Does anyone know of a digitised set of County boundaries* (at anytime from
about 1860 to 1960 would probably do) say to 5-10m precision? - i.e.
suitable
for overlaying on six inch to the mile maps.
*The purpose of the exercise is to determine the County for any location on
any GB OS 1:10,560 County Series map sheet. The maps have been scanned from
the RGS collection and have been georectified to the National Grid.
Dan Re'em
Sitescope Ltd
----- Original Message -----
From: "Al Magary" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 10:47 PM
Subject: Re: traditional counties and new admin units; postal directory
> > We still use Montgomeryshire in our postal address. I read somewhere
that
> > although the administrative boundaries were changed in the 1960s and 70s
> > (and previously), the geographical counties were not changed.
> > Forgive my ignorance, but what exactly was meant by the geographical
> > counties, and which easily accessible maps show them?
>
> A quick overview of what even the OS has called a "jigsaw" of
administrative
> boundaries, with some comparative maps, can be found at:
>
> --Association of British Counties: FAQ at
> http://www.abcounties.co.uk/FAQ.htm; and several explanatory notes in the
> appendix to their Gazetteer of British Placenames at
> http://www.abcounties.co.uk/newgaz/section2.htm#section2 (That gazetteer
> shows places with both their traditional county locations as well as
various
> admini units; you can buy/download the entire gazetteer or use the search
> engine for free.)
>
> --GenUKI, the genealogy site:
> http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/Regions/England.html and nearby pages.
>
> --Ordnance Survey has downloadable maps showing pre-1995 boundaries:
> http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/freegb/1995.htm
>
> --New to me at the ABC site, is a resource relating to the postal system:
>
> Be Properly Addressed: A Traditional County Postal Directory
>
> Under the Royal Mail's Flexible Addressing policy, the correct traditional
> County name can now be included in any U.K. postal address. This Directory
> lists the correct traditional County for every U.K. Post Town. [Go to
> http://www.abcounties.co.uk/bpa/bpacontents.htm for the directory and more
> info.]
>
> --
>
> Al Magary
>
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