Maps for Ballymoney Town

In the table below there are links to a number of maps which will show the geographical extent and layout of the town at different times from 1734 to the early 1930s.

You will notice that there is not a lot of difference between the 1734 and 1814 maps. The town revolves around Main Street, The Diamond and High Street (known as Upper Main Street in 1734 and Market Street in 1814), Church Street and Charlotte Street, (known as Piper Row in 1734 and 1814), with Castle Street and Meeting House Lane on the edge of the town. Townhead Street is shown on both maps but is marked as the road to Coleraine.

The 1833 map begins to show some development of the town in the north-eastern corner of the map. This reflected the new road from Belfast to Coleraine which came into the town along what is now Queen Street and through Victoria Street and Charles Street, although the latter was only beginning to develop in the 1830s. Also, on this map, you can see the development of the markets between what is now John Street and Market Street.

The 1859 and 1895 maps, which are at a greater scale than the 1833 map, show this north-eastern area of the town continuing to develop with High Street beginning to link to the new Coleraine Road as the old Coleraine Road via Townhead Street begins to disappear.

The 1930s map which is of a similar scale to the 1833 map will allow you to see how the town developed over the century from the 1830s to the 1930s.

The numbers on the 1734 and 1814 maps refer to lists of tenants. Click here for details of the 1734 map. For details of the 1814 map click on the link in the left-hand menu.