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The
Chapman Country & County Codes (Pre 1974 Counties)
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The
Chapman Country & County Codes have now become the accepted standard format
to use when identifying counties for genealogical purposes, thus leaving
recipients of exchanged information in no doubt as to the correct county.
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ENGLAND |
ENG
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Bedfordshire
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BDF
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Dorset
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DOR
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Lancashire
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LAN
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Oxfordshire
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OXF
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Westmorland
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WES
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Berkshire
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BRK
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Durham
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DUR
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Leicestershire
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LEI
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Rutland
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RUT
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Wiltshire
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WIL
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Buckinghamshire
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BKM
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Essex
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ESS
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Lincolnshire
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LIN
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Shropshire
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SAL
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Worcestershire
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WOR
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Cambridgeshire
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CAM
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Gloucestershire
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GLS
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London (City only)
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LND
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Somerset
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SOM
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Yorkshire
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YKS
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Cheshire
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CHS
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Hampshire
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HAM
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Middlesex
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MDX
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Staffordshire
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STS
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YKS North Riding
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NRY
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Cornwall
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CON
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Herefordshire |
HEF |
Norfolk
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NFK
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Suffolk
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SFK
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YKS West Riding
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WRY
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Cumberland
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CUL
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Hertfordshire
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HRT
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Northamptonshire
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NTH
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Surrey
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SRY
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YKS East Riding
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ERY
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Derbyshire
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DBY
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Huntingdonshire
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HUN
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Northumberland
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NBL
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Sussex
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SSX
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Devonshire
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DEV
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Kent
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KEN
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Nottinghamshire
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NTT
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Warwickshire
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WAR
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IRELAND |
IRL
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Antrim
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ANT
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Down
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DOW
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Leitrim
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LET
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Meath
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MEA
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Waterford
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WAT
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Armagh
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ARM
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Dublin
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DUB
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Leix (Queens)
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LEX
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Monaghan
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MOG
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Westmeath
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WEM
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Carlow
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CAR
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Fermanagh
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FER
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Limerick
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LIM
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Offaly (Kings)
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OFF
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Wexford
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WEX
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Cavan
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CAV
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Galway
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GAL
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Londonderry
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LDY
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Roscommon
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ROS
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Wicklow
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WIC
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Clare
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CLA
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Kerry
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KER
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Longford
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LOG
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Sligo
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SLI
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Cork
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COR
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Kildare
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KID
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Louth
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LOU
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Tipperary
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TIP
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Donegal
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DON
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Kilkenny
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KIK
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Mayo
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MAY
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Tyrone
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TYR
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SCOTLAND |
SCT
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Aberdeenshire
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ABD
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Caithness-shire
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CAI
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Inverness-shire
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INV
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Nairnshire
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NAI
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Selkirkshire
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SEL
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Angus
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ANS
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Clackmannanshire
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CLK
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Kincardineshire
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KCD
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Orkney Isles
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OKI
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Shetland Isles
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SHI
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Argyllshire
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ARL
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Dumfriesshire
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DFS
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Kinross-shire
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KRS
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Peebleshire
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PEE
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Stirlingshire
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STI
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Ayrshire
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AYR
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Dunbartonshire
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DNB
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Kirkcudbrightshire
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KKD
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Perthshire
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PER
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Sutherland
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SUT
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Banffshire
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BAN
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East Lothian
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ELN
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Lanarkshire
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LKS
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Renfrewshire
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RFW
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West Lotian
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WLN
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Berwickshire
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BEW
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Fifeshire
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FIF
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Midlotian
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MLN
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Ross &
Cromarty
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ROC
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Wigtownshire
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WIG
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Buteshire
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BUT
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Forfarshire
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ANS
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Moray
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MOR
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Roxburghshire
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ROX
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WALES |
WLS
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Anglesey
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AGY
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Cardiganshire
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CGN
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Flintshire
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FLN
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Monmouthshire
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MON
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Radnorshire
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RAD
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Breckonshire
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BRE
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Carmarthenshire
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CMN
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Glamorgan
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GLA
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Montgomeryshire
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MGY
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