Chapman code ************ Chapman codes are a set of 3-letter codes identifying the traditional administrative divisions in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. They were created by the historian, Dr. Colin R Chapman, in the late 1970s, and as intended, provide a widely used shorthand in genealogy which follows the common practice of describing areas in terms of the counties existing from the 19th into the 20th century, avoiding the confusions such as caused by the periodic creation and renaming of unitary authorities in the United Kingdom by substituting the established names of the areas which they serve. Chapman codes have no mapping, postal or administrative use. They can be useful for disambiguation by postal services where a full county name or traditional abbreviation is not supplied after a place name which has more than one occurrence, a particular problem where these are post towns such as Richmond. Country codes CHI Channel Islands ENG England IOM Isle of Man IRL Ireland NIR Northern Ireland SCT Scotland WLS Wales ALL All countries Channel Islands ALD Alderney GSY Guernsey JSY Jersey SRK Sark English counties - Avon, known as Avon. BDF Bedfordshire, previously Beds. BRK Berkshire, previously Berks. BKM Buckinghamshire, previously Bucks. CAM Cambridgeshire, previously Camb. or Cambs. CHS Cheshire, previously Cest. or Ches. CON Cornwall, previously Cornw. or Corn. CUL Cumberland, previously Cumb. DBY Derbyshire, previously Derb. or Derbs. DEV Devonshire, previously Devon. DOR Dorset, previously Dorset. or Dors. DUR Durham, previously Dur. ESS Essex, previously Essex. or Esx. - Exeter, known as Exon. GLS Gloucestershire, previously Glouc. or Glos. - Greater London, known as GL - Greater Manchester, known as GM HAM Hampshire, previously Hants. or Southton. HEF Herefordshire, previously Heref. - Hereford & Worcester, known as H&W. HRT Hertfordshire, previously Herts. HUN Huntingdonshire, previously Hunts. IOW Isle of Wight, previously IOW. KEN Kent, previously Kent. LAN Lancashire, previously Lanc. or Lancs. LEI Leicestershire, previously Leics. LIN Lincolnshire, previously Lincs. LND London (City only), previously Lond. - Merseyside, known as Mers. MDX Middlesex, previously Midd. or Middx. NFK Norfolk, previously Norf. or Nflk. NTH Northamptonshire, previously Northants. or Northton. NBL Northumberland, previously Northumb. or Northld. - Norwich, known as Norw. NTT Nottinghamshire, previously Notts. OXF Oxfordshire, previously Oxon. RUT Rutland, previously Rutl. - Salisbury, known as Sarum. SAL Shropshire, previously Salop. or Shrops. SOM Somerset, previously Somst. or Som. STS Staffordshire, previously Staffs. SFK Suffolk, previously Suff. or Sflk. SRY Surrey, previously Surr. or Sry. SSX Sussex, previously Suss. - Tyne & Wear, known as T&W. WAR Warwickshire, previously Warw. or Warks. WES Westmorland, previously Westm. WIL Wiltshire, previously Wilts. - Winchester, known as Winton. WOR Worcestershire, previously Worcs. YKS Yorkshire, previously Yorks. ERY Yorkshire East Riding, previously E.Yorks. or E. Riding. NRY Yorkshire North Riding, previously N.Yorks. or N. Riding. WRY Yorkshire West Riding, previously W.Yorks. or W. Riding. Scottish counties ABD Aberdeenshire ANS Angus (formerly Forfarshire) ARL Argyll (Argyllshire) AYR Ayrshire BAN Banffshire, previously Banff. BEW Berwickshire BUT Bute (Buteshire) CAI Caithness CLK Clackmannanshire, previously Clacks. DFS Dumfriesshire DNB Dunbartonshire ELN East Lothian (formerly Haddingtonshire) FIF Fife, previously Fife. INV Inverness-shire KCD Kincardineshire KRS Kinross-shire KKD Kirkcudbrightshire LKS Lanarkshire, previously Lanark. MLN Midlothian (formerly Edinburghshire) MOR Moray (formerly Elginshire) NAI Nairnshire OKI Orkney, previously Orkneys PEE Peeblesshire, previously Peebles. PER Perthshire, previously Perth. RFW Renfrewshire ROC Ross and Cromarty ROX Roxburghshire SEL Selkirkshire SHI Shetland STI Stirlingshire SUT Sutherland WLN West Lothian (formerly Linlithgowshire) WIG Wigtownshire 1975-1996 regional additions BOR Borders CEN Central DGY Dumfries and Galloway FIF Fife GMP Grampian HLD Highland LTN Lothian OKI Orkney Isles SHI Shetland Isles STD Strathclyde TAY Tayside WIS Western Isles Welsh counties AGY Anglesey, previously Angl. BRE Brecknockshire, previously Bre. CAE Caernarfonshire, previously Carn. CGN Cardiganshire, previously Card. CMN Carmarthenshire, previously Carm. DEN Denbighshire, previously Denb. FLN Flintshire, previously Flint. GLA Glamorgan, previously Glam. MER Merionethshire, previously Merion. MON Monmouthshire, previously Monm. MGY Montgomeryshire, previously Mont. PEM Pembrokeshire, previously Pemb. RAD Radnorshire, previously Rad. 1974-1996 ammendments CWD Clwyd, previously Clwyd DFD Dyfed, previously Dyfed. GNT Gwent, previously Gwent. GWN Gwynedd, previously Gynd. MGM Mid Glamorgan POW Powys, previously Powys SGM South Glamorgan WGM West Glamorgan Ireland ANT Antrim ARM Armagh CAR Carlow CAV Cavan CLA Clare COR Cork DON Donegal DOW Down DUB Dublin FER Fermanagh GAL Galway KER Kerry KID Kildare KIK Kilkenny LET Leitrim LEX Leix (formerly Queen's) LIM Limerick LDY Londonderry LOG Longford LOU Louth MAY Mayo MEA Meath MOG Monaghan OFF Offaly (formerly King's) ROS Roscommon SLI Sligo TIP Tipperary TYR Tyrone WAT Waterford WEM Westmeath WEX Wexford WIC Wicklow References: Colin R Chapman www.lochinpublishing.org.uk/chapman_cc.htm