Atlases and Maps
Atlases
and Maps can be a great aid to finding where your ancestors lived. Over
the years streets get knocked down, villages disappear and cities expand.
During the second world war many streets were bombed and areas changed
out of all recognition. We
have various atlases some of which include city/town centre plans and
are at a large enough scale to show houses.
Gazetteers
These contain lists of place names with descriptions. They can give
detailed information including information on barony, borough, burgh,
chapelry, civil-parish, ecclesiastical parish, hamlet, liberty, market
towns, parish, quoad sacra parish, riding, tithing, town land and townships,
location, population, distance from nearest rail station, distance from
either London or Dublin, soil conditions, natural resources, goods manufactured,
names of churches, monuments, and historical information. Some also contain
maps to illustrate the county sections. |
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This four volume set of The National Gazetteer shows information on geography, industry and agriculture. This is an invaluable resource for those looking for background information and facts on locations within Great Britain and Ireland.
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Bartholomew's 1898 Atlas
of England and Wales is a dual CD pack which includes great detail - it shows the
structure of towns and cities with outlines of streets.
It contains detailed major town and city street maps showing locations no longer
in existence through development and bombing in World War II.
Includes 4 miles to an inch area maps, Town & City street maps,
statistics, 35,000 place name index, railways and more.
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A collection of over 100 maps covering England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales.
These high resolution maps can show you how place-names and counties differed from the present day.
Contains various printable maps showing towns, counties, and countries in the UK from as early as 1660.
Click here to view the maps included on the CD.
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