UK County Abbreviations
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England[edit | edit source]
Common English county abbreviations. See also Chapman Codes.
| County | Alternative name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|
| Bedfordshire | County of Bedford | Beds |
| Berkshire | County of Berks | Berks |
| Buckinghamshire | County of Buckingham | Bucks |
| Cambridgeshire | County of Cambridge | Cambs |
| Cheshire | County of Chester | Ches |
| Cornwall | Corn | |
| Cumberland | Cumb | |
| Derbyshire | County of Derby | Derbys, Derbs |
| Devon | Devonshire | Dev |
| Dorset | Dorsetshire | Dor |
| Durham | County of Durham | Co Dur |
| Essex | ||
| Gloucestershire | County of Gloucester | Glos, Gloucs |
| Hampshire | County of Southampton Southamptonshire |
Hants |
| Herefordshire | County of Hereford | Here, Heref |
| Hertfordshire | County of Hertford | Herts |
| Huntingdonshire | County of Huntingdon | Hunts |
| Kent | ||
| Lancashire | County of Lancaster | Lancs |
| Leicestershire | County of Leicester | Leics |
| Lincolnshire | County of Lincoln | Lincs |
| Middlesex, England Genealogy | Mx, Middx, Mddx, M'sex | |
| Norfolk | Norf | |
| Northamptonshire | County of Northampton | Northants |
| Northumberland | Northumb, Northd | |
| Nottinghamshire | County of Nottingham | Notts |
| Oxfordshire | County of Oxford | Oxon |
| Rutland | Rutlandshire | Rut |
| Shropshire | County of Salop | Shrops, Salop |
| Somerset | Somersetshire | Som |
| Staffordshire | County of Stafford | Staffs, Staf |
| Suffolk | Suff | |
| Surrey | Sy | |
| Sussex | Sx, Ssx | |
| Warwickshire | County of Warwick | Warks, War, Warw |
| Westmorland | Westm | |
| Wiltshire | County of Wilts | Wilts |
| Worcestershire | County of Worcester | Worcs, Worsts |
| Yorkshire | County of York | Yorks |
Scotland[edit | edit source]
| County | Alternative name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeenshire | ||
| Angus (or Forfarshire) | ||
| Argyllshire | ||
| Ayrshire | ||
| Banffshire | ||
| Berwickshire | ||
| Bute | ||
| Caithness | ||
| Clackmannanshire | ||
| Dumfriesshire | ||
| Dunbartonshire | ||
| East Lothian (or Haddingtonshire) | ||
| Edinburghshire (see Midlothian) | ||
| Elginshire (see Moray) | ||
| Fife (Kingdom of) | ||
| Forfarshire (see Angus) | ||
| Haddingtonshire (see East Lothian) | ||
| Inverness-shire | ||
| Kincardineshire | ||
| Kinross-shire | ||
| Kirkcudbrightshire | ||
| Lanarkshire | ||
| Linlithgowshire (see West Lothian) | ||
| Midlothian (or Edinburghshire) | ||
| Moray (or Elginshire) | ||
| Nairnshire | ||
| Orkney Islands | ||
| Peeblesshire | ||
| Perthshire | ||
| Renfrewshire | ||
| Ross & Cromarty | ||
| Roxburghshire | ||
| Selkirkshire | ||
| Shetland (or Zetland) Islands | ||
| Stirlingshire | ||
| Sutherland | ||
| West Lothian (or Linlithgowshire) | ||
| Wigtonshire |
Wales[edit | edit source]
| County | Alternate name | Welsh name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anglesey | Anglesea | Sir Fôn or Sir Môn | Angl |
| Breconshire | Brecon or Brecknockshire or Brecknock | Sir Brycheiniog | Brecks, Bcshire |
| Caernarfonshire | Carnarvonshire or Carnarvon or Caernarvon | Sir Gaernarfon | C a r n |
| Cardiganshire | Cardigan | Sir Aberteifi or Sir Ceredigion | Card's, Cards |
| Carmarthenshire | Carmarthen | Sir Gaerfyrddin | Carm, Carms, Cthen |
| Denbighshire | Denbigh | Sir Ddinbych | |
| Flintshire | Flint | Sir y Fflint | Flints |
| Glamorgan | Glamorganshire | Sir Forgannwg or Sir Morgannwg | Glam |
| Merionethshire | Merioneth | Sir Feirionnydd, Sir Meirionydd, or Sir Meirion | |
| Monmouth | Monmouth or Monshire | Sir Fynwy or Sir Mynwy | Mon |
| Montgomeryshire | Montgomery | Sir Drefaldwyn or Sir Maldwyn | Mont |
| Pembrokeshire | Pembroke | Sir Benfro or Sir Penfro | Pembs, Pem, Pemb |
| Radnorshire | Radnor | Sir Raesyfed or Sir Maesyfed | Rads, Rad |
