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West Sussex Record Office Tithe Maps Project
West Sussex Record Office holds a copy
of a Tithe Map for almost every parish in the County.
These maps are invaluable as a source of historical
and geographical information for official and
unofficial purposes. As a consequence, they are very
heavily used and over a long period of time have
become damaged and somewhat fragile.
In order to continue to provide access
to them by researchers without causing further damage,
the maps have been ‘digitised’ and are now available
for viewing on a computer. It is also possible to
purchase copies of the maps on CD. This project has
predominately been made possible through Heritage
Lottery funding.
Each Tithe Map has a companion document
called the Apportionment. This contains the
information about the owners and occupiers of each
property as well as land use. The second stage of the
project is to transfer the information contained in
the Apportionments onto a database so that it can be
viewed in conjunction with the maps. The Record
Office is seeking volunteers from around the County
who would be willing to help carry out this huge task.
For those who are willing, it will be an opportunity
to increase their knowledge and understanding of map
conservation, palaeography (reading of old writing),
computer skills and local history. It is also hoped
that the exercise will stimulate a greater interest in
local history by both individuals and groups.
Anyone who is interested in
contributing to the project would be welcome at one
(or more) of the meetings to be held at the Record
Office on the following dates:
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Wednesday, 24th October at 2.15pm and
7pm
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Tuesday, 6th November at 2.15pm
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Thursday, 22nd November at 2.15pm and
7pm
For further information, please
contact:
Gillian Edom
Tithe Maps Project Assistant
West Sussex Record Office,
County Hall,
CHICHESTER,
West Sussex,
PO19 1RN
Tel: 01243 753622/753602
Email:
gillian.edom@westsussex.co.uk
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