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| Concept name | Concept Definition | HasSynonym/SynonymOf | Core/Sec. dependant/defined/stub | Type (noun, adjective) | Definition Last Modified | Definition Modified By | ||||||
| County Code | A unique code each county has in the post-LGR geography. | Secondary | Noun | 08/11/2006 | KK | |||||||
| District Code | A unique code each district has in the post-LGR geography. London Boroughs and Metropolitan districts also have district codes. | Secondary | Noun | 08/11/2006 | KK | |||||||
| Local Government Reorganization | In England, the traditional
two-tier local government structure was partially replaced by a phased
introduction of single-tier unitary authorities. These changes started in
April 1995 and were completed in April 1998 46 unitary authorities have been
created in England in total. In Wales, the complete two-tier local government structure was replaced by 22 unitary authorities in April 1996. 12 of the authorities have ‘county’ status and 10 have ‘county borough’ status. In Scotland, the complete two-tier local government structure was replaced by 32 single-tier unitary authorities in April 1996. In Northern Ireland, local government was reorganised in October 1973 when the two-tier structure was replaced by a structure comprising single-tier district council areas. [11] |
LGR | Secondary | Noun | 08/11/2006 | KK | ||||||
| MC Code | A unique code each metropolitan county has in the post-LGR geography. | Metropolitan County Code | Secondary | Noun | 08/11/2006 | KK | ||||||
| Parish code | A unique code each parish has in the post-LGR geography. | Secondary | Noun | 08/11/2006 | KK | |||||||
| UA Code | A unique code each unitary authority has in the post-LGR geography. | Unitary Authority Code | Secondary | Noun | 08/11/2006 | KK | ||||||
| GOR Code | This is a code for the GORs. These codes come from the ONS [12], except for L and M OS GeoSemantics created [10] | Secondary | Noun | 01/02/2007 | KK | |||||||
| CUK Code | This is a code for the countries in the UK (England, Scotland and Wales). OS GeoSemantics created this code. [10] | Secondary | Noun | 01/02/2007 | KK | |||||||
| CNS Code | This is a code for the UK. OS GeoSemantics created this code [10] | Secondary | Noun | 01/02/2007 | KK | |||||||
| QUA Code | A unique code each quasi unitary authority has in the post-LGR geography. | Quasi Unitary Authority Code | Secondary | Noun | 08/02/2007 | KK | ||||||