These tables include codes for before and after the reorganisations of counties that took place in 1974 in England and Wales, and in 1975 in Scotland,but ignore the break-up into smaller local unitary authorities in 1996.
To view a map of the counties of Great Britain until 1974, click here
To view a map of the counties (and provinces) of Ireland, click here

You MUST use these codes when advising your Members’ Interests.They are listed in alpha order of counties, not codes, for this reason and to make them easier to find some counties and codes may appear twice (for example, “Yorkshire, North Riding” and “North Riding of Yorkshire”)

Please do not use the non-standard codes but you may come across them in the LDS 1881 GB Census Index.

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England

Wales

Scotland

Ireland

Islands

 

Codes for Counties of England

Codes for Counties of Wales

Codes for Counties of Scotland

Codes for Counties of Ireland

Codes for Islands around the coast of Britain