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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] | 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. | ||
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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*The area’s industries | *The area’s industries | ||
This information will help you distinguish between places of the same name and help you locate the correct place on a map. See | This information will help you distinguish between places of the same name and help you locate the correct place on a map. See [[England Gazetteers]] for more information. | ||
===Finding Maps and Atlases=== | ===Finding Maps and Atlases=== | ||
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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 | 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: | ||
GREAT BRITAIN - MAPS | GREAT BRITAIN - MAPS | ||
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Some helpful maps at the Family History Library are: | Some helpful maps at the Family History Library are: | ||
Humphery-Smith, Cecil R., ''[[The Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers]]''. Second Edition. Chichester, Sussex, England: Phillimore & Company, 1995. ({{FHL|313833}} book 942 E7pa 1995. BYU | Humphery-Smith, Cecil R., ''[[The Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers]]''. Second Edition. Chichester, Sussex, England: Phillimore & 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. | ||
Mason, Oliver, comp. ''Bartholomew Gazetteer of Places in Britain''. Scale 1:300,000. Edinburgh, Scotland: John Bartholomew & 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 & Son Limited, 1986. ({{FHL|590204}} book 942 E5bb, 1986.) | ||
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Village by village maps and message boards in the United Kingdom and Ireland available on the internet. | Village by village maps and message boards in the United Kingdom and Ireland available on the internet. | ||
You can search this website either by village, surname, or browse all villages by county. | You can search this website either by village, surname, or browse all villages by county. Each village page includes links to historic maps as well as a message forum where people can post messages about things relating to that village, family history questions, tips, requests or look ups. | ||
Each village webpage might include: | Each village webpage might include: | ||
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'''Internet:''' [http://www.curiousfox.com/ CuriousFox] | '''Internet:''' [http://www.curiousfox.com/ CuriousFox] | ||
Or search on | Or search on [http://www.google.com/ www.google.com] for '''villages United Kingdom genealogy.''' | ||
Cost is free with added features if a membership is purchased. | Cost is free with added features if a membership is purchased. | ||
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*You must join as either a free or paid member to post messages. | *You must join as either a free or paid member to post messages. | ||
*One person of each message correspondence must be a paid member, therefore if you are a free member you can only contact paid members, and only paid members can contact you. | *One person of each message correspondence must be a paid member, therefore if you are a free member you can only contact paid members, and only paid members can contact you. | ||
*Cost for membership is | *Cost for membership is an annual fee. | ||
*To use the “Search Surname” feature, you must be signed in as a free or paid user. | *To use the “Search Surname” feature, you must be signed in as a free or paid user. | ||
*To search for villages you do not have to be signed in. | *To search for villages you do not have to be signed in. | ||
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| valign="middle" align="left" |[http://mapco.net/index.htm MAPCO Map and Plan Collection] | | 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" |[http://mapco.net/index.htm http://mapco.net/index.htm ] | ||
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| valign="middle" align="left" |Medieval Atlas, Maps of England | | valign="middle" align="left" |Medieval Atlas, Maps of England | ||
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