Historic atlas with ancient counties and boundaries published online
Happy reading to all of those of you who know how important geography is to our world of Local Government. This article tells us:
It’s Britain – but not as we know it today.
A historic atlas of Great Britain has been published online for the first time, offering a unique view of England, Scotland and Wales over the last 500 years.
The collection of maps also reveal counties no longer in existence such as Westmorland and Huntingdonshire.
Digitised by family history website Ancestry, the Atlas and Index of Parish Registers, contains 57 separate county maps, which show how Britain’s ancient parish and county boundaries have changed shape over the centuries.
Navigable online, the Atlas lets users scroll over whole counties and zoom in and out to identify local parish towns and churches.