Posted: Wed 2nd Jan 2013

Map Merge Site Gives Historic Insight To Town

Wrexham.com for people living in or visiting the Wrexham area
This article is old - Published: Wednesday, Jan 2nd, 2013

Wrexham.com has been shown the excellent National Library of Scotland mapping system, which allows a ‘google maps’ style view of historic maps overlaid on modern information.

Rather than the normal viewing of old maps, these are specially geo-referenced. This means the maps are presented in a layer, then another layer is placed on top but both layers correspond to the same geographical point.

A slider in the top left allows you to flick back and too between old maps and new – or pause between maps as we did in the screen shot above. This allows you to get your bearings much easier , and also see which parts of the town have change – and which have not!

An older view of Hightown and Coed Y Glyn

An older view of Hightown and Coed Y Glyn

Maps that are cover Wrexham include:

Great Britain ‘Bartholomew Half Inch’ from 1897
1920’s 1:1m
1937-61 1:25000 OS Maps
1955-61 OS One Inch Maps
OS 1945 Map
Ten Mile Planning Maps – 1881 rainfall maps, to more common ones in the 1930’s.

Wider from Wrexham the maps include ones dating back as far as the 1500’s , and as you would expect from the Scottish national library, coverage for Scotland is immense.

Click here to view the maps on the Scottish National Library site.

Tweet us @wrexham , or post in our Wrexham Forums if you spot anything of interest – or to comment on how things have changed over the years!

 

 

 



Spotted something? Got a story? Email [email protected]



Have a look at...

Rare newts thriving after north east Wales pond restoration

Plans Submitted to Create Studio Flat Above Wrexham Fast Food Restaurant

Football Banning Order issued to Wrexham man for ‘pyro offences’

Ambulance Service ‘expecting the Bank Holiday period to be a busy one for us’

Reminder to check for Schools Essentials Grant before window closes at end of May

Wrexham AFC Women Awarded first UEFA License and FAW Tier 1 License renews for 2024/25 Season

“Disrespectful” easter egg hunt in cemetery cancelled after backlash

Free Easter Egg Hunt in Wrexham city centre tomorrow!

“No suspicious circumstances” say police after elderly woman found injured in Caia

Pilgrimage: The Road Through North Wales to launch on Good Friday

Fast-growing Wrexham bakery on the lookout for 20 new apprentices

A view from Wrexham’s Member of Parliament