In a message dated 03/01/2007 03:30:46 GMT Standard Time, stschick50@chartermi.net writes: a little confused with all the terminology of coal mining and of parishes and hundreds and districts and subdistricts and markettowns etc. I'm sure I'll catch on to it all soon. _______________________________________________ Hi Stephanie, Try http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp and http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/types/index.jsp which describes administrative units Geography - Beginners guide http://www.statistics.gov.uk/geography/beginners_guide.asp Coalmining Dictionary http://website.lineone.net/~coalmining/index-page17.html Regards Stan Mapstone