New (old) Maps Online - Detailed Ordnance Maps of England and Wales: 1842-1952
The National Library of Scotland has launched a huge new collection of English and Welsh historical maps online that are likely to be very useful for many people researching family history who happen to have British ancestry.
The maps are Ordnance Survey maps produced between 1842 and 1952.
You can use a catalogue of place names, modern street names, postcodes and grid reference to find the map/s you need. And they are zoomable, so you can zoom in on the detail of your area of interest once you've got your bearings.
The Ordnance Survey six-inch maps are the most detailed maps ofEngland and Wales, showing features such as rivers, roads, railways, fields, fences and buildings.
There is also great potential for seeing how places have changed, often quite rapidly, particularly as you have the option of using the "map group tool" to look at an area from the 1840s up until 1952.
Access at: maps.nls.uk/os/6inch-england-and-wales/info1.html
The maps are Ordnance Survey maps produced between 1842 and 1952.
You can use a catalogue of place names, modern street names, postcodes and grid reference to find the map/s you need. And they are zoomable, so you can zoom in on the detail of your area of interest once you've got your bearings.
The Ordnance Survey six-inch maps are the most detailed maps ofEngland and Wales, showing features such as rivers, roads, railways, fields, fences and buildings.
There is also great potential for seeing how places have changed, often quite rapidly, particularly as you have the option of using the "map group tool" to look at an area from the 1840s up until 1952.
Access at: maps.nls.uk/os/6inch-england-and-wales/info1.html
