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===Introduction===
==Online Resources==
 
*'''1599''' [https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma990049768950100000&context=L&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=LibraryCatalog&query=any,contains,Harley%20MS%203813%20Manuscript&offset=0 Harley MS 3813 Manuscript (Account of the Counties of England, Ireland and Scotland, With Engraved Maps by Pieter Van den Keere), 1599] at British Library — index & images ($)
*'''1805-1874''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=62510 England, Wales, Scotland and Isle of Man, Old Series Maps, 1805-1874] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*'''1900''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62577/ UK, Imperial Gazetteer Maps, 1900] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*'''1940-1948''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62555/ England and Wales, New Popular Edition Maps, 1940-1948] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*''A Genealogical Atlas of England and Wales'', compiled from original maps by David E. Gardner, Derek Harland, Frank Smith. Deseret Book, c1960.  '''''Online at:''''' {{FSDL|999037}}; 2nd edition: Provo, Utah : Stevenson's Genealogy Center, 1974. '''''Online at:''''' {{FSDL|924092}}.
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/ GENUKI UK]
 
==England Maps==
Maps can help you find where your ancestors lived. There are many types of maps. Each can help you in a different way. Historical maps describe economic growth and development, boundaries, migration and settlement patterns, military campaigns, transportation development, effects of plagues, and other historical information. Road maps provide details on highways, rivers, and town size. Other types include parish maps, county maps, topographical maps, enclosure maps, civil district maps, and church diocesan maps.  
Maps can help you find where your ancestors lived. There are many types of maps. Each can help you in a different way. Historical maps describe economic growth and development, boundaries, migration and settlement patterns, military campaigns, transportation development, effects of plagues, and other historical information. Road maps provide details on highways, rivers, and town size. Other types include parish maps, county maps, topographical maps, enclosure maps, civil district maps, and church diocesan maps.  


Maps are published separately or in bound collections, called atlases. You may find maps in gazetteers, guidebooks, local histories, directories, or history texts.  
Maps are published separately or in bound collections, called atlases. You may find maps in gazetteers, guidebooks, local histories, directories, or history texts.  


Use FamilySearch's 1851 Jurisdiction Map, an [http://maps.familysearch.org interactive map] revealing the various levels of jurisdictions in each county in England showing parishes, registration districts (post-1834), probate courts, and many other jurisdictions, as well as an Ordnance Survey map base map.  
Use FamilySearch's 1851 Jurisdiction Map, an [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ interactive map] revealing the various levels of jurisdictions in each county in England showing parishes, registration districts (post-1834), probate courts, and many other jurisdictions, as well as an Ordnance Survey map base map.
 
'''23 May 2025 - The England Jurisdictions Map is being upgraded to new technology.''' You can access the ''Improved England Jurisdictions 1851'' through [https://www.familysearch.org/en/labs FamilySearch Labs].


See maps downloaded from Research Guidance: [[:File:England and Wales pre-1974.png|England and Wales pre 1974]], [[England and Wales 1974-1976]], [[Map of The British Isles]].  
See maps downloaded from Research Guidance: [[:File:England and Wales pre-1974.png|England and Wales pre 1974]], [[England and Wales 1974-1976]], [[Map of The British Isles]].  
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Since 1800 the Ordinance Survey has been the major source of topographical maps. English, Welsh, Scottish, and Irish maps are available in 1, 6, and 25 inches to the mile. The series has been revised and published at different dates. There are also Ordnance Survey maps of greater detail (up to 10 feet to the mile).  
Since 1800 the Ordinance Survey has been the major source of topographical maps. English, Welsh, Scottish, and Irish maps are available in 1, 6, and 25 inches to the mile. The series has been revised and published at different dates. There are also Ordnance Survey maps of greater detail (up to 10 feet to the mile).  


City and street maps are helpful for research in large cities. A partial list of such maps available at the Family History Library is:  
City and street maps are helpful for research in large cities. A partial list of such maps available at the FamilySearch Library is:  
 
*''Rural and City Maps.'' Typescript. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1985. (FS Library book 942 E73c.)
 
===England Map Websites===
 
Many Websites have maps. The following links are a few of the sites on the Internet.


*''Rural and City Maps.''Typescript. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1985. (FHL book 942 E73c.)
{| class="wikitable"
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!Website
!URL
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|Ordnance Survey maps
|https://maps.nls.uk/
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| valign="middle" align="left" |Ordnance Survey OpenData
| valign="middle" align="left" |http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/opendata/
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| valign="middle" align="left" |Google Maps
| valign="middle" align="left" |http://maps.google.co.uk/
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| valign="middle" align="left" |Pictures of England
| valign="middle" align="left" |http://www.picturesofengland.com/mapofengland/
|-
|Ordnance Survey Maps 1938-1945
|https://catalog.archives.gov/id/3371016
|-
| valign="middle" align="left" |Lonely Planet
| valign="middle" align="left" |http://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/europe/england/
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| valign="middle" align="left" |London Ancestor-England Map Site
| valign="middle" align="left" |http://www.londonancestor.com/maps/maps-england.htm
|-
| valign="middle" align="left" |Old-Maps.co.uk
| valign="middle" align="left" |http://www.old-maps.co.uk/index.htm
|-
| valign="middle" align="left" |[http://mapco.net/index.htm MAPCO Map and Plan Collection]
| valign="middle" align="left" |http://mapco.net/index.htm
|-
| valign="middle" align="left" |Medieval Atlas, Maps of England
| valign="middle" align="left" |http://historymedren.about.com/library/atlas/blatengdex.htm
|-
| valign="middle" align="left" |Old maps of Plymouth, England
| valign="middle" align="left" |http://www.cyber-heritage.co.uk/maps/mayflower.htm
|-
| valign="middle" align="left" |Gardiner's School Atlas of English History
| valign="middle" align="left" |https://archive.org/details/schoolatlasofeng00gard/page/n7/mode/2up
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| valign="middle" align="left" |GENUKI
| valign="middle" align="left" |http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/Gazetteer/
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| valign="middle" align="left" |Domesday on a map 1086
| valign="middle" align="left" |http://labs.nationalarchives.gov.uk/domesday/
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| valign="middle" align="left" |Geological Map of England
| valign="middle" align="left" |http://www.bl.uk/collection-items/geological-map-of-england-showing-coal-mining-districts<br>
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| valign="middle" align="left" |iTravelUK<br>
| valign="middle" align="left" |http://www.itraveluk.co.uk/maps/england.html<br>
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===Using Maps===
===Using Maps===
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:'''[https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/ Bodleian Library]<br>'''Broad Street<br>Oxford OX1 3BG<br>England
:'''[https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/ Bodleian Library]<br>'''Broad Street<br>Oxford OX1 3BG<br>England


The Family History Library has a good collection of English maps and atlases. These are listed in the Place Search of the [https://www.familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog] under one of the following:  
The FamilySearch Library has a good collection of English maps and atlases. These are listed in the Place Search of the [https://www.familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog] under one of the following:  


GREAT BRITAIN - MAPS  
GREAT BRITAIN - MAPS  
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ENGLAND, [COUNTY], [PARISH] - MAPS  
ENGLAND, [COUNTY], [PARISH] - MAPS  


Some helpful maps at the Family History Library are:  
Some helpful maps at the FamilySearch Library are:  


Humphery-Smith, Cecil R., ''[[The Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers]]''. Second Edition. Chichester, Sussex, England: Phillimore &amp; Company, 1995. ({{FHL|313833}} book 942 E7pa 1995. BYU Family History Library book '''G 1816 .E42 P5x 2003'''.) This includes an indexed parish boundary map and general topographical maps for each county.  
Humphery-Smith, Cecil R., ''[[The Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers]]''. Second Edition. Chichester, Sussex, England: Phillimore &amp; Company, 1995. ({{FSC|313833}} book 942 E7pa 1995. BYU FS Library book '''G 1816 .E42 P5x 2003'''.) This includes an indexed parish boundary map and general topographical maps for each county.  


Mason, Oliver, comp. ''Bartholomew Gazetteer of Places in Britain''. Scale 1:300,000. Edinburgh, Scotland: John Bartholomew &amp; Son Limited, 1986. ({{FHL|590204}} book 942 E5bb, 1986.)  
Mason, Oliver, comp. ''Bartholomew Gazetteer of Places in Britain''. Scale 1:300,000. Edinburgh, Scotland: John Bartholomew &amp; Son Limited, 1986. ({{FSC|590204}} book 942 E5bb, 1986.)  


Landranger Series. Southampton, England: ''Ordnance Survey, 1987–89''. ({{FHL|608445}} map 942 E7lan nos. 1–204.)  
Landranger Series. Southampton, England: ''Ordnance Survey, 1987–89''. ({{FSC|608445}} map 942 E7lan nos. 1–204.)  


''National Map Series. Scale 1:100,000''. Various editions. Edinburgh, Scotland: John Bartholomew &amp; Son, 1978–81. ({{FHL|301353}} book 942 E7bm.) These are detailed, modern sheet maps, roughly one inch to the mile.  
''National Map Series. Scale 1:100,000''. Various editions. Edinburgh, Scotland: John Bartholomew &amp; Son, 1978–81. ({{FSC|301353}} book 942 E7bm.) These are detailed, modern sheet maps, roughly one inch to the mile.  


''The Old Series Ordnance Survey Maps of England and Wales'', Scale 1:64,000. Lympne Castle, Kent, England: Harry Margary, 1986–. ({{FHL|/404141}} book Q 942 E3os.) These original-release, one-inch-to-the-mile maps (published from 1805 to 1873) have been republished in ten volumes.  
''The Old Series Ordnance Survey Maps of England and Wales'', Scale 1:64,000. Lympne Castle, Kent, England: Harry Margary, 1986–. ({{FSC|/404141}} book Q 942 E3os.) These original-release, one-inch-to-the-mile maps (published from 1805 to 1873) have been republished in ten volumes.  


An Atlas Available online:
''A Genealogical Atlas of England and Wales'', compiled from original maps by David E. Gardner, Derek Harland, Frank Smith. Deseret Book, c1960.  '''''Online at:''''' {{FSDL|999037}}; 2nd edition: Provo, Utah : Stevenson's Genealogy Center, 1974. '''''Online at:''''' {{FSDL|924092}}.
 
[http://www.sgenealogy.com/cart/maps.html A Genealogical Atlas of England and Wales]


Other useful publications on maps include:  
Other useful publications on maps include:  


Harley, J. B. ''Ordnance Survey Maps: A Descriptive Manual''. Southampton, England: Ordnance Survey, 1975. ({{FHL|280190}} book 942 E3osa.) This explains the history of and detail on ordinance survey maps.  
Harley, J. B. ''Ordnance Survey Maps: A Descriptive Manual''. Southampton, England: Ordnance Survey, 1975. ({{FSC|280190}} book 942 E3osa.) This explains the history of and detail on ordinance survey maps.  


Hindle, Brian Paul. ''Maps for Local History''. London, England: B. T. Batsford, Ltd., 1988. ({{FHL|499849}} book 942 E77h.) This explains types of maps and contains a bibliography.  
Hindle, Brian Paul. ''Maps for Local History''. London, England: B. T. Batsford, Ltd., 1988. ({{FSC|499849}} book 942 E77h.) This explains types of maps and contains a bibliography.  


Masters, Charles. ''Essential Maps for Family Historians. ''Newbury, Berkshire: Countryside Books, 2009. ({{FHL|1888133}} book 942 D27 mch). Discusses county maps, estate surveys, enclosure maps and awards, town maps, tithe maps and awards, Valuation Office Survey, National Farm Survey. Gives case studies for each.  
Masters, Charles. ''Essential Maps for Family Historians. ''Newbury, Berkshire: Countryside Books, 2009. ({{FSC|1888133}} book 942 D27 mch). Discusses county maps, estate surveys, enclosure maps and awards, town maps, tithe maps and awards, Valuation Office Survey, National Farm Survey. Gives case studies for each.  


Watt, Ian, comp. ''A Directory of United Kingdom Map Collections''. London, England: McCarta, Limited, 1985. ({{FHL|543906}} book 942 E74w.) This is a brief description of map repositories (including county record offices) that describes the holdings, hours, and copying facilities.  
Watt, Ian, comp. ''A Directory of United Kingdom Map Collections''. London, England: McCarta, Limited, 1985. ({{FSC|543906}} book 942 E74w.) This is a brief description of map repositories (including county record offices) that describes the holdings, hours, and copying facilities.  


Contact your local bookstore to order maps of England, or you may purchase maps by writing to either of the two following places:  
Contact your local bookstore to order maps of England, or you may purchase maps by writing to either of the two following places:  
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*To search for villages you do not have to be signed in.
*To search for villages you do not have to be signed in.


===Websites===
<br>The FamilySearch Library at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog www.familysearch.org] has a collection of maps for England. Use the Place Search in the FamilySearch Catalog for a locality and the topic of Maps.{{Place|England}}  
 
Information is also accessible through the GENUKI Internet website at:
 
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/ GENUKI UK]
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~genmaps/index.html RootsWeb Genmaps]
 
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==England Map Websites==
 
Many Websites have maps. The following links are a few of the sites on the Internet.
 
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!Website
!URL
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| valign="middle" align="left" |Ordnance Survey OpenData
| valign="middle" align="left" |http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/opendata/
|-
| valign="middle" align="left" |Google Maps
| valign="middle" align="left" |http://maps.google.co.uk/
|-
| valign="middle" align="left" |Pictures of England
| valign="middle" align="left" |http://www.picturesofengland.com/mapofengland/
|-
| valign="middle" align="left" |Lonely Planet
| valign="middle" align="left" |http://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/europe/england/
|-
| valign="middle" align="left" |London Ancestor-England Map Site
| valign="middle" align="left" |http://www.londonancestor.com/maps/maps-england.htm
|-
| valign="middle" align="left" |Old-Maps.co.uk
| valign="middle" align="left" |http://www.old-maps.co.uk/index.htm
|-
| valign="middle" align="left" |[http://mapco.net/index.htm MAPCO Map and Plan Collection]
| valign="middle" align="left" |[http://mapco.net/index.htm http://mapco.net/index.htm ]
|-
| valign="middle" align="left" |Medieval Atlas, Maps of England
| valign="middle" align="left" |http://historymedren.about.com/library/atlas/blatengdex.htm
|-
| valign="middle" align="left" |Old maps of Plymouth, England
| valign="middle" align="left" |http://www.cyber-heritage.co.uk/maps/mayflower.htm
|-
| valign="middle" align="left" |Gardiner"s Atlas of English History
| valign="middle" align="left" |http://www.memoriallibrary.com/MAP/English/toc.htm
|-
| valign="middle" align="left" |GENUKI
| valign="middle" align="left" |http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/Gazetteer/
|-
| valign="middle" align="left" |England Jurisdictions 1851
| valign="middle" align="left" |http://maps.familysearch.org/
|-
| valign="middle" align="left" |Domesday on a map 1086
| valign="middle" align="left" |http://labs.nationalarchives.gov.uk/domesday/
|-
| valign="middle" align="left" |Geological Map of England
| valign="middle" align="left" |http://www.bl.uk/collection-items/geological-map-of-england-showing-coal-mining-districts<br>
|-
| valign="middle" align="left" |iTravelUK<br>
| valign="middle" align="left" |http://www.itraveluk.co.uk/maps/england.html<br>
|}
 
<br>The Family History Library at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog www.familysearch.org] has a collection of maps for England. Use the Place Search in the FamilySearch Catalog for a locality and the topic of Maps.  
 
{{Place|England}}  


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