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→Good definition of place and address/residence event in Gramps
* ''' Tier 1 & 2''': Between a country and the smallest administrative section, we allow for two levels.
* ''' Tier 3 ''': A settlement consisting of a number of dwellings varying in size from a hamlet to a city. In some countries this will be a division of the country with a mayor.
* ''' Tier 4 ''': The locality people identify themself themselves with. This further classifies tier 3. Examples would include a neighbourhood within a town or city, or a village or hamlet on the outskirts of a town or city.
* ''' Tier 5 ''': Street or block, so the lowest division needed for postal information.
Tiers 3, 4, and 5 look quite consistent between countries so far. - NH
Comment (DB)
* UK: the Church Parish field we have at present may be redundant for current places but it's often the only information given in early historical records. This may also be true outside the UK.
We would need a country table. This would hold the field definitions for each country including the field names, 'not used' flags, and which fields should be used in the place tree view.