Before revision: Coverage Both the 6 inch and 25 inch scale Ordnance Survey maps of Great Britain showed the boundaries of: Counties Divisions of Counties, Ridings and Quarter Sessional DivisionsParliamentary Divisions of Counties Hundreds/ Wapentakes / Wards (until 1879) Mother or Ancient Parishes (until 1879) Civil Parishes or TownshipsParliamentary BoroughsMunicipal BoroughsMunicipal WardsPolice Burghs (Scotland) County BoroughsParliamentary Divisions of County BoroughsWards of Corporate TownsLiberties, Honors c.Urban Sanitary or Local Board DistrictsPoor Law UnionsDivisions of Townships (until 1879) Subdivisions of Townships (until 1879) Registrar's and Superintendent Registrar's Districts (Lancashire & Yorkshire only) The maps included the area of most civil parishes and their detached parts, as well as extra-parochial areas and townships.
After revision: Coverage Both the 6 inch and 25 inch scale Ordnance Survey maps of Great Britain showed the boundaries of: Counties Divisions of counties, ridings and quarter sessional divisionsParliamentary divisions of counties Hundreds/ wapentakes / wards (until 1879) Mother or ancient parishes (until 1879) Civil parishes or townshipsParliamentary boroughsMunicipal boroughsMunicipal wardsPolice burghs (Scotland) County BoroughsParliamentary Divisions of County BoroughsWards of Corporate TownsLiberties, Honors boroughsParliamentary divisions of county boroughsWards of corporate townsLiberties, honours etc.Urban sanitary or local board districtsPoor law unionsDivisions of townships (until 1879) Subdivisions of townships (until 1879) Registrar's and Superintendent registrar's districts (Lancashire & Yorkshire only) The maps included the area of most civil parishes and their detached parts, as well as extra-parochial areas and townships.