Place:


Barvas  Ross and Cromarty

 
Ordnance Survey New Popular edition map -- click to enlarge

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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Barvas like this:

Barvas, par. and 2 vils. (Lower and Upper B.), in N. of Lewis isl., Ross-sh., on Barvas rivulet, 12 m. NW. of Stornoway, 89,654 ac., pop. 5325; pop. of both vils. 561; P.O.

Barvas through time

Barvas is now part of Eilean Siar district. Click here for graphs and data of how Eilean Siar has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Barvas itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Barvas, in Eilean Siar and Ross and Cromarty | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16954

Date accessed: 20th April 2024

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