6/1/2000
By Paul Milmer and Linda Jones
These three-letter abbreviations identify English counties (pre-1974):
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BDF |
Bedfordshire |
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Berkshire |
BRK |
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BKM |
Buckinghamshire |
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Cambridgeshire |
CAM |
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CHS |
Cheshire |
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Cornwall |
CON |
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CUL |
Cumberland |
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DBY |
Derbyshire |
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Devon |
DEV |
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DOR |
Dorset |
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Durham |
DUR |
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ESS |
Essex |
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CLS |
Gloucestershire |
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HAM |
Hampshire |
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HEF |
Herefordshire |
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HRT |
Hertfordshire |
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Huntingdonshire |
HUN |
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KEN |
Kent |
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Lancashire |
LAN |
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Leicestershire |
LEI |
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LIN |
Lincolnshire |
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London (city only) |
LND |
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Middlesex |
MDX |
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NFK |
Norfolk |
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Northamptonshire |
NTH |
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NBL |
Northumberland |
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Nottinghamshire |
NTT |
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Oxfordshire |
OXF |
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RUT |
Rutland |
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SAL |
Shropshire (Salop) |
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SOM |
Somerset |
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Staffordshire |
STS |
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SFK |
Suffolk |
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Surrey |
SRY |
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SSX |
Sussex |
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Warwickshire |
WAR |
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WES |
Westmorland |
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Wiltshire |
WIL |
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WOR |
Worcestershire |
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YKS |
Yorkshire |
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ERY |
Yorkshire-East Riding |
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Yorkshire-North Riding |
NRY |
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Yorkshire-West Riding |
WRY |
From the June 2000 issue of Family Tree Magazine