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Required fields and automation
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, Bristol, Cheshire, Cornwall, Derbyshire, Dorset, Greater Belfast, Greater London, Greater Manchester, Nottinghamshire, Southampton, South Yorkshire, Surrey, Tyne and Wear, West Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Merseyside, Leicestershire) |
| 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 |
| Footer lists | country london_borough OR shire_county OR metropolitan_county OR lieutenancy_england OR unitary_scotland OR unitary_wales OR lieutenancy_northern_ireland |
Normally used features
| Although not required for any of the automation, the following fields would normally be filled in |
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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 |
Division splits
| Division splits |
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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:
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. |
Examples
England
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
}}
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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]
}}
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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= Greater Belfast
|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]
}}
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Full syntax
{{Infobox UK place
| official_name=
| local_name=
| country= <!-- England, Northern Ireland, 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 [[Square mile|mile²]] (000 [[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 -->
| scale= <!-- optionally include a scale parameter in the coor title link (default is city scale) -->
| 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 -->
}}
Microformat
The HTML markup produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the place-name and ___location parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue articles across Wikipedia, or via a browser tool operated by a person, to (for example) add the subject to an address book. Within the hCard is a Geo microformat, which additionally makes the coordinates (latitude & longitude) parsable, so that they can be, say, looked up on a map, or downloaded to a GPS unit. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.
Sub-templates
If the place or venue has "established", "founded", "opened" or similar dates, use {{start date}} for the earliest of those dates unless the date is before 1583 CE.
If it has a URL, use {{URL}}.
Please do not remove instances of these sub-templates.
Classes
hCard uses HTML classes including:
- adr
- agent
- category
- county-name
- extended-address
- fn
- label
- locality
- nickname
- note
- org
- region
- street-address
- uid
- url
- vcard
Geo is produced by calling {{coord}}, and uses HTML classes:
- geo
- latitude
- longitude
Please do not rename or remove these classes nor collapse nested elements which use them.
Precision
When giving coordinates, please use an appropriate level of precision. Do not use {{coord}}'s |name= parameter.