Administrative Geography

Administrative geography concerns itself with the hierarchy of areas relating to national and local government in the UK. This hierarchy is complicated for not only are there several layers but the structure is different in each constituent country of the UK. In addition the boundaries of many of the layers in the hierarchy are subject to periodic or occasional change.

Click on the appropriate link below to find out more about the countries of the UK in general, or a specific country of your choice. 'Our Changing Geography' explains why and how boundary changes occur and also reviews the major reorganisation of local government in the 1990s.

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This page last revised: Friday, 3 May 2002