Toponymic guidelines for the United Kingdom
Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (PCGN) toponymic guidelines for map and other editors.
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- Ministry of Defence
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- 3 July 2014
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Toponymic guidelines for map and other editors, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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2025-12-11 11:33
Toponymic guidelines for map and other editors, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland updated due to the official status change for Gaelic and Scots.
2024-05-14 16:23
Updated ‘Toponymic guidelines for map and other editors, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’.
2023-11-09 16:41
Edited definition of ‘Great Britain’ under ‘Geopolitical terminology’.
2023-05-17 11:45
Updated ‘Toponymic guidelines for map and other editors, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’ with the latest version.
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Toponymic guidelines for map and other editors, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland produced by PCGN.
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Update history
2025-12-11 11:33
Toponymic guidelines for map and other editors, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland updated due to the official status change for Gaelic and Scots.
2024-05-14 16:23
Updated ‘Toponymic guidelines for map and other editors, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’.
2023-11-09 16:41
Edited definition of ‘Great Britain’ under ‘Geopolitical terminology’.
2023-05-17 11:45
Updated ‘Toponymic guidelines for map and other editors, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’ with the latest version.