A NEW
ATLAS & GAZETTEER
OF THE
ISLE OF MAN,

CONSISTING OF
SEVENTEEN HIGHLY-FINISHED MAPS,
COMPILED FROM ORIGINAL AND AUTHENTIC SOURCES DESCRIBING THE
CIVIL AND ECCLESIASTICAL BOUNDARIES OF EACH PARISH AND THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SEVERAL
BARONIES, FREEHOLDS, AND QUARTERLANDS, AS WELL AS THE BOUNDARIES OF THE
SEVERAL FARMS AS THEY ARE NOW HELD IN POSSESSION.

APPENDED IS AN
ELABORATE AND COMPREHENSIVE REFERENCE TABLE,
SHOWING THE NAME OF EVERY PROPRIETOR OF LAND IN THE ISLAND, WITH THE
MANORIAL DESCRIPTION AND EXTENT OF LAND HELD BY HIM,
TOGETHER WITH AN
APPENDIX OF USEFUL AND INTERESTING INFORMATION,
BY JAMES WOODS, SURVEYOR.


LONDON:
DAY & SON (LIMITED) 6,GATE STREET

ISLE OF MAN
Douglas. JAMES BROWN, JOHN MYLREA, RAMSEY. JOHN HAMPTON, , Castletown. M.J.BACKWELL Peel.THOMAS. CARRAN,

PREFACE

The Publisher has been induced to bring out this Work to supply what has been long acknowledged in the Island to be a desideratum. He has received encouragement in the prosecution of his undertaking from numerous unexpected quarters, and has pleasure in laying before the Subscribers and the Public the result of his labours. He has to apologise for the long delay which has occurred in its publication, and which arose from circumstances over which he had no control. He trusts the Work will be found useful as a book of reference; and he flatters himself, that from the great care taken in superintending it while passing through the Press, it may be relied upon for truthfulness and correctness.

He begs to acknowledge with gratitude the great assistance rendered by several gentlemen residing in the Island; and especially to JOHN THOMAS CLUCAS and RICHARD SHERWOOD, Esquires, he publicly conveys his heartfelt thanks. To the numerous Subscribers he also expresses his gratitude for their promised support.

RAMSEY, July, 1867.

 

 

The background to Woods Atlas is covered elsewhere - the atlas comprises 17 parish maps and a tabulated list of proprietors and their holdings.

 

Gazatteer

All tables + maps are scanned but most will only be on CD_ROM - however an index to all owners is available

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