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Administrative
Divisions
Researching
families and localities requires a thorough knowledge
of the administrative divisions such as Barony, Civil
Parish, Poor Law Union, DED and, particularly, the
basic administrative unit which was the townland.
Over the centuries the administrative units changed
- read
more.
DATABASES
OF TOWNLANDS
Below
are links to to two databases which list all of the
individual townlands in North and Mid Antrim and Co.
Londonderry and indicate the Barony, Parish, Poor
Law Union, Dispensary District and DED in which each
was located. There is also a column which gives the
Ordnance Survey [County Series] sheet number or numbers
for each townland. The townlands are arranged alphabetically
in both the Excel and PDF versions of the databases.
Note that in relation to the townlands in Mid Antrim,
the database [at the moment] does
not include Dispensary Districts, nor does
it indicate the changes in DEDs after the 1920s.
| Townlands
in North and Mid Antrim and their Administrative
Divisions |
Excel |
PDF |
| Townlands
in Co. Londonderry and their Administrative Divisions |
Excel |
PDF |
MAPS
Below
are links to a number of maps relating to North and
Mid Antrim and the County of Londonderry that you
might find useful.
| Counties
and Baronies of the historic province
of Ulster |
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| Baronies
and Civil Parishes of North and Mid Antrim |
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| Baronies
and Civil Parishes of Co. Londonderry |
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| Poor
Law Unions of North Antrim and East Londonderry
c.1860 |
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| Poor
Law Unions, Dispensary [Local Registrars'] Districts
& District Electoral Divisions [DEDs] of North
Antrim, c.1900 |
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| Poor
Law Unions, Dispensary [Local Registrars'] Districts
& District Electoral Divisions [DEDs] of Co. Londonderry,
c.1900 |
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It
is not possible for me to produce townland maps of
all the parishes in North and Mid Antrim and Co. Londonderry.
I have, however, produced a
Map of the Townlands in the Parishes of Ballymoney
and Kilraghts in the Barony of Dunluce Upper.
Note, that the more recent versions of the Ordnance
Survey, 1:50000, Discoverer Series has a townland
map and alphabetical list of townlands on the back
of each sheet. The sheets covering the North and Mid
Antrim area and Co. Londonderry are Nos. 4, 5, 7,
8, 9, 13 & 14.
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