Template:Infobox historic subdivision

[edit] Template documentation

[edit] Usage

 {{infobox historic subdivision| 
 |Name=                (name of unit)
 |HQ=                  (administrative headquarters)
 |Status=              (status held e.g. district/non-metropolitan county/hundred)
 |Origin=              (preceding unit/kingdom etc.)
 |Start=               (date created)
 |End=                 (date abolished)
 |Replace=             (units which replaced it)
 |Map=                 (intended for maps)
 |Image=               (intended for any other kind of main image)
 |Arms=                (intended for coats of arms)    
 |Civic=               (intended for any other civic emblem)    
 |Motto=               (intended for motto of council) 
 |Government=          (either the style of governance e.g."district council" or the body e.g. London County Council)
 |Divisions=           (subdivisions of that unit e.g. "districts")
 |DivisionsNames=      (names of the subdivisions e.g. East and West)
 |DivisionsMap=        (intended for maps of subdivisions)
 |CodeName=            (e.g. ONS code or equivalent unit code describer)
 |Code=                (intended for the code e.g. 27UB)
 }} 

London
County of London shown within England
Geography
Status	administrative county ceremonial county
1911 area	74,816 acres
1961 area	74,903 acres
HQ	County Hall, Lambeth
History
Origin	The Metropolis
Created	1889
Abolished	1965
Succeeded by	Greater London
Demography
1911 population - 1911 density	4,521,685 60/acre
1961 population - 1961 density	3,200,484 42/acre
Politics
Governance	London County Council
Arms of London County Council
Subdivisions
Type	Metropolitan boroughs (from 1900)
Boroughs numbered 2-29 (1 is the City)

[edit] Optional population figures

To add the first and last recorded population figures for each subdivision add the following optional syntax to the articles:

 |PopulationFirst=      1,000  
 |PopulationFirstYear=  1901  
 |PopulationLast=       1,000 
 |PopulationLastYear=   1961  

[edit] Optional area figures

Many subdivisions had substantial boundary changes. To include the first and last recorded area figures add the following optional syntax to the articles:

 |AreaFirst=            1,000 acres  
 |AreaFirstYear=        1901  
 |AreaLast=             1,000 acres   
 |AreaLastYear=         1961  

[edit] Optional density figures

Use with caution. It is best to use this only where the population, area and density figures are all for the same years.

 |DensityFirst=            1/acre  
 |DensityFirstYear=        1901 
 |DensityLast=             1/acre   
 |DensityLastYear=         1961  

[edit] Optional mid-life figures

If the subdivision had lots of changes, a mid life set of figures can be included.

 |PopulationSecond=      1,000  
 |PopulationSecondYear=  1931  
 |AreaSecond=            1,000 acres  
 |AreaSecondYear=        1931  
 |DensitySecond=         1/acre  
 |DensitySecondYear=     1931 

[edit] Where to use

This infobox can be used on a range of former subdivisions and historic areas.

The application of this template has so far been restricted to United Kingdom subdivisions, but there is nothing in the template syntax to prevent its use on other territories.

[edit] Blank syntax

 {{infobox historic subdivision|
   |Name=              
   |HQ=                
   |Government=        
   |Origin=            
   |Status=            
   |Start=             
   |End=               
   |Code=              
   |CodeName=          
   |Replace=           
   |Motto=             
   |Divisions=        
   |DivisionsNames=    
   |DivisionsMap=    

   |Image=    
   |Map=                   
   |Arms=              
   |Civic=                 

   |PopulationFirst=       
   |PopulationFirstYear=   
   |AreaFirst=             
   |AreaFirstYear=         
   |DensityFirst=          
   |DensityFirstYear=       

   |PopulationSecond=      
   |PopulationSecondYear=  
   |AreaSecond=            
   |AreaSecondYear=        
   |DensitySecond=         
   |DensitySecondYear=     

   |PopulationLast=        
   |PopulationLastYear=    
   |AreaLast=              
   |AreaLastYear=          
   |DensityLast=           
   |DensityLastYear=       
 }}