OS - Ordnance Survey maps of Conwy

This material is held atGwasanaeth Archifau Conwy / Conwy Archive Service

  • Reference
    • GB 2008 COS
  • Dates of Creation
    • [1880s]-[1960s]
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 6 map cabinets and 15 map flat drawers

Scope and Content

Ordnance Survey maps covering the Conwy County Borough. The East side is covered by the Denbighshire County Series and the West side is covered by the Caernarfonshire County Series, with later maps part of the National Grid Series.

The collection includes:

2.5 inch: 1 mile scale: 1953; 1960; 1977

6 inch: 1 mile scale: first edition, c.1880; second edition, c. 1900; third edition, c.1914-c.1920; provisional edition 1937; c.1964; c.1978; c.1990

25 inch: 1 mile scale: first edition, c.1889; second edition, c.1900; third edition, c.1913; provisional edition, 1937; National Grid Series, c.1967-c.1977

50 inch: 1 mile scale [towns only]: first edition, c.1889; 1959; c.1976; c.1985; c.1990

Administrative / Biographical History

Transferred from Caernarfonshire Record Office, Denbighshire Record Office, Flintshire Record Office and Ordnance Survey between 1996-2016.

Access Information

This collection is open for research. For details and opening hours see http://www.conwy.gov.uk/en/Resident/Libraries-Museums-and-Archives/Archives/Archives.aspx.

Conditions Governing Use

Ordnance Survey unless out of copyright.