I can count 6 places called just “Shire” in England.
What’s going on with Plynlimon being larger than Snowdon? Maybe back then they just went on how big the mountain looked in relation to it’s surroundings.
The name of my village, Ysceifiog, is almost unrecognisable as Skeuiog.
I grew up in malpas, I suppose that’s around the right spot. Did the village retain its name as an area of Newport as Newport grew bigger? anyone know?
This is really cool. I grew up in Flintshire and had no idea how old some of these place names were.
This is cool, A map of Wales in 1580 is more detailed in a intricate way than I would thought.
Is that Diffart for Dyserth? Seems in the right place.
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I can count 6 places called just “Shire” in England.
What’s going on with Plynlimon being larger than Snowdon? Maybe back then they just went on how big the mountain looked in relation to it’s surroundings.
He missed the ‘a’ out of Wrexham.
Full Resolution version:
[https://imgur.com/gallery/christopher-saxton-s-unpublished-proof-map-of-wales-1580-6h8W8r5](https://imgur.com/gallery/christopher-saxton-s-unpublished-proof-map-of-wales-1580-6h8W8r5)
The name of my village, Ysceifiog, is almost unrecognisable as Skeuiog.
I grew up in malpas, I suppose that’s around the right spot. Did the village retain its name as an area of Newport as Newport grew bigger? anyone know?
This is really cool. I grew up in Flintshire and had no idea how old some of these place names were.
This is cool, A map of Wales in 1580 is more detailed in a intricate way than I would thought.
Is that Diffart for Dyserth? Seems in the right place.
Prestatyn and Rhyl didn’t exist?
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