Template:Infobox UK place

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{{{official_name}}} Scottish Gaelic: {{{gaelic_name}}} Irish: {{{irish_name}}} Scots: {{{scots_name}}} Cornish: {{{cornish_name}}} Welsh: {{{welsh_name}}} Manx: {{{manx_name}}} [[{{{other_language}}}|{{{other_language_name}}}]] {{{local_name}}}
{{{type}}}
[[File:{{{static_image_name}}}|{{{static_image_width}}} |alt={{{static_image_alt}}}]] {{{static_image_caption}}}
[[File:{{{static_image_2}}}|{{{static_image_2_width}}} |alt={{{static_image_2_alt}}}]] {{{static_image_2_caption}}}
{{{official_name}}} Location within the United Kingdom
Area	1 sq mi (2.6 km2) {{{area footnotes}}}
Population	0 {{{population_ref}}}
• Density	0/sq mi (0/km2)
{{{statistic_title}}}	{{{statistic}}}
{{{statistic_title1}}}	{{{statistic1}}}
{{{statistic_title2}}}	{{{statistic2}}}
Demonym	{{{population_demonym}}}
Language	{{{language}}} {{{language1}}} {{{language2}}}
OS grid reference	{{{os_grid_reference}}}
Irish grid reference	{{{irish_grid_reference}}}
• Belfast	0 mi (0.0 km) {{{belfast_direction}}}
• Cardiff	0 mi (0.0 km) {{{cardiff_direction}}}
• Douglas	0 mi (0.0 km) {{{douglas_direction}}}
• Dublin	0 mi (0.0 km) {{{dublin_direction}}}
• Edinburgh	0 mi (0.0 km) {{{edinburgh_direction}}}
• London	0 mi (0.0 km) {{{london_direction}}}
• Charing Cross	0 mi (0.0 km) {{{charingX_direction}}}
Civil parish	{{{civil_parish}}} {{{civil_parish1}}} {{{civil_parish2}}}
Community	{{{community_wales}}} {{{community_wales1}}} {{{community_wales2}}} {{{community_wales3}}}
Principal area	{{{unitary_wales}}} {{{unitary_wales1}}} {{{unitary_wales2}}} {{{unitary_wales3}}}
Metropolitan borough	{{{metropolitan_borough}}} {{{metropolitan_borough1}}} {{{metropolitan_borough2}}} {{{metropolitan_borough3}}}
District	{{{shire_district}}} {{{shire_district1}}} {{{shire_district2}}} {{{shire_district3}}}
Unitary authority	{{{unitary_england}}} {{{unitary_england1}}} {{{unitary_england2}}} {{{unitary_england3}}}
Council area	{{{unitary_scotland}}} {{{unitary_scotland1}}} {{{unitary_scotland2}}} {{{unitary_scotland3}}}
District	{{{unitary_northern_ireland}}} {{{unitary_northern_ireland1}}} {{{unitary_northern_ireland2}}}
Parish	{{{manx_parish}}}
Preserved county	{{{lieutenancy_wales}}} {{{lieutenancy_wales1}}} {{{lieutenancy_wales2}}} {{{lieutenancy_wales3}}}
Greater London
Shire county	{{{shire_county}}} {{{shire_county1}}} {{{shire_county2}}} {{{shire_county3}}}
Metropolitan county	{{{metropolitan_county}}} {{{metropolitan_county1}}} {{{metropolitan_county2}}} {{{metropolitan_county3}}}
Ceremonial county	{{{lieutenancy_england}}} {{{lieutenancy_england1}}} {{{lieutenancy_england2}}} {{{lieutenancy_england3}}}
Lieutenancy area	{{{lieutenancy_scotland}}} {{{lieutenancy_scotland1}}} {{{lieutenancy_scotland2}}} {{{lieutenancy_scotland3}}}
County	{{{lieutenancy_northern_ireland}}} {{{lieutenancy_northern_ireland1}}} {{{lieutenancy_northern_ireland2}}}
Sheading	{{{manx_sheading}}}
Country	{{{country}}}
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
{{{parts_type}}}	{{{parts}}} {{{p1}}}
Post town	{{{post_town}}}
Postcode district	[[{{{postcode_area}}} postcode area|{{{postcode_district}}}]]
Post town	{{{post_town1}}}
Postcode district	[[{{{postcode_area1}}} postcode area|{{{postcode_district1}}}]]
Post town	{{{post_town2}}}
Postcode district	[[{{{postcode_area2}}} postcode area|{{{postcode_district2}}}]]
Dialling code	{{{dial_code}}} {{{dial_code1}}} {{{dial_code2}}}
Police
Fire
Ambulance
UK Parliament	{{{constituency_westminster}}} {{{constituency_westminster1}}} {{{constituency_westminster2}}} …… {{{constituency_westminster8}}}
Scottish Parliament	{{{constituency_scottish_parliament}}} {{{constituency_scottish_parliament1}}} {{{constituency_scottish_parliament2}}} …… {{{constituency_scottish_parliament10}}}
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	{{{constituency_welsh_assembly}}} {{{constituency_welsh_assembly1}}} {{{constituency_welsh_assembly2}}}
House of Keys	{{{constituency_manx_parliament}}}
NI Assembly	{{{constituency_ni_assembly}}} {{{constituency_ni_assembly1}}} {{{constituency_ni_assembly2}}} {{{constituency_ni_assembly3}}}
Councillors	{{{councillors}}}
Councillors	{{{councillor1}}} ({{{party1}}}) {{{councillor2}}} ({{{party2}}}) {{{councillor3}}} ({{{party3}}}) {{{councillor4}}} ({{{party4}}}) {{{councillor5}}} ({{{party5}}})
Website	{{{website}}}

{{Infobox UK place}} is intended for use with articles about places (i.e. human settlements) in the United Kingdom. It has provision for a location map, images, captions, and detailed information about the place e.g. population, governance, and public services.

Basic syntax

Examples are available showing typical infoboxes together with the code for those examples. This code can be cut and pasted into new articles. The samples provided are:

• Isle of Man
• Northern Ireland
• Scotland
• Wales
• England – these can have differing structures:
  • Greater London
  • City of London
  • Metropolitan county (Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Tyne and Wear, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, West Midlands)
  • Shire district in a shire county
  • ...within a parish of the same name
  • Unitary district within a shire
  • Standalone unitary (Herefordshire, Rutland, Bristol, Isle of Wight)

Full syntax

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Police
Fire
Ambulance

</syntaxhighlight>

Parameters

For automated features

Feature	Required fields
Basic function	official_name – defaults to {{{PAGENAME}}} country (?) England only: region (?)
Maps	coordinates country England only: region (= London) OR metropolitan_county OR shire_county OR unitary_england (= Bristol, Isle of Wight, Southampton) Scotland only: unitary_scotland Note that by default, the coordinates are displayed to the right of the title, at the top of the page. This can cause an error if there is more than one set of coordinates in the article. To override the display in the title, use |display=inline inside of {{Coord}}. If you wish to include an additional custom {{location map}} (typically for the local area), use |pushpin_map=location map name where location map name is the name of the location map.
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
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

Commonly used

Although not required for any of the automation, the following fields should normally be filled in

constituency_westminster (?) map_alt os_grid_reference OR irish_grid_reference dial_code (this may be of help finding the dialling code) Northern Ireland only: lieutenancy_northern_ireland (?) Wales only: lieutenancy_wales (?) Scotland only: lieutenancy_scotland (?)

For optional features

Optional feature	Required fields
Other language names	gaelic_name OR scots_name OR welsh_name OR irish_name OR cornish_name OR manx_name
Any other language name	other_language AND other_language_name local_name
Languages spoken	language
Static image(s)	static_image (deprecated) static_image_name static_image_width - defaults to 240px wide to match the maps. static_image_caption static_image_alt (see WP:ALT) static_image_2 (deprecated) static_image_2_name static_image_2_width - defaults to 240px wide to match the maps. static_image_2_caption static_image_2_alt
Map label position	label_position Used to adjust position of label by dot on map– options are top, bottom, left, right, or none – defaults to right
Smaller parts (e.g. boroughs of a city)	parts_type The label for the smaller subdivisions (defaults to Places). parts_style Set to list to display as a collapsible list, coll as a collapsed list, or para to use paragraph style. Default is list for up to 5 items, otherwise coll. parts Text or header of the list of smaller subdivisions. p1 p2 to p50 The smaller subdivisions to be listed. Example: Anlaby
Area	area_total_sq_mi area_total_km2 area_footnotes Only one value needs to be entered as a number and it will be automatically formatted and converted to opposite system
Population figures	population – must be a number population_density – will be calculated automatically if area and population are present. Will not display unless population supplied. population_ref (A good place to find the population figures is at www.nomisweb.co.uk) For Census 2001 use | population_ref = <ref>[[United Kingdom Census 2001|Census 2001]]</ref> For Census 2011 use | population_ref = <ref>[[United Kingdom Census 2011|Census 2011]]</ref> For Census 2021 use | population_ref = <ref>[[United Kingdom Census 2021|Census 2021]]</ref>
Distance from capitals	Replace <capital> with belfast, cardiff, douglas, dublin, edinburgh, or london <capital>_distance_mi <capital>_distance_km Only one value needs to be entered as a number and it will be automatically formatted and converted to opposite system <capital>_distance Used for footnotes or direction – see Boxing the compass <capital_direction> Enter direction to capital e.g. W, E, NE, SW – it will be linked to Boxing the compass (Distances "as the crow flies" can be found from Genuki, or postcode.org.uk)
Distance within London	Same as Distance from capitals above – replace <capital> with charingX
Civil parish or Community	civil_parish OR community_wales (?) OR community_scotland (?)
iso_code	ISO 3166 code; e.g. GB-BIR for Birmingham. If no specific code exists, the next highest-level code may be used, so again use GB-BIR for Bournville, which is part of Birmingham.
Website link	website WARNING: overlong urls may result in the sides of the infobox being pushed sideways. If so, use a short link to the url e.g. [longurl.co.uk/home.html Short name]
embedded	Embed another infobox in this one
pushpin_map	Allows selection of another location map (e.g. Oxford (central)). This will combine with the default by radio button - (show within custom.name <default>, show default.name, show all)

Places split by boundaries

Places split by boundaries

Many locations straddle the boundaries of post towns, constituencies, districts or regions. Where a place straddles these, they can be accommodated with its own field: post_town AND post_town1 AND post_town2 civil_parish AND civil_parish1 AND civil_parish2 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.

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox UK place in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Infobox UK place

Intended for use with articles about places i.e. human settlements in the United Kingdom. It has provision for a location map, images, captions, and detailed information about the place e.g. population, governance, and public services.

Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
official name	official_name	defaults to {{{PAGENAME}}}	String	optional
local name	local_name		String	optional
country	country	England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland - NOT [[linked]] Suggested values England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales	String	optional
Type	type	Type of human settlement (do not wikilink) Example Town	String	suggested
crown dependency	crown_dependency	Isle of Man - NOT [[linked]] (this removes formal mentions of the UK)	String	optional
region	region	(England only) this should NOT be linked	String	optional
region1	region1	for places split between regions	String	optional
static image	static_image	now deprecated in favour of static_image_name (below); this is used for a static image (most commonly a skyline or landmark)	String	optional
static image name	static_image_name	for a static image of the place, such as a skyline or defining local landmark	String	optional
static image width	static_image_width	allows control of the image width. Should be omitted in most cases (will default to 240)	Number	optional
static image caption	static_image_caption	optional caption for static image	String	optional
static image alt	static_image_alt	for a description of the image per [[WP:ALT]]	String	optional
static image 2	static_image_2	now deprecated in favour of static_image_2_name (below); this is used for a second static image (for example a town crest)	String	optional
static image 2 name	static_image_2_name	for a second static image, such as a town crest; specified as filename.jpg	String	optional
static image 2 width	static_image_2_width	allows control of the image width. Should not exceed 240	Number	optional
static image 2 caption	static_image_2_caption	optional caption for static image	String	optional
static image 2 alt	static_image_2_alt	for a description of the image per [[WP:ALT]]	String	optional
area total sq mi	area_total_sq_mi	square mile data as a number - will automatically provide conversion to km<sup>2</sup>	Number	optional
area total km2	area_total_km2	sq km data as a number - will automatically provide conversion to square mile	Number	optional
area footnotes	area_footnotes	to cite the values used in the area fields. Use the <ref> </ref> tags	String	optional
population	population	Enter just the number	Number	optional
population ref	population_ref	include a reference: e.g. <ref>Census, 2001</ref>	String	optional
population density	population_density	for /sq mi ...use convert template {{Pop density mi2 to km2	String	optional
statistic	statistic	no description	String	optional
statistic title	statistic_title	no description	String	optional
statistic1	statistic1	no description	String	optional
statistic title1	statistic_title1	no description	String	optional
statistic2	statistic2	no description	String	optional
statistic title2	statistic_title2	no description	String	optional
population demonym	population_demonym		String	optional
os grid reference	os_grid_reference		String	optional
map type	map_type	type of map (leave blank for default map, or set to nomap, UK or Greater Belfast to force a particular map)	String	optional
map alt	map_alt	alt text for map, for visually impaired and other readers who cannot see the image; see [[WP:ALT]]	String	optional
label position	label_position	adjust position of label by dot – defaults to right	String	optional
Coordinates	coordinates	Latitude and longitude. Use {{Coord}}. See the documentation for {{Coord}} for more details on usage. Example {{coord|41|50|15|N|87|40|55|W}}	Template	optional
pushpin_map	pushpin_map	The name of a regional location map (e.g. 'Oxford'). The coordinates information (from the coordinates parameter) position a pushpin coordinate marker and label on the map 'automatically'. Example see: Jericho, Oxford	String	optional
post town	post_town	e.g. UXBRIDGE - converted automatically to upper case	String	optional
post town1	post_town1	for places in more than one post town	String	optional
post town2	post_town2	for places in more than one post town	String	optional
postcode area	postcode_area	e.g. UB	String	optional
postcode area1	postcode_area1	for places in more than one postcode area	String	optional
postcode area2	postcode_area2	for places in more than one postcode area	String	optional
postcode district	postcode_district	e.g. UB1, UB2 (this is displayed)	String	optional
postcode district1	postcode_district1	for places in more than one postcode area	String	optional
postcode district2	postcode_district2	for places in more than one postcode area	String	optional
dial code	dial_code	e.g. 020, 0161 or 01332 - NOT +44...	String	optional
dial code1	dial_code1	for places with more than one dial code	String	optional
dial code2	dial_code2	for places with more than one dial code	String	optional
constituency westminster	constituency_westminster	Use a link. e.g. [[Chiltern Hundreds]]	String	optional
constituency westminster1	constituency_westminster1	for places in more than one constituency. Use a link.	String	optional
constituency westminster2	constituency_westminster2	for places in more than one constituency. Use a link.	String	optional
constituency westminster3	constituency_westminster3	for places in more than one constituency. Use a link.	String	optional
civil parish	civil_parish	for places within a parish. Use a link, e.g. [[Odd Rode]]	String	optional
civil parish1	civil_parish1	for places in more than one parish. Use a link.	String	optional
civil parish2	civil_parish2	for places in more than one parish. Use a link.	String	optional
london distance mi	london_distance_mi	for UK articles (outside of Greater London), distance to London as the crow flies	Number	optional
london distance km	london_distance_km		Number	optional
london distance	london_distance		Number	optional
london direction	london_direction		String	optional
belfast distance mi	belfast_distance_mi	NORTHERN IRISH articles only, distance to Belfast as the crow flies	Number	optional
belfast distance km	belfast_distance_km		Number	optional
belfast distance	belfast_distance		Number	optional
belfast direction	belfast_direction		String	optional
cardiff distance mi	cardiff_distance_mi	WELSH articles only, distance to Cardiff as the crow flies	Number	optional
cardiff distance km	cardiff_distance_km		Number	optional
cardiff distance	cardiff_distance		Number	optional
cardiff direction	cardiff_direction		String	optional
dublin distance mi	dublin_distance_mi	distance to Dublin – may be relevant to NORTHERN IRISH articles as the crow flies	Number	optional
dublin distance km	dublin_distance_km		Number	optional
dublin distance	dublin_distance		Number	optional
dublin direction	dublin_direction		String	optional
edinburgh distance mi	edinburgh_distance_mi	SCOTTISH articles only, distance to Edinburgh as the crow flies	Number	optional
edinburgh distance km	edinburgh_distance_km		Number	optional
edinburgh distance	edinburgh_distance		Number	optional
edinburgh direction	edinburgh_direction		String	optional
douglas distance mi	douglas_distance_mi	MANX articles only, distance to Douglas as the crow flies	Number	optional
douglas distance km	douglas_distance_km		Number	optional
douglas distance	douglas_distance		Number	optional
douglas direction	douglas_direction		String	optional
charingX distance mi	charingX_distance_mi	for places WITHIN Greater London ONLY as the crow flies	Number	optional
charingX distance km	charingX_distance_km		Number	optional
charingX distance	charingX_distance		Number	optional
charingX direction	charingX_direction		String	optional
gaelic name	gaelic_name		String	optional
scots name	scots_name		String	optional
community scotland	community_scotland	Use a link, e.g. [[Old Aberdeen]]	String	optional
community scotland1	community_scotland1	for places in more than one	String	optional
unitary scotland	unitary_scotland		String	optional
unitary scotland1	unitary_scotland1	for places in more than one	String	optional
lieutenancy scotland	lieutenancy_scotland		String	optional
lieutenancy scotland1	lieutenancy_scotland1	for places in more than one	String	optional
constituency scottish parliament	constituency_scottish_parliament		String	optional
constituency scottish parliament1	constituency_scottish_parliament1	for places in more than one constituency	String	optional
constituency scottish parliament2	constituency_scottish_parliament2	for places in more than one constituency	String	optional
welsh name	welsh_name		String	optional
community wales	community_wales	Use a link, e.g. [[Eglwyscummin]]	String	optional
community wales1	community_wales1	for places in more than one	String	optional
unitary wales	unitary_wales		String	optional
unitary wales1	unitary_wales1	for places in more than one	String	optional
lieutenancy wales	lieutenancy_wales		String	optional
lieutenancy wales1	lieutenancy_wales1	for places in more than one	String	optional
constituency welsh assembly	constituency_welsh_assembly		String	optional
constituency welsh assembly1	constituency_welsh_assembly1	for places in more than one constituency	String	optional
constituency welsh assembly2	constituency_welsh_assembly2	for places in more than one constituency	String	optional
irish name	irish_name		String	optional
irish grid reference	irish_grid_reference		String	optional
unitary northern ireland	unitary_northern_ireland		String	optional
unitary northern ireland1	unitary_northern_ireland1	for places in more than one	String	optional
unitary northern ireland2	unitary_northern_ireland2	for places in more than one	String	optional
lieutenancy northern ireland	lieutenancy_northern_ireland		String	optional
lieutenancy northern ireland1	lieutenancy_northern_ireland1	for places in more than one	String	optional
lieutenancy northern ireland2	lieutenancy_northern_ireland2	for places in more than one	String	optional
constituency ni assembly	constituency_ni_assembly		String	optional
constituency ni assembly1	constituency_ni_assembly1	for places in more than one	String	optional
manx name	manx_name		String	optional
manx parish	manx_parish	for places in the Isle of Man	String	optional
manx sheading	manx_sheading	for places in the Isle of Man, also generates emergency services	String	optional
constituency manx parliament	constituency_manx_parliament	for House of Keys constituency	String	optional
metropolitan borough	metropolitan_borough		String	optional
metropolitan borough1	metropolitan_borough1	for places in more than one	String	optional
metropolitan county	metropolitan_county	Use a link. e.g. [[Tyne and Wear]]	String	optional
metropolitan county1	metropolitan_county1	for places in more than one	String	optional
shire district	shire_district		String	optional
shire district1	shire_district1	for places in more than one	String	optional
shire county	shire_county	Use a link. e.g. [[Devon]]	String	optional
shire county1	shire_county1	for places in more than one	String	optional
unitary england	unitary_england		String	optional
unitary england1	unitary_england1	for places in more than one	String	optional
lieutenancy england	lieutenancy_england	not required where shire or metropolitan is the same	String	optional
lieutenancy england1	lieutenancy_england1	for places in more than one	String	optional
london borough	london_borough	this should not be linked and simplified: e.g. Bromley NOT [[London Borough of Bromley]]	String	optional
london borough1	london_borough1	for places in more than one borough (also produces London Assembly constituency)	String	optional
london borough2	london_borough2	for places in more than one borough (also produces London Assembly constituency)	String	optional
london borough3	london_borough3	special cases, does not produce London Assembly constituency)	String	optional
london borough4	london_borough4	special cases, does not produce London Assembly constituency)	String	optional
cornish name	cornish_name		String	optional
other language name	other_language_name	any other alternative language name	String	optional
other language	other_language	any other alternative language name	String	optional
language	language	any locally spoken languages	String	optional
language1	language1	any locally spoken languages	String	optional
language2	language2	any locally spoken languages	String	optional
website	website	Council website for place (specifically)	String	optional
hide services	hide_services	Set to Yes to turn off Police/Fire/Ambulance	String	optional
module	module	Adds modules like {{Infobox mapframe}} to the bottom of the infobox Example {{Infobox mapframe|zoom=12|width=240}}	Unknown	optional

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.

Tracking category

• Category:Pages using infobox UK place with unknown parameters (1)
• Category:Pages using infobox UK place with non-numeric population (191)

The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Infobox UK place/doc. (edit | history)
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (edit | diff) and testcases (edit) pages.
Add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.