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Index of Place Names

Index Index of Place Names

The Index of Place Names (IPN) in Great Britain is published by the Office for National Statistics. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 29 relations: Ceremonial counties of England, Civil parish, Community (Wales), Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, Council area, European Parliament constituency, Historic counties of the United Kingdom, Inner London, Lieutenancy areas of Scotland, List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, Local health board, London boroughs, Metropolitan borough, Metropolitan county, National parks of the United Kingdom, Non-metropolitan county, Non-metropolitan district, Office for National Statistics, ONS coding system, ONS Open Geography Portal, Ordnance Survey National Grid, Outer London, Police area, Preserved counties of Wales, Regions of England, Registration district, Strategic health authority, Unitary authority, Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom.

  2. Demographics of England
  3. Demographics of Scotland
  4. Demographics of Wales
  5. Geographical databases in the United Kingdom
  6. Office for National Statistics
  7. Statistical organisations in the United Kingdom

Ceremonial counties of England

Ceremonial counties, formally known as counties for the purposes of the lieutenancies, are areas of England to which lord-lieutenants are appointed.

See Index of Place Names and Ceremonial counties of England

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government.

See Index of Place Names and Civil parish

Community (Wales)

A community (cymuned) is a division of land in Wales that forms the lowest tier of local government in Wales.

See Index of Place Names and Community (Wales)

Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

The Parliament of the United Kingdom currently has 650 parliamentary constituencies across the constituent countries (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland), each electing a single member of parliament (MP) to the House of Commons by the plurality (first past the post) voting system, ordinarily every five years.

See Index of Place Names and Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

Council area

A council area is one of the areas defined in Schedule 1 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 and is under the control of one of the local authorities in Scotland created by that Act.

See Index of Place Names and Council area

European Parliament constituency

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are elected by the population of the member states of the European Union (EU).

See Index of Place Names and European Parliament constituency

Historic counties of the United Kingdom

The historic counties of the United Kingdom are ancient geographical divisions of the United Kingdom.

See Index of Place Names and Historic counties of the United Kingdom

Inner London

Inner London is the name for the group of London boroughs that form the interior part of Greater London and are surrounded by Outer London.

See Index of Place Names and Inner London

Lieutenancy areas of Scotland

The lieutenancy areas of Scotland are the areas used for the ceremonial lord-lieutenants, the monarch's representatives, in Scotland.

See Index of Place Names and Lieutenancy areas of Scotland

List of urban areas in the United Kingdom

This is a list of the most populous urban areas in the United Kingdom based on the 2011 census, as defined by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Index of Place Names and list of urban areas in the United Kingdom are office for National Statistics.

See Index of Place Names and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom

Local health board

A local health board (LHB) is an administrative unit of NHS Wales, established in 2003.

See Index of Place Names and Local health board

London boroughs

The London boroughs are the 32 local authority districts that together with the City of London make up the administrative area of Greater London, England; each is governed by a London borough council.

See Index of Place Names and London boroughs

Metropolitan borough

A metropolitan borough (or metropolitan district) is a type of local government district in England.

See Index of Place Names and Metropolitan borough

Metropolitan county

Metropolitan counties are a subdivision of England which were originally used for local government.

See Index of Place Names and Metropolitan county

National parks of the United Kingdom

National parks of the United Kingdom (parciau cenedlaethol; pàircean nàiseanta) are 15 areas of relatively undeveloped and scenic landscape across the country.

See Index of Place Names and National parks of the United Kingdom

Non-metropolitan county

A non-metropolitan county, or colloquially, shire county, is a subdivision of England used for local government.

See Index of Place Names and Non-metropolitan county

Non-metropolitan district

Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of local government district in England.

See Index of Place Names and Non-metropolitan district

Office for National Statistics

The Office for National Statistics (ONS; Swyddfa Ystadegau Gwladol) is the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority, a non-ministerial department which reports directly to the UK Parliament. Index of Place Names and office for National Statistics are Demographics of England, Demographics of Wales, national statistical services and statistical organisations in the United Kingdom.

See Index of Place Names and Office for National Statistics

ONS coding system

The ONS coding system was a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating census and other statistical data. Index of Place Names and ONS coding system are office for National Statistics.

See Index of Place Names and ONS coding system

ONS Open Geography Portal

The ONS Open Geography portal from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) provides free and open access to the definitive source of geographic information products, web applications, story maps, services and APIs. Index of Place Names and ONS Open Geography Portal are Demographics of England, Demographics of Wales, national statistical services, office for National Statistics and statistical organisations in the United Kingdom.

See Index of Place Names and ONS Open Geography Portal

Ordnance Survey National Grid

The Ordnance Survey National Grid reference system (OSGB), also known as British National Grid (BNG), is a system of geographic grid references, distinct from latitude and longitude, whereby any location in Great Britain can be described in terms of its distance from the origin (0, 0), which lies to the west of the Isles of Scilly.

See Index of Place Names and Ordnance Survey National Grid

Outer London

Outer London is the name for the group of London boroughs that form a ring around Inner London.

See Index of Place Names and Outer London

Police area

A police area is the area for which a territorial police force in the United Kingdom is responsible for policing.

See Index of Place Names and Police area

Preserved counties of Wales

The preserved counties of Wales (siroedd cadwedig) are the eight current areas used in Wales for the ceremonial purposes of lieutenancy and shrievalty.

See Index of Place Names and Preserved counties of Wales

Regions of England

The regions of England, formerly known as the government office regions, are the highest tier of sub-national division in England.

See Index of Place Names and Regions of England

Registration district

A registration district in the United Kingdom is a type of administrative region which exists for the purpose of civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths and civil partnerships.

See Index of Place Names and Registration district

Strategic health authority

Strategic health authorities (SHA) were part of the structure of the National Health Service in England between 2002 and 2013.

See Index of Place Names and Strategic health authority

Unitary authority

A unitary authority is a local authority responsible for all local government functions within its area or performing additional functions that elsewhere are usually performed by a higher level of sub-national government or the national government.

See Index of Place Names and Unitary authority

Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom

The wards and electoral divisions in the United Kingdom are electoral districts at sub-national level, represented by one or more councillors.

See Index of Place Names and Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom

See also

Demographics of England

Demographics of Scotland

Demographics of Wales

Geographical databases in the United Kingdom

Office for National Statistics

Statistical organisations in the United Kingdom

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_of_Place_Names