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ISO 3166-2:GB is the entry for the United Kingdom in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1. The codes and structures used are provided to the ISO by British Standards and the Office for National Statistics.

Currently for the United Kingdom, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for the following subdivisions:

Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is GB, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of the United Kingdom. The second part is three letters, which is the British Standard BS 6879 three-letter code of the subdivision.

The four constituent parts of the United Kingdom, i.e., England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales (whose status is described as either "country", or "province"), are also assigned codes, as well as three other geopolitical terms which are "included for completeness":

  • England and Wales (consisting of England and Wales)
  • Great Britain (consisting of England, Scotland, and Wales)
  • United Kingdom (consisting of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales)

Each code consists of three letters, which is also taken from BS 6879.

The ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code UK is also exceptionally reserved for the United Kingdom on the request of the country. Its main usage is the .uk internet ccTLD.

Current codes[]

Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).

BS 6879 gives alternative name forms in Welsh (cy) for some of the Welsh unitary authorities (together with alternative code elements). Since this part of ISO 3166 does not allow for duplicate coding of identical subdivisions, such alternative names in Welsh and code elements are shown for information purposes only in square brackets after the English name of the subdivision.

Three countries and one province[]

Code Subdivision name Subdivision category
ENG Flag of England England country
NIR  Northern Ireland province
SCT Flag of Scotland Scotland country
WLS Flag of Wales 2 Wales [Cymru GB-CYM] country

Wales was changed from being described as a principality to being described as a country in the December 2011 update to the standard. England and Scotland were maintained as country and Northern Ireland was maintained as province.[1]

Included for completeness[]

Code Name
EAW England and Wales
GBN Great Britain
UKM United Kingdom

List of subdivisions[]

Code Subdivision name Subdivision category In country/province
GB-BKM Buckinghamshire two-tier county ENG
GB-CAM Cambridgeshire two-tier county ENG
GB-CMA Cumbria two-tier county ENG
GB-DBY Derbyshire two-tier county ENG
GB-DEV Devon two-tier county ENG
GB-DOR Dorset two-tier county ENG
GB-ESX East Sussex two-tier county ENG
GB-ESS Essex two-tier county ENG
GB-GLS Gloucestershire two-tier county ENG
GB-HAM Hampshire two-tier county ENG
GB-HRT Hertfordshire two-tier county ENG
GB-KEN Kent two-tier county ENG
GB-LAN Lancashire two-tier county ENG
GB-LEC Leicestershire two-tier county ENG
GB-LIN Lincolnshire two-tier county ENG
GB-NFK Norfolk two-tier county ENG
GB-NYK North Yorkshire two-tier county ENG
GB-NTH Northamptonshire two-tier county ENG
GB-NTT Nottinghamshire two-tier county ENG
GB-OXF Oxfordshire two-tier county ENG
GB-SOM Somerset two-tier county ENG
GB-STS Staffordshire two-tier county ENG
GB-SFK Suffolk two-tier county ENG
GB-SRY Surrey two-tier county ENG
GB-WAR Warwickshire two-tier county ENG
GB-WSX West Sussex two-tier county ENG
GB-WOR Worcestershire two-tier county ENG
GB-BDG Barking and Dagenham London borough ENG
GB-BNE Barnet London borough ENG
GB-BEX Bexley London borough ENG
GB-BEN Brent London borough ENG
GB-BRY Bromley London borough ENG
GB-CMD Camden London borough ENG
GB-CRY Croydon London borough ENG
GB-EAL Ealing London borough ENG
GB-ENF Enfield London borough ENG
GB-GRE Greenwich London borough ENG
GB-HCK Hackney London borough ENG
GB-HMF Hammersmith and Fulham London borough ENG
GB-HRY Haringey London borough ENG
GB-HRW Harrow London borough ENG
GB-HAV Havering London borough ENG
GB-HIL Hillingdon London borough ENG
GB-HNS Hounslow London borough ENG
GB-ISL Islington London borough ENG
GB-KEC Kensington and Chelsea London borough ENG
GB-KTT Kingston upon Thames London borough ENG
GB-LBH Lambeth London borough ENG
GB-LEW Lewisham London borough ENG
GB-MRT Merton London borough ENG
GB-NWM Newham London borough ENG
GB-RDB Redbridge London borough ENG
GB-RIC Richmond upon Thames London borough ENG
GB-SWK Southwark London borough ENG
GB-STN Sutton London borough ENG
GB-TWH Tower Hamlets London borough ENG
GB-WFT Waltham Forest London borough ENG
GB-WND Wandsworth London borough ENG
GB-WSM Westminster London borough ENG
GB-BNS Barnsley metropolitan district ENG
GB-BIR Birmingham metropolitan district ENG
GB-BOL Bolton metropolitan district ENG
GB-BRD Bradford metropolitan district ENG
GB-BUR Bury metropolitan district ENG
GB-CLD Calderdale metropolitan district ENG
GB-COV Coventry metropolitan district ENG
GB-DNC Doncaster metropolitan district ENG
GB-DUD Dudley metropolitan district ENG
GB-GAT Gateshead metropolitan district ENG
GB-KIR Kirklees metropolitan district ENG
GB-KWL Knowsley metropolitan district ENG
GB-LDS Leeds metropolitan district ENG
GB-LIV Liverpool metropolitan district ENG
GB-MAN Manchester metropolitan district ENG
GB-NET Newcastle upon Tyne metropolitan district ENG
GB-NTY North Tyneside metropolitan district ENG
GB-OLD Oldham metropolitan district ENG
GB-RCH Rochdale metropolitan district ENG
GB-ROT Rotherham metropolitan district ENG
GB-SHN St. Helens metropolitan district ENG
GB-SLF Salford metropolitan district ENG
GB-SAW Sandwell metropolitan district ENG
GB-SFT Sefton metropolitan district ENG
GB-SHF Sheffield metropolitan district ENG
GB-SOL Solihull metropolitan district ENG
GB-STY South Tyneside metropolitan district ENG
GB-SKP Stockport metropolitan district ENG
GB-SND Sunderland metropolitan district ENG
GB-TAM Tameside metropolitan district ENG
GB-TRF Trafford metropolitan district ENG
GB-WKF Wakefield metropolitan district ENG
GB-WLL Walsall metropolitan district ENG
GB-WGN Wigan metropolitan district ENG
GB-WRL Wirral metropolitan district ENG
GB-WLV Wolverhampton metropolitan district ENG
GB-BAS Bath and North East Somerset unitary authority ENG
GB-BBD Blackburn with Darwen unitary authority ENG
GB-BDF Bedford unitary authority ENG
GB-BPL Blackpool unitary authority ENG
GB-BMH Bournemouth unitary authority ENG
GB-BRC Bracknell Forest unitary authority ENG
GB-BNH Brighton and Hove unitary authority ENG
GB-BST Bristol, City of unitary authority ENG
GB-CBF Central Bedfordshire unitary authority ENG
GB-CHE Cheshire East unitary authority ENG
GB-CHW Cheshire West and Chester unitary authority ENG
GB-CON Cornwall unitary authority ENG
GB-DAL Darlington unitary authority ENG
GB-DER Derby unitary authority ENG
GB-DUR Durham, County unitary authority ENG
GB-ERY East Riding of Yorkshire unitary authority ENG
GB-HAL Halton unitary authority ENG
GB-HPL Hartlepool unitary authority ENG
GB-HEF Herefordshire unitary authority ENG
GB-IOW Isle of Wight unitary authority ENG
GB-KHL Kingston upon Hull unitary authority ENG
GB-LCE Leicester unitary authority ENG
GB-LUT Luton unitary authority ENG
GB-MDW Medway unitary authority ENG
GB-MDB Middlesbrough unitary authority ENG
GB-MIK Milton Keynes unitary authority ENG
GB-NEL North East Lincolnshire unitary authority ENG
GB-NLN North Lincolnshire unitary authority ENG
GB-NSM North Somerset unitary authority ENG
GB-NBL Northumberland unitary authority ENG
GB-NGM Nottingham unitary authority ENG
GB-PTE Peterborough unitary authority ENG
GB-PLY Plymouth unitary authority ENG
GB-POL Poole unitary authority ENG
GB-POR Portsmouth unitary authority ENG
GB-RDG Reading unitary authority ENG
GB-RCC Redcar and Cleveland unitary authority ENG
GB-RUT Rutland unitary authority ENG
GB-SHR Shropshire unitary authority ENG
GB-SLG Slough unitary authority ENG
GB-SGC South Gloucestershire unitary authority ENG
GB-STH Southampton unitary authority ENG
GB-SOS Southend-on-Sea unitary authority ENG
GB-STT Stockton-on-Tees unitary authority ENG
GB-STE Stoke-on-Trent unitary authority ENG
GB-SWD Swindon unitary authority ENG
GB-TFW Telford and Wrekin unitary authority ENG
GB-THR Thurrock unitary authority ENG
GB-TOB Torbay unitary authority ENG
GB-WRT Warrington unitary authority ENG
GB-WBK West Berkshire unitary authority ENG
GB-WIL Wiltshire unitary authority ENG
GB-WNM Windsor and Maidenhead unitary authority ENG
GB-WOK Wokingham unitary authority ENG
GB-YOR York unitary authority ENG
GB-LND London, City of city corporation ENG
GB-ANT Antrim district council area NIR
GB-ARD Ards district council area NIR
GB-ARM Armagh district council area NIR
GB-BLA Ballymena district council area NIR
GB-BLY Ballymoney district council area NIR
GB-BNB Banbridge district council area NIR
GB-BFS Belfast district council area NIR
GB-CKF Carrickfergus district council area NIR
GB-CSR Castlereagh district council area NIR
GB-CLR Coleraine district council area NIR
GB-CKT Cookstown district council area NIR
GB-CGV Craigavon district council area NIR
GB-DRY Derry district council area NIR
GB-DOW Down district council area NIR
GB-DGN Dungannon and South Tyrone district council area NIR
GB-FER Fermanagh district council area NIR
GB-LRN Larne district council area NIR
GB-LMV Limavady district council area NIR
GB-LSB Lisburn district council area NIR
GB-MFT Magherafelt district council area NIR
GB-MYL Moyle district council area NIR
GB-NYM Newry and Mourne District district council area NIR
GB-NTA Newtownabbey district council area NIR
GB-NDN North Down district council area NIR
GB-OMH Omagh district council area NIR
GB-STB Strabane district council area NIR
GB-ABE Aberdeen City council area SCT
GB-ABD Aberdeenshire council area SCT
GB-ANS Angus council area SCT
GB-AGB Argyll and Bute council area SCT
GB-CLK Clackmannanshire council area SCT
GB-DGY Dumfries and Galloway council area SCT
GB-DND Dundee City council area SCT
GB-EAY East Ayrshire council area SCT
GB-EDU East Dunbartonshire council area SCT
GB-ELN East Lothian council area SCT
GB-ERW East Renfrewshire council area SCT
GB-EDH Edinburgh, City of council area SCT
GB-ELS Eilean Siar council area SCT
GB-FAL Falkirk council area SCT
GB-FIF Fife council area SCT
GB-GLG Glasgow City council area SCT
GB-HLD Highland council area SCT
GB-IVC Inverclyde council area SCT
GB-MLN Midlothian council area SCT
GB-MRY Moray council area SCT
GB-NAY North Ayrshire council area SCT
GB-NLK North Lanarkshire council area SCT
GB-ORK Orkney Islands council area SCT
GB-PKN Perth and Kinross council area SCT
GB-RFW Renfrewshire council area SCT
GB-SCB Scottish Borders, The council area SCT
GB-ZET Shetland Islands council area SCT
GB-SAY South Ayrshire council area SCT
GB-SLK South Lanarkshire council area SCT
GB-STG Stirling council area SCT
GB-WDU West Dunbartonshire council area SCT
GB-WLN West Lothian council area SCT
GB-BGW Blaenau Gwent unitary authority WLS
GB-BGE Bridgend [Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr GB-POG] unitary authority WLS
GB-CAY Caerphilly [Caerffili GB-CAF] unitary authority WLS
GB-CRF Cardiff [Caerdydd GB-CRD] unitary authority WLS
GB-CMN Carmarthenshire [Sir Gaerfyrddin GB-GFY] unitary authority WLS
GB-CGN Ceredigion [Sir Ceredigion] unitary authority WLS
GB-CWY Conwy unitary authority WLS
GB-DEN Denbighshire [Sir Ddinbych GB-DDB] unitary authority WLS
GB-FLN Flintshire [Sir y Fflint GB-FFL] unitary authority WLS
GB-GWN Gwynedd unitary authority WLS
GB-AGY Isle of Anglesey [Sir Ynys Môn GB-YNM] unitary authority WLS
GB-MTY Merthyr Tydfil [Merthyr Tudful GB-MTU] unitary authority WLS
GB-MON Monmouthshire [Sir Fynwy GB-FYN] unitary authority WLS
GB-NTL Neath Port Talbot [Castell-nedd Port Talbot GB-CTL] unitary authority WLS
GB-NWP Newport [Casnewydd GB-CNW] unitary authority WLS
GB-PEM Pembrokeshire [Sir Benfro GB-BNF] unitary authority WLS
GB-POW Powys unitary authority WLS
GB-RCT Rhondda, Cynon, Taff [Rhondda, Cynon, Taf] unitary authority WLS
GB-SWA Swansea [Abertawe GB-ATA] unitary authority WLS
GB-TOF Torfaen [Tor-faen] unitary authority WLS
GB-VGL Vale of Glamorgan, The [Bro Morgannwg GB-BMG] unitary authority WLS
GB-WRX Wrexham [Wrecsam GB-WRC] unitary authority WLS

Changes[]

The following changes to the entry have been announced in newsletters by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998:

Newsletter Date issued Description of change in newsletter Code/Subdivision change
Newsletter I-2 2002-05-21 Various corrections of name forms i.e. deletion of name adjuncts
Newsletter I-8 2007-04-17 Modification of the administrative structure Subdivisions deleted:
GB-CHA Channel Islands
GB-IOM Isle of Man (see ISO 3166-2:IM)
GB-GSY Guernsey (see ISO 3166-2:GG)
GB-JSY Jersey (see ISO 3166-2:JE)
Newsletter I-9 2007-11-28 Modification of administrative structure
Newsletter II-2 2010-06-30 Update and reorganization of the subdivision data and update of the list source Subdivisions added:
GB-BDF Bedford
GB-CBF Central Bedfordshire
GB-CHE Cheshire East
GB-CHW Cheshire West and Chester
Subdivisions deleted:
GB-BDF Bedfordshire
GB-CHS Cheshire
GB-IOS Isles of Scilly
Newsletter II-3 2011-12-13
(corrected
2011-12-15)
NL II-2 correction for administrative name changes. Status change:
WLS Wales principality → country

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Changes in the list of subdivision names and code elements". ISO 3166-2. International Organization for Standardization. 15 December 2011. http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_3166-2_newsletter_ii-3_2011-12-13.pdf. Retrieved 28 May 2012. 

External links[]

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