Index of Place Names

Types of place included

• Locality – villages, hamlets and localities without legally defined boundaries
• Historic County
• Lieutenancy County
• Electoral ward / division
• Civil parish
• Community
• Unitary Authority
• Council Area
• London borough
• Metropolitan District
• Non-metropolitan District
• Non-metropolitan County
• National Park
• Region
• Built-up Area
• Built-up Area Sub-division

  Fields included for each place name

• Place Name Identifier – unique numeric identifier ignoring splits across geographical areas
• Place Name Code – code to identify place name taking into account splits across various geographical areas
• Place Name
• Split Place name Indicator – shows where a place is split between two or more geographical areas. Each part is listed in a separate entry, with a different grid reference and a different identifying Place Name Code
• Population Count – for local government areas
• Place Name Description – type of place, as listed above, i.e. BUA, BUASD, CA, COM, CTY, CTYHIST, CTYLT, LOC, LONB, MD, NMD, NPARK, PAR, RGN, UA, or WD
• Historic County Name – Definition A of the Historic Counties Standard
• Lieutenancy County Name – ceremonial county / preserved county / lieutenancy area
• Country Name
• County Code – metropolitan county / non-metropolitan county / Inner London / Outer London
• County Name
• Local Authority District Code
• Local Authority District Name
• Local Authority District Description – London borough / metropolitan district / non-metropolitan district / unitary authority / Council Area
• Electoral Ward / division code
• Civil parish code, Community Code
• Strategic Health Authority Code, Health Board Code, Local Health Board Code
• Strategic Health Authority Name, Health Board Name, Local Health Board Name
• Registration District Code
• Registration District Name
• Region Code
• Region Name
• National Park Code
• National Park Name
• Built-up Area Code, Built-up Area Sub-division Code
• Westminster Parliamentary Constituency Code
• Westminster Parliamentary Constituency Name
• European Electoral Region Code
• European Electoral Region Name
• Police Force Area Code
• Police Force Area Name
• 1-metre grid reference
• 1-metre Easting grid reference
• 1-metre Northing grid reference
• 1-kilometre grid square reference
• Degrees latitude
• Degrees longitude