Historic_Civil_Parishes_of_Wales_1st

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Service Description: This dataset reflects the historic Civil Parishes of Wales that where in existence at the time of the Ordnance Survey's large scale mapping of Wales in the late 19th Century.

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The parish (from Latin 'Paroecia') is probably one of the most recognisable 'old' administrative boundary that many people are familiar with. The parish has always been associated with the administration of church and other ecclesiastical matters. The implementation of parishes as we would understand them today where imported into Wales by the Normans after the 1081. However many agree that there was likely a pre-existing system of church administration prior to the arrival of the Normans which may have been reused or provided a solid foundation for the Anglo-French system. It is from 12th century onwards that a comprehensive picture emerges. Ecclesiastical taxation records in 1254 and 1291 preserve parish names and many of these have continued up to the present day, albeit with some boundary changes.

Ecclesiastical parishes were the main unit for tithe and Poor law payments, but by the late nineteenth century 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 changes were made to reflect the needs of growing urbanisation and populations rather than ecclesiastical requirements. The civil parishes where replaced in 1974 following the implementation of the Local Government Act 1972. This would see the civil parishes replaced by 'Communities' which are still in use today, although boundaries and names frequently continue to change.

This dataset was created in Esri ArcPro 3.2.1 and reflects the historical hundred boundaries as recorded on the Ordnance Survey 6" to the Mile County Series Mapping surveyed for Wales between 1867 and 1888.

Copyright Text: © Hawlfraint y Goron: Comisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru. © Crown copyright: Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales.

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Historic_Civil_Parishes_of_Wales_1st_Edition (FeatureServer)

This dataset was created in Esri ArcPro 3.2.1 and reflects the historical hundred boundaries as recorded on the Ordnance Survey 6" to the Mile County Series Mapping surveyed for Wales between 1867 and 1888.