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Maps of Barry

11 April 2021 · Jo

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1622 Barry Manor Map

In 1618 a surveyor called Evans Mouse was employed to make a detailed map of the Vale of Glamorgan.

Evans Mouse is presumed to be a Welshman and the maps he produced in 1622 are the earliest and best manorial maps to survive in Wales. The maps are drawn in ink and watercolour on parchment and have a scale of about 50cm to a mile and they are incredibly detailed. The Ordnance survey maps began mapping over 200 years later.

Ordnance Survey Maps – Barry

1879

1900

1920

1936

Barry Island Maps

1st Edition – 1886

2nd Edition – 1893

3rd Edition -1920

4th Edition – 1934

Highlight Church Ruins

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Councils and Arms

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The Castle Hotel

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The Triassic Period

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Barry Carnival

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