Synopsis: |
The Index of Place Names (IPN) is an electronic gazetteer linking nearly 70,000 named places in England and Wales to their respective local government administrative areas, health authorities, registration districts and Westminster and European parliamentary constituencies. A 1km grid reference is provided and, where the place has legally defined boundaries, a reaggregated 1991 Census population count.The 'places' for which information is given include localities (small settlements), urban areas (and sub-divisions), and all administrative units from electoral ward/division (also parish) up to Government Office Region (GOR) level. |