Short summary: The most significant changes happened in 1974. There is significant change between the present counties and 1974; less so between those leading up to 1974 and the first edition OS maps, but still enough to avoid basing research conclusions on. I was crying out for this dataset for some placename spatial analysis back in '95; I still don't know of a public resource sadly.
-- TB On Jan 4, 2008 1:29 PM, Barry Hunter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The best source i know of is > http://www.historiccountiestrust.co.uk/ > > doesnt (yet) have all counties. But is working towards it. > > It would be nice to get a public dataset :) > > As to changes, I dont think they changed that much - in recent times, > but over the years they have changed, the above site should have more > about this > > > On 04/01/2008, Tim Bowden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I'm looking for a "reasonably" accurate source of polygon data for the > > boundaries of the historical counties of Great Britain. I'm aware of > > the Great Britain Historical Geographical Information System but it > > seems the data there is only available to academics for academic use. > > Are there any other sources that anyone can point me towards? > > > > As a point of interest, did the county boundaries change much over time? > > I know the current LGA county boundaries are in a state of constant > > flux, but I'm only really interested in the historic county boundaries. > > > > Regards, > > Tim Bowden > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Geowanking mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking > > > > > -- > Barry > > - www.nearby.org.uk - www.geograph.org.uk - > > _______________________________________________ > Geowanking mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking > _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking
