Tag:designation=civil_parish

designation = 
Description
An administrative district forming part of local government.
Group: boundaries
Used on these elements
should not be used on nodesmay be used on waysmay be used on areas (and multipolygon relations)may be used on relations
Useful combination
Status: in use
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A civil parish is a type of administrative district forming part of the local government structure.

Current usage

The designation= tag is used exclusively in England to map its civil parishes. The civil parish is lowest form of local government in England, corresponding to admin_level=10 in the administrative boundary tagging scheme.

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