ece7877a-b22b-11ef-aac6-36cc4a04afda en utf8 dataset Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments pointOfContact Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments author 2024-12-04T12:33:34Z ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata ISO 19115:2003 4326 EPSG 6.11 geonode:historic_civil_parishes_bng_rcahmw_ply Historic Civil Parish Boundaries of Wales 2024-12-04T00:00:00Z publication date 1 mapDigital The parish (from Latin 'Parochia') is probably the most recognisable 'old' administrative boundary. They were created for the administration of the church and first appear in Wales following the Norman conquest in the late eleventh century, although it is likely that a similar system existed at an earlier date. From twelfth century onwards a comprehensive picture emerges and the ecclesiastical taxation records of 1254 and 1291 provide extensive names for Wales, many of which continue in use today, although their boundaries may have changed.  Ecclesiastical parishes were the main unit for tithe and Poor law payments, but the Poor Law Amendment Act 1866 facilitated the need for the creation of 'Civic Parishes' which became the main administrative unit. In many instances these were based on the same boundaries as the ecclesiastical parishes, but they developed differently from this point onwards. In Wales the civil parishes were replaced under the Local Government Act 1972. in 1974 with communities and these are still in use today, although boundaries and names frequently continue to change. 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’  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/  completed Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments originator ESRI Shapefile 1.0 historic environment Boundaries Boundary theme Global place license Open Government Licence for Public Sector Information (OGL): (https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) vector en utf8 boundaries -5.474036368101666 -2.643498154772978 51.33290500117262 53.458710840186576 1866-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 1974-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 https://datamap.gov.wales WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Online link to the 'Historic Civil Parish Boundaries of Wales' description on GeoNode /static/geonode/img/missing_thumb.png?v=f853bb32 WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download .png Historic Civil Parish Boundaries of Wales (Thumbnail Format) https://datamap.gov.wales/geoserver/ows?service=WMS&request=GetLegendGraphic&format=image/png&WIDTH=20&HEIGHT=20&LAYER=geonode:historic_civil_parishes_bng_rcahmw_ply&STYLE=historic_civil_parishes_bng_rcahmw_ply&version=1.3.0&sld_version=1.1.0&legend_options=fontAntiAliasing:true;fontSize:12;forceLabels:on WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download .png Historic Civil Parish Boundaries of Wales (Legend Format) https://datamap.gov.wales/geoserver/ows?service=WFS&version=1.0.0&request=GetFeature&typename=geonode%3Ahistoric_civil_parishes_bng_rcahmw_ply&outputFormat=json&srs=EPSG%3A27700&srsName=EPSG%3A27700 WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download .json Historic Civil Parish Boundaries of Wales (GeoJSON Format) https://datamap.gov.wales/geoserver/ows?service=WFS&version=1.0.0&request=GetFeature&typename=geonode%3Ahistoric_civil_parishes_bng_rcahmw_ply&outputFormat=SHAPE-ZIP&srs=EPSG%3A27700&format_options=charset%3AUTF-8 WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download .zip Historic Civil Parish Boundaries of Wales (Zipped Shapefile Format) https://datamap.gov.wales/geoserver/ows?service=WFS&version=1.0.0&request=GetFeature&typename=geonode%3Ahistoric_civil_parishes_bng_rcahmw_ply&outputFormat=excel&srs=EPSG%3A27700 WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download .excel Historic Civil Parish Boundaries of Wales (Excel Format) https://datamap.gov.wales/geoserver/ows?service=WFS&version=1.0.0&request=GetFeature&typename=geonode%3Ahistoric_civil_parishes_bng_rcahmw_ply&outputFormat=csv&srs=EPSG%3A27700 WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download .csv Historic Civil Parish Boundaries of Wales (CSV Format) https://datamap.gov.wales/geoserver/ows?service=WFS&version=1.0.0&request=GetFeature&typename=geonode%3Ahistoric_civil_parishes_bng_rcahmw_ply&outputFormat=text%2Fxml%3B+subtype%3Dgml%2F3.1.1&srs=EPSG%3A27700 WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download .gml Historic Civil Parish Boundaries of Wales (GML 3.1.1 Format) https://datamap.gov.wales/geoserver/ows?service=WFS&version=1.0.0&request=GetFeature&typename=geonode%3Ahistoric_civil_parishes_bng_rcahmw_ply&outputFormat=gml2&srs=EPSG%3A27700 WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download .gml Historic Civil Parish Boundaries of Wales (GML 2.0 Format) https://datamap.gov.wales/geoserver/ows?service=WFS&version=1.0.0&request=GetFeature&typename=geonode%3Ahistoric_civil_parishes_bng_rcahmw_ply&outputFormat=dxf&srs=EPSG%3A27700 WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download .dxf Historic Civil Parish Boundaries of Wales (DXF Format) https://datamap.gov.wales/geoserver/ows?service=WFS&version=1.0.0&request=GetFeature&typename=geonode%3Ahistoric_civil_parishes_bng_rcahmw_ply&outputFormat=gpkg&srs=EPSG%3A27700 WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download .gpkg Historic Civil Parish Boundaries of Wales (OGC Geopackage Format) https://datamap.gov.wales/geoserver/ows?service=WMS&request=GetMap&layers=geonode%3Ahistoric_civil_parishes_bng_rcahmw_ply&format=image%2Fpng&height=550&width=442&srs=EPSG%3A27700&bbox=169202.609375%2C164529.421875%2C355309.59375%2C395983.5625 WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download .png Historic Civil Parish Boundaries of Wales (PNG Format) https://datamap.gov.wales/geoserver/ows?service=WMS&request=GetMap&layers=geonode%3Ahistoric_civil_parishes_bng_rcahmw_ply&format=application%2Fpdf&height=550&width=442&srs=EPSG%3A27700&bbox=169202.609375%2C164529.421875%2C355309.59375%2C395983.5625 WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download .pdf Historic Civil Parish Boundaries of Wales (PDF Format) https://datamap.gov.wales/geoserver/ows?service=WMS&request=GetMap&layers=geonode%3Ahistoric_civil_parishes_bng_rcahmw_ply&format=image%2Fjpeg&height=550&width=442&srs=EPSG%3A27700&bbox=169202.609375%2C164529.421875%2C355309.59375%2C395983.5625 WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download .jpg Historic Civil Parish Boundaries of Wales (JPEG Format) https://datamap.gov.wales/download/7123 WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download .zip Historic Civil Parish Boundaries of Wales (Original dataset Format) https://datamap.gov.wales/geoserver/ows OGC:WFS geonode:historic_civil_parishes_bng_rcahmw_ply Service - 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