Historic Hundreds Boundaries of Wales

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db1a0374-b235-11ef-b5e2-36cc4a04afda

Date

Dec. 4, 2024, midnight, Publication Date

Abstract

A hundred is a regional administrative division, often considered to be a sub-division of a County and are Anglo-Saxon in origin. As with the counties, they were introduced into Wales through the Laws in Wales Act (1535) and the Laws in Wales Act (1542). Prior to this a similar administrative system, the 'Cantref' had existed in Wales and some of the hundreds created after 1535 were based on the older Cantref boundaries. The hundred administrative unit was used throughout the Middle Ages and early modern period and was still in use for census purposes as late as 1841. By the end of the nineteenth century, the hundreds began to fall out of use and were ultimately replaced by local government districts. The mapping of historical boundaries requires many sources to be consulted. The most important has been the large scale first edition Ordnance Survey County Series mapping. The first edition six-inch to the Mile (1:10,560) scale mapping has been digitised by the National Library of Scotland (NLS) and this has provided a reliable source to map the boundaries from. As the project progresses, larger-scale sources such as the 25-inch (1:2,500) scale Ordnance Survey mapping will be used to refine the boundaries. Earlier cartographic sources will also be consulted such as Enclosure and Estate mapping and the Welsh Tithe Maps digitised by the National Library of Wales. All of the digital boundary datasets have been made available for public use under the Open Government Licence for public sector information. This means that you are free to copy, publish, distribute and adapt the information. We ask that when using this information that you acknowledge where this information has come from using the following accreditation: ‘© Crown Copyright, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales available under Open Government License 3.0’ Or ‘© Crown Copyright, RCAHMW available under Open Government License 3.0’

Edition

Responsible

Charina.Jones

Point of Contact

Jones

charina.jones@rcahmw.gov.uk

Purpose

Historical boundaries are recorded on a variety of sources such as old maps and documents. This project aims to make the information recorded in these sources usable and accessible in a digital environment. https://historical-boundaries-of-wales-rcahmw.hub.arcgis.com/

Maintenance Frequency

None

Type

vector

Restrictions

None

License

Open Government Licence for Public Sector Information

Language

Temporal Extent

Start

Jan. 1, 1542, midnight

End

Jan. 1, 1850, midnight

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Data Quality

Extent

x0: 169202.609375
x1: 355309.59375
y0: 164529.421875
y1: 395983.5625

Spatial Reference System Identifier

EPSG:27700

Keywords

no keywords

Category

Boundaries

Regions

Global , United Kingdom

Resource Metadata

Historic Hundreds Boundaries of Wales