Place Data Structure

Linked data works by connecting together data entities to create rich structured data in the form of triples. For example,
1. John Jones (Q..) 2. was Educated at (P23) 3. Aberystwyth University (Q...).

If, when creating new items for people or places the necessary data, such as the place they were born or educated, does not exist then you should also create a separate item for that entity in order to complete your data entry. You can search for similar items in order to see how the data should be structured.

When creating any new item you should always search for and include the Wikidata ID if it exists, using Wikidata ID (P2) and Wikidata URI (P6).

Places
Title ID Data type Description Requirement
Instance of P7 Item Use with types of human settlement or items such as monument, house or Q10255 to best describe a place. Be as specific as you can.
For example for a church use church building rather than building
Always
country P63 Item The country or nation in which the item is located Always
coordinate location P26 String add the decimal coordinates of a place e.g.
52.414,-4.081
Always
historic county P38 Item For places in the UK use with any historic county of England, historic county of Wales or historic county of the United Kingdom Preferred
located in territorial entity P27 Item Use to state the larger administrative area in which an item exists. Usually a county Preferred
source of name form P72 Item source where the standard form of the name (label) was obtained. Please create new item to describe the source if one doesn't exist. If no source is specified Wikidata is assumed. Optional
CADW Building ID P68 ID Unique Identifier for Welsh listed buildings Optional
Coflein ID P69 ID Unique Identifier for Welsh historical sites Optional