United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland occupies numerous islands off the north-west coast of mainland Europe, including the north-east sector of Ireland. Its constituent "states" are England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.
British territories nearby that are not part of the United Kingdom include the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands, which are part of the British Isles, and Gibraltar, which is not.
This wiki treats events as happening in the United Kingdom (as in other countries) if they happened in any area that is now part of it. A slight exception is made for the counties: our pages dealing with U.K. counties generally refer to the historic counties, those that were in existence, with relatively minor changes, for hundreds of years until about 1974, when they were not abolished but were mostly superseded for practical administrative purposes. Later reorganisations changed the map substantially again. Where the same names have been used for distinctly different areas, we distinguish the names in some way, such as Renfrewshire (historic). When we move to full integration of our placenames with Wikipedia, that may have to be changed, possibly with a bot. At present, users may specify the historic or the current county.
Alternative names
The United Kingdom is sometimes also referred to as:
- UK — Most common, and the only accurate one
- GB
- Great Britain
- Britain
- British Isles
External links
- Parish Locator freeware covering England, Scotland, Wales available for free download
- People Finder find living relatives in England, Scotland and Wales.
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