Wakf Wakefield
WF Wal F Waltham Forest
WG Warr Warrington
WH Wolv Wolverhampton
WI N Eil Eilean Siar / Western Isles
WJ Wok Wokingham
WK Warw Warwickshire
WL W Loth West Lothian
WM C of West Westminster City
WN Wigan Wigan
WO Worcs Worcestershire
WP Wrekin Telford and Wrekin
WR Wirral Wirral
WS W Susx West Sussex
WT Wilts Wiltshire
WW Wan Wandsworth
WX Wrex Wrexham / Wrecsam
XX 0 This code is used for Gazetteer
entries that appear in the sea.
YK York York
YS Sou-on-Sea Southend on Sea
YT Slough Slough
YY Stock Stockport