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Map content, principal exclusions, placenames, and survey and revision dates. Triangulation, projections, meridians, sheet extents, printing and references. The most comprehensive, topographic mapping covering all of England and Wales from the 1840s to the 1950s.
- Special Emergency Edition
A set of 73 sheets, forming part of the 'Special Emergency...
- By Map Sheet Number
Ordnance Survey Maps - Six-inch England and Wales, 1842 -...
- National Library of Scotland
The Ordnance Survey six-inch to the mile (or 1:10,560)...
- Guide to Abbreviations
The abbreviations have been compiled from a number of...
- List of Counties
Ordnance Survey maps Survey and revision dates for County...
- Special Emergency Edition
Discover the past of England on historical maps.
This "historical maps" page lets you search and view our large collection of historical maps. The viewer you can see lets you explore our seamless maps — scroll down to access individual map sheets.
Digimap delivers maps and geospatial data from the Ordnance Survey (OS), the British Geological Survey (BGS), Landmark Historic maps, OceanWise marine mapping, the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH), and Getmapping aerial imagery.
- Parish, County and Other Public Boundaries
- Other Administrative and Technical Records
- Staff Records
- Further Reading
As well as producing maps, the Ordnance Survey, from 1841, was responsible for the Public Boundary Archive for Great Britain. Its files show each change to a public boundary (county, parish, parliamentary and local government boundaries). There are large numbers of Ordnance Survey reports and other files describing and defining boundaries. They inc...
7.1 Pre-1841 records
Ordnance Survey was not a separate government department until 1841. For information about earlier records in WO 44, WO 47, WO 55, read our guide on Board of Ordnance. Other records before 1841 are in: 1. OS 3, particularly the military and scientific papers of Major General William Roy, 1756-1791 in OS 3/1-5 2. T 1. Read How to find records of Treasury letters and papersfor information
7.2 Post-1841 records
After 1841, many records are arranged and listed by: 1. county or parish name 2. sheet number or National Grid square Search or browse the following series in our catalogue for: 1. Policy and general administration records in OS 1, OS 9, OS 11 2. Triangulation (used to measure distances and plot positions) and levelling (to establish elevations) records in OS 2, OS 6, OS 13, OS 16, OS 17, OS 54, OS 69 Read our guide on Public rights of wayfor information on records of public rights of way mai...
We hold a relatively small number of records for Ordnance Survey staff. Up to 1946, some Ordnance Survey staff were military personnel and some were civilians. If you are looking for records of military staff, start by reading the relevant guides: 1. British Army soldiers up to 1913 2. British Army officers up to 1913 3. British Army soldiers after...
For general information, browse: 1. the Ordnance Surveywebsite 2. the Charles Close Society for the Study of Ordnance Survey Mapswebsite Read A brief history of Ordnance Surveyon the Charles Close Society website. There are many books and articles about Ordnance Survey maps and the history of Ordnance Survey. Some of the most useful include: 1. Chr...
Very detailed and comprehensive old ordnance survey maps covering all of England, Scotland and Wales from the late 1500s to the 1950s. Including the First Series Victorian Ordnance Survey maps dating from 1805.
Here you can find out how to buy our historical maps of Great Britain and where to find our archived maps, aerial photography and survey records of overseas British colonies. We define historical mapping as mapping that no longer reflects the situation on the ground.
