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
CADW Building ID	P68	ID	Unique Identifier for Welsh listed buildings	Optional
Coflein ID	P69	ID	Unique Identifier for Welsh historical sites	Optional