A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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These names were used for units associated with the United Kingdom. Click on the links for details of the units and their names:
Name | Unit Type | Source |
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826 | Country (Sov) | United Nations, Statistical Division of the United Nations |
GBR | Country (Sov) | World Bank, World Bank Indicator Countries |
UNITED KINGDOM | Country (Sov) | Great Britain Historical GIS Project |
UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND | Country (Sov) | United Nations, Member States of the United Nations |
NB: These are all the names of all the administrative units which we have associated with the United Kingdom, and you must judge whether all or even any of them are variant names for the place. They may well include the names of other locations or areas:
Every name listed here is linked to the particular historical source in which it appears, but we cannot claim that these are all the historical names of the United Kingdom, or that our references are to the first usage of the names. Similarly, we have tried to ensure that names included here are not transcription errors by ourselves, but it is possible they are the result of errors made when the historical sources were printed, or the result of visiting authors or census officials mis-hearing local names.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of the United Kingdom in | Place names, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20001/names
Date accessed: 27th April 2024