Template:Infobox English county/doc

Usage

This template works for the following types of English counties:

• The following counties for the purposes of the Local Government Act 1972:
  • Non-metropolitan counties with a county council and no unitary authorities, such as Surrey (two-tier counties).
  • Non-metropolitan counties with a coterminous district, with a county council but no district council, such as Northumberland (unitary counties).
  • Metropolitan counties, such as the West Midlands and Greater Manchester
• The following counties for the purposes of the Lieutenancies Act 1997:
  • Counties comprising a county council area and also unitary authority areas, such as Buckinghamshire (hybrid counties)
  • Counties comprising multiple unitary authority areas (one sharing the county name), such as Wiltshire
  • Counties comprising multiple unitary authority areas (none sharing the county name), such as Cheshire
  • Greater London

Use {{Infobox settlement}} for counties that are also cities, such as Bristol and City of London as well as counties for the purposes of the Local Government Act 1972 where there is a coterminous district with a district council, but no county council, such as Milton Keynes.

Population data is pulled automatically from the following templates:

• Template:English cerem counties (all ceremonial counties)
• Template:English admin counties and Template:English county control (non-metropolitan counties only e.g. Norfolk)
• Template:English district population (and associated templates) and Template:English district control (single unitary authority counties e.g. Herefordshire)

Metropolitan counties and the London Region do not pull down data automatically. Where appropriate, data should be inputted into the population_council, area_council_km2 and density_council fields. Though for metropolitan counties, this data is the same as the ceremonial county data so may be left blank or else it will need to be manually updated on those pages annually. If these fields are used for other types of county, they will not display nor override the automatic data.

Blank syntax

{{{official_name}}} {{{other_name}}}
Ceremonial county
[[File:{{{image_main}}}|250px|{{{image_caption}}}]] {{{image_caption}}}
[[File:{{{flag_image}}}|100x100px|border|Flag of {{{official_name}}}]] Flag [[File:{{{arms_image}}}|100x100px|Coat of arms of {{{official_name}}}]] Coat of arms
Motto:  {{{motto}}}
[[File:{{{locator_map}}}|250px|{{{map_caption}}}]] {{{map_caption}}}
Coordinates: {{{coordinates}}}
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	{{{region}}}
Established	{{{established_date}}}
Established by	{{{established_by}}}
Preceded by	{{{preceded_by}}}
Origin	{{{origin}}}
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
UK Parliament	{{{MPs}}}
Police	{{{police}}}
Fire	{{{fire}}}
Largest city	{{{largest_city}}}
Ceremonial county
[[{{{lord_lieutenant_office}}}|Lord Lieutenant]]	{{{lord_lieutenant_name}}}
[[{{{high_sheriff_office}}}|High Sheriff]]	{{{high_sheriff_name}}}
Area
• Rank	of 48
• Rank	of 48
Density
Ethnicity  ({{{ethnicity_year}}}){{{ethnicity_footnotes}}}	{{{ethnicity}}}
Non-metropolitan county
County council	{{{county_council}}}
Control
Admin HQ	{{{admin_hq}}}
Area
• Rank	of 21
• Rank	of 21
Density
ISO 3166-2	{{{iso_code}}}
GSS code	{{{gss_code}}}
ITL	{{{nuts_code}}}
Website	{{{website}}}
Unitary authorities
Councils	{{{unitary_council1}}} {{{unitary_council2}}} {{{unitary_council3}}}
Unitary authority
Council	{{{unitary_council}}}
Control
Admin HQ	{{{admin_hq}}}
Area
• Rank	of 296
• Rank	of 296
Density
ISO 3166-2	{{{iso_code}}}
GSS code	{{{gss_code}}}
ITL	{{{nuts_code}}}
Website	{{{website}}}
Districts
{{{districts_map}}} Districts of {{{official_name}}} {{{districts_key}}}
Districts	{{{districts_list}}}

{{infobox English county
| official_name           = <!-- Automatic population data pulled down using this field. Must be exact. -->
| other_name              = 
| image_main              = 
| image_caption           = 
| flag_image              = 
| arms_image              = 
| motto                   = <!--for non-English motto, use: ''Motto in italics''<br />("English translation")-->
| locator_map             = 
| map_caption             = 
| coordinates             = 
| region                  = 
| established_date        = 
| established_by          = 
| preceded_by             = 
| origin                  = 
| MPs                     = 
| police                  = 
| fire                    = 
| largest_city            = 
| largest_town            = <!-- only shown if largest_city is not set -->
<!-- Ceremonial county fields -->
| lord_lieutenant_office  = 
| lord_lieutenant_name    = 
| high_sheriff_office     = 
| high_sheriff_name       = 
| ethnicity               = 
| ethnicity_year          = 
| ethnicity_footnotes     = 
<!-- Local government fields -->
| county_council          = <!-- only for counties with county councils -->
| unitary_council         = <!-- only for unitary counties like Northumberland -->
| unitary_council1        = <!-- and unitary_council2 etc. only for hybrid counties *-->
| government              = <!-- only for other government such as Greater Manchester Combined Authority -->
| mayor_office            = <!-- only for other government such as Greater Manchester Combined Authority -->
| mayor_name              = <!-- only for other government such as Greater Manchester Combined Authority -->
| joint_committees        = 
| admin_hq                = 
| area_council_km2        = <!-- only for London Region and metropolitan counties. Automatic field for other areas. -->
| population_council      = <!-- only for London Region and metropolitan counties. Automatic field for other areas. -->
| population_council_year = <!-- only for London Region and metropolitan counties. Automatic field for other areas. -->
| population_council_footnotes = <!-- only for London Region and metropolitan counties. Automatic field for other areas. -->
| density_council         = <!-- only for London Region and metropolitan counties. Automatic field for other areas. -->
| iso_code                = 
| gss_code                = <!-- Single unitary authority counties (e.g. Herefordshire) pull their population data down using this field -->
| nuts_code               = 
| website                 = 
<!-- Districts map -->
| districts_map           = 
| districts_key           = 
| districts_list          = 
}}