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Contents 1 Required fields and automation 1.1 Automated features 1.2 Normally used features 1.3 Optional features 1.4 Division splits 2 Examples 2.1 England 2.2 Wales 2.3 Scotland 2.4 Northern Ireland 3 Full syntax

[edit] Required fields and automation

[edit] Automated features

Feature	Required fields
Basic function	official_name country map_type (leave blank) England only: region
Maps	latitude longitude map_type (= United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Greater London, Greater Belfast, Tyne and Wear, Greater Manchester)
Services	country unitary_scotland OR unitary_england OR unitary_northern_ireland OR unitary_wales OR london_borough OR metropolitan_borough OR shire_district England only: shire_county OR metropolitan_county OR lieutenancy_england England only: region Vale of White Horse and Hart districts only: ambulance_service (needs to be populated)
Postal	post_town postcode_area postcode_district
European Parliament	country England only: region
London Assembly	london_borough

[edit] Normally used features

Although not required for any of the automation, the following fields would normally be filled in
constituency_westminster os_grid_reference OR irish_grid_reference dial_code ([1] may be of help finding the dial code) Northern Ireland only: lieutenancy_northern_ireland Wales only: lieutenancy_wales Scotland only: lieutenancy_scotland

[edit] Optional features

Optional feature	Required fields
Other language names	gaelic_name OR scots_name OR welsh_name OR irish_name OR cornish_name
Any other language name	other_language AND other_language_name local_name
Languages spoken	language
Distances from capitals	london_distance edinburgh_distance cardiff_distance belfast_distance
Civil parish	civil_parish
Population figures	population population_density (A good place to find the population figures is at neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk)
Website link	website
Static image	static_image static_image_caption

[edit] Division splits

Division splits

Many locations are within multiple post towns, constituencies, districts or regions. Where a place straddles multiple divisions, each division can be accomodated in its own field: post_town AND post_town1 AND post_town2 civil_parish AND civil_parish1 shire_district AND shire_district1 AND shire_district2 region AND region1 westminster_constituency AND westminster_constituency1 AND westminster_constituency2 There are slightly more "esoteric" extras to handle some tricky situations of division splits, which, if needed, can be explained by contacting one of the users involved in this template's construction.

[edit] Examples

[edit] England

See: England documentation

[edit] Wales

Abergavenny Coordinates: 51.824° N 3.0167° W Population 14,055 OS grid reference SO295145 Principal area Monmouthshire Ceremonial county Gwent Constituent country Wales Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town ABERGAVENNY Postcode district NP7 Dial code 01873 Police Gwent Fire South Wales Ambulance Wales UK Parliament Monmouth European Parliament Wales List of places: UK • Wales

{{Infobox UK place |latitude= 51.824 |longitude= -3.0167 |country= Wales |official_name= Abergavenny |unitary_wales= [[Monmouthshire]] |lieutenancy_wales= [[Gwent]] |constituency_westminster= [[Monmouth (UK Parliament constituency)|Monmouth]] |post_town= ABERGAVENNY |postcode_area= NP |postcode_district= NP7 |dial_code= 01873 |os_grid_reference= SO295145 |population= 14,055 }}

[edit] Scotland

Aberdeen Obar Dheathain Aiberdeen Granite City, Oil Capital of Europe, Silver City Coordinates: 57.0843° N 2.0615° W Population 202,370  - Density 2819 mile² (1,089 km²) OS grid reference NJ925065  - Edinburgh 94 miles (151 km)  - London 403 miles (649 km) Parish Presbytery of Aberdeen Council area Aberdeen City Council Lieutenancy area Aberdeen Constituent country Scotland Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town ABERDEEN Postcode district AB10-AB13 (part), AB15, AB16, AB22-AB25 Dial code 01224 Vehicle code SU-SW Police Grampian Fire Grampian Ambulance Scotland UK Parliament Aberdeen South Aberdeen North Gordon Scottish Parliament Aberdeen Central Aberdeen North Aberdeen South European Parliament Scotland Website: aberdeencity.gov.uk List of places: UK • Scotland

{{Infobox UK place | official_name= Aberdeen | gaelic_name= Obar Dheathain | scots_name= Aiberdeen | local_name= Granite City, Oil Capital of Europe, Silver City | country= Scotland | map_type= Scotland | population= 202,370 | population_density= 2819 [[Square mile|mile²]] (1,089 [[Square kilometre|km²]]) | os_grid_reference= NJ925065 | edinburgh_distance= 94 miles (151 km) | london_distance= 403 miles (649 km) | latitude= 57.0843 | longitude= -02.0615 | post_town= ABERDEEN | postcode_area= AB | postcode_district= AB10-AB13 (part), AB15,<br/> AB16, AB22-AB25 | dial_code= 01224 | constituency_westminster= [[Aberdeen South (UK Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen South]] | constituency_westminster1= [[Aberdeen North (UK Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen North]] | constituency_westminster2= [[Gordon (UK Parliament constituency)|Gordon]] | civil_parish= [[Presbytery of Aberdeen]] | unitary_scotland= [[Aberdeen City Council]] | lieutenancy_scotland= Aberdeen | constituency_scottish_parliament= [[Aberdeen Central (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen Central]] | constituency_scottish_parliament1= [[Aberdeen North (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen North]] | constituency_scottish_parliament2= [[Aberdeen South (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen South]] | website= [http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk aberdeencity.gov.uk] }}

[edit] Northern Ireland

Belfast Béal Feirste Bilfawst Pro Tanto Quid Retribuamus "What shall we give in return for so much" Coordinates: 54.596° N 5.914° W Population City Proper: 276,459 Belfast Metropolitan Area: 579,276 (2001 Census) Irish grid reference J338740 District Belfast County County Antrim Constituent country Northern Ireland Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town BELFAST Postcode district BT1-BT17, BT29 (part of), BT58 Dial code 028 Police Northern Ireland Fire Northern Ireland Ambulance Northern Ireland UK Parliament Belfast North Belfast South Belfast East Belfast West European Parliament Northern Ireland Website: www.belfastcity.gov.uk List of places: UK • Northern Ireland

{{Infobox UK place | |official_name= Belfast |gaelic_name= Béal Feirste |scots_name= Bilfawst |static_image= [[Image:Belfast city crest painting.png|100px|Coat of arms of Belfast]] |static_image_caption=Pro Tanto Quid Retribuamus <br>"What shall we give in return for so much" |map_type= Northern Ireland |latitude= 54.596 |longitude= -5.914 |population= City Proper: 276,459<br/>[[Belfast Metropolitan Area]]: 579,276<br/> ([[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 Census]]) |irish_grid_reference= J338740 |unitary_northern_ireland= [[Belfast City Council|Belfast]] |country= Northern Ireland |post_town= BELFAST |postcode_area= BT |postcode_district= BT1-BT17, BT29 (part of), BT58 |dial_code= 028 |constituency_westminster= [[Belfast North (UK Parliament constituency)|Belfast North]] |constituency_westminster1= [[Belfast South (UK Parliament constituency)|Belfast South]] |constituency_westminster2= [[Belfast East (UK Parliament constituency)|Belfast East]] |constituency_westminster3= [[Belfast West (UK Parliament constituency)|Belfast West]] |lieutenancy_northern_ireland= [[County Antrim]] |website= [http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk www.belfastcity.gov.uk] }}

[edit] Full syntax

 
 {{Infobox UK place 
 | official_name=         
 | local_name=
 | country=               <!-- England, Wales, Scotland - NOT [[linked]] (also produces EU constituency) -->
 | region=                <!-- (England only) this should NOT be linked: e.g. East of England NOT [[East of England]] (also produces EU constituency) -->
 | region1=               <!-- for places split between regions -->

 | static_image=          <!-- this is used for a static image (for example a town crest) -->
 | static_image_caption=  <!-- optional caption for static image -->
 | population=            <!-- include a reference: e.g. <ref>Census, 2001</ref>, a good place to check for these figures is http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/ -->
 | population_density=    <!-- population density, write as format: 000&nbsp;[[Square mile|mile²]] (000&nbsp;[[Square kilometre|km²]]) -->
 | os_grid_reference=
 | map_type=              <!-- type of map (leave blank for UK map, or set to nomap, Scotland, Greater London, Greater Manchester or an image link -->
 | latitude=              <!-- location of the place, puts a dot on the map -->
 | longitude=             <!-- location of the place, puts a dot on the map -->

 | post_town=             <!-- e.g. UXBRIDGE - NOT [[Uxbridge]] -->
 | post_town1=            <!-- for places in more than one post town -->
 | post_town2=            <!-- for places in more than one post town -->
 | postcode_area=         <!-- e.g. UB -->
 | postcode_area1=        <!-- for places in more than one postcode area -->
 | postcode_area2=        <!-- for places in more than one postcode area -->
 | postcode_district=     <!-- e.g. UB1, UB2 (this is displayed) -->
 | postcode_district1=    <!-- for places in more than one postcode area -->
 | postcode_district2=    <!-- for places in more than one postcode area -->
 | dial_code=             <!-- e.g. 020, 0161 or 01332 - NOT +44... -->
 | dial_code1=            <!-- for places in more than one dial code-->
 | dial_code2=            <!-- for places in more than one dial code-->

 | constituency_westminster=    <!-- Use a link. e.g. [[Chiltern Hundreds]]
 | constituency_westminster1=   <!-- for places in more than one constituency. Use a link. -->
 | constituency_westminster2=   <!-- for places in more than one constituency. Use a link. -->
 | constituency_westminster3=   <!-- for places in more than one constituency. Use a link. -->

 | civil_parish=          <!-- for places within a parish. Use a link, e.g. [[Odd Rode]] -->
 | civil_parish1=         <!-- for places in more than one parish. Use a link. -->

 | belfast_distance=                     <!-- NORTHERN IRISH articles only, distance to Belfast -->
 | cardiff_distance=                     <!-- WELSH articles only, distance to Cardiff -->
 | edinburgh_distance=                   <!-- SCOTTISH articles only, distance to Edinburgh --> 
 | london_distance=                      <!-- for all UK articles, distance to London -->

 | gaelic_name=
 | scots_name=
 | unitary_scotland=
 | unitary_scotland1=                    <!-- for places in more than one -->
 | lieutenancy_scotland=
 | lieutenancy_scotland1=                <!-- for places in more than one -->
 | constituency_scottish_parliament=
 | constituency_scottish_parliament1=    <!-- for places in more than one constituency -->
 | constituency_scottish_parliament2=    <!-- for places in more than one constituency -->

 | welsh_name=
 | unitary_wales=
 | unitary_wales1=                   <!-- for places in more than one -->
 | lieutenancy_wales=
 | lieutenancy_wales1=               <!-- for places in more than one -->
 | constituency_welsh_assembly=
 | constituency_welsh_assembly1=     <!-- for places in more than one constituency -->
 | constituency_welsh_assembly2=     <!-- for places in more than one constituency -->

 | irish_name= 
 | irish_grid_reference=
 | unitary_northern_ireland=
 | unitary_northern_ireland1=        <!-- for places in more than one -->
 | unitary_northern_ireland2=        <!-- for places in more than one -->
 | lieutenancy_northern_ireland=
 | lieutenancy_northern_ireland1=    <!-- for places in more than one -->
 | lieutenancy_northern_ireland2=    <!-- for places in more than one -->
         
 | metropolitan_borough=
 | metropolitan_borough1=          <!-- for places in more than one -->
 | metropolitan_county=
 | metropolitan_county1=           <!-- for places in more than one -->

 | shire_district=
 | shire_district1=                <!-- for places in more than one -->
 | shire_county=
 | shire_county1=                  <!-- for places in more than one -->

 | unitary_england=    
 | unitary_england1=               <!-- for places in more than one -->
 | lieutenancy_england=            <!-- not required where shire or metropolitan is the same -->
 | lieutenancy_england1=           <!-- for places in more than one -->

 | london_borough=                <!-- this should not be linked and simplified: e.g. Bromley NOT [[London Borough of Bromley]] (also produces London Assembly constituency) -->
 | london_borough1=               <!-- for places in more than one borough (also produces London Assembly constituency) -->
 | london_borough2=               <!-- for places in more than one borough (also produces London Assembly constituency) -->
 | london_borough3=               <!-- special cases, does not produce London Assembly constituency) -->
 | london_borough4=               <!-- special cases, does not produce London Assembly constituency) -->

 | cornish_name=
 | other_language_name=           <!-- any other alternative language name -->
 | other_language=                <!-- any other alternative language name -->
 | language=                      <!-- any locally spoken languages -->
 | language1=                     <!-- any locally spoken languages -->
 | language2=                     <!-- any locally spoken languages -->

 | website=                     <!-- local website for place -->
 }}