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From: Renia <>
Subject: Re: Boundaries help please
Date: Sat, 08 Dec 2001 18:04:40 +0000
References: <9ub8uf$269$1@uranium.btinternet.com>, <9ubmkq$s1m$1@otis.netspace.net.au>


Most likely the parish boundary. What county, and what are some of the
names of the (larger) places that this boundary is near. I presume we
are talking about Britain?

Renia

Frank Martin wrote:

> Maybe the Domesday book..?
>
> "miriam" <> wrote in message
> news:9ub8uf$269$1@uranium.btinternet.com...
> >
> >
> > There is a dotted/smalldash line on a map we're looking
> at.
> > The footpaths are small dots but shown in red..this is
> black.
> > When trying to decide what it is we cme across a huge
> array of what it
> > could be I wondr if any kind peerson could advise please.
> > Here's the list we found
> > Civil boundary
> > Parish boundary
> > Electoral boundary
> > Catholic boundary Post code boundary
> > Manorial boundary
> > Hundreds boundary.
> > If one place on the map says for example Guilsfied and
> another
> > Cloddia and yet another Garth......There must be a way of
> telling
> > where one starts and another finishes. We've looked at the
> key we have
> > in a book from the PR office, and it would appear to ba a
> boundary of
> > some sort..but which.
> > Thanking you in hopeful anticipation!!! (date of one of
> the maps in
> > which we're interested is about 1785 or around that time.
> >
> >
> >
> >

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