Guidance

Place names of the United Kingdom

Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (PCGN) compilation of web sites which deal with place names of the United Kingdom.

• From: Ministry of Defence
• Published: 1 July 2014
• Last updated: 3 May 2024
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  1. 3 May 2024

     Updated information under 'Wales'.

  2. 25 September 2020

     Updated the link to the standardised list of Welsh names.

  3. 15 August 2018

     Updated the text and associated links for 2018.

  4. 1 July 2014

     First published.

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Place names within the United Kingdom

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The Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (PCGN) generally deals with geographical names outside of the United Kingdom. However, this document contains links to web pages relating to place names within the United Kingdom.