The Nomenclature of Units for Territorial Statistics (NUTS) is a hierarchical classification of administrative areas, used across the European Union for statistical purposes.
North West is one of 12 NUTS 1 areas in the UK. The directory below and the map opposite display its breakdown into NUTS 2, 3 and LAU 1 areas.
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Click on the extract to view the full map of North West NUTS. |
| NUTS 2 areas in 'North West': |
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Cumbria
Cheshire
Greater Manchester
Lancashire
Merseyside |
| These five NUTS 2 areas are divided into the following NUTS
3 areas: |
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Cumbria |
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West Cumbria
East Cumbria |
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Cheshire |
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Halton and Warrington
Cheshire CC |
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Greater Manchester |
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Greater Manchester South
Greater Manchester North |
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Lancashire |
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Blackburn with Darwen
Blackpool
Lancashire CC |
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Merseyside |
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East Merseyside
Liverpool
Sefton
Wirral |
| These thirteen NUTS 3 areas are divided into the following LAU 1 areas: |
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West Cumbria |
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Allerdale
Barrow-in-Furness
Copeland |
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East Cumbria |
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Carlisle
Eden
South Lakeland |
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Halton and Warrington |
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Halton
Warrington |
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Cheshire CC |
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Chester
Congleton
Crewe and Nantwich
Ellesmere Port & Neston
Macclesfield
Vale Royal |
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Greater Manchester South |
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Manchester
Salford
Stockport
Tameside
Trafford |
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Greater Manchester North |
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Bolton
Bury
Oldham
Rochdale
Wigan |
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Blackburn with Darwen |
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Blackburn with Darwen |
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Blackpool |
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Blackpool |
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Lancashire CC |
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Burnley
Chorley
Fylde
Hyndburn
Lancaster
Pendle
Preston
Ribble Valley
Rossendale
South Ribble
West Lancashire
Wyre |
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East Merseyside |
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Knowsley
St. Helens |
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Liverpool |
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Liverpool |
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Sefton |
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Sefton |
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The Wirral |
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Wirral |
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