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| *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/608400?availability=Family%20History%20Library The Ordnance Survey Gazetteer of Great Britain] (all names from the 1:50 000 Landranger map series) This is a good source for smaller localities if they still exist today. This gazetteer relates to the detailed, large scale Landranger maps published by the Ordnance Survey Office of Great Britain.<br> | | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/608400?availability=Family%20History%20Library The Ordnance Survey Gazetteer of Great Britain] (all names from the 1:50 000 Landranger map series) This is a good source for smaller localities if they still exist today. This gazetteer relates to the detailed, large scale Landranger maps published by the Ordnance Survey Office of Great Britain.<br> |
| *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/404478?availability=Family%20History%20Library Gazetteer of Great Britain] (giving the national grid references to all features names on the 17 sheets of the ordnance survey quarter-inch map) | | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/404478?availability=Family%20History%20Library Gazetteer of Great Britain] (giving the national grid references to all features names on the 17 sheets of the ordnance survey quarter-inch map) |
| *English Place Names Society publications. These books discuss the historical use of place names, name changes, disuse, and alternate spellings. Those that have been are found in the [[Family History Library Catalog]]. [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/239808 Journal (English Place-Name Society)] or [familysearch.org/search/catalog/559414 Newsletter (English Place Name Society)] <br> | | *English Place Names Society publications. These books discuss the historical use of place names, name changes, disuse, and alternate spellings. Those that have been are found in the [[FamilySearch Catalog]]. [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/239808 Journal (English Place-Name Society)] or [familysearch.org/search/catalog/559414 Newsletter (English Place Name Society)] <br> |
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| === How can I find a map showing the place where my ancestor lived? === | | === How can I find a map showing the place where my ancestor lived? === |