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'''Internet:'''http://www.curiousfox.com/
'''Internet:''' http://www.curiousfox.com/


Or search on [http://www.google.com/ www.google.com] for '''villages United Kingdom genealogy.'''
Or search on [http://www.google.com/ www.google.com] for '''villages United Kingdom genealogy.'''
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*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/ www.genuki.org.uk]
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/ www.genuki.org.uk]


Many Web sites have maps. The following links are a few of the sites on the Internet.[http://www.old-maps.co.uk/ <br>]<br>


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== England Map Websites ==
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Many Web sites have maps. The following links are a few of the sites on the Internet.
== '''England Map Websites'''  ==
 
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| valign="middle" align="left" | Google Maps<br>
! Website
| valign="middle" align="left" | http://maps.google.com/maps?q=UK&amp;utm_campaign=en&amp;utm_medium=ha&amp;utm_source=en-ha-na-us-sk-gm&amp;utm_term=uk%20maps
! URL
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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" | [http://www.picturesofengland.com/mapofengland/ Pictures of England] <br>
| valign="middle" align="left" | Pictures of England
| valign="middle" align="left" | Exploring the most Picturesque &amp; Historic parts of England..<br>
| valign="middle" align="left" | http://www.picturesofengland.com/mapofengland/
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| valign="middle" align="left" | Lonely Planet<br>
| valign="middle" align="left" | Lonely Planet
| valign="middle" align="left" | http://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/europe/england/<br>
| 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" | London Ancestor-England Map Site  
| valign="middle" align="left" | http://www.londonancestor.com/maps/maps-england.htm<br>
| valign="middle" align="left" | http://www.londonancestor.com/maps/maps-england.htm
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| valign="middle" align="left" | Old-Maps.co.uk<br>
| valign="middle" align="left" | Old-Maps.co.uk
| valign="middle" align="left" | http://www.old-maps.co.uk/index.htm<br>
| valign="middle" align="left" | http://www.old-maps.co.uk/index.htm
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| valign="middle" align="left" | MAPCO Map and Plan Collection  
| valign="middle" align="left" | MAPCO Map and Plan Collection  
| valign="middle" align="left" | &nbsp;http://archivemaps.com/mapco/lewis/lewis.htm<br>
| valign="middle" align="left" | &nbsp;http://archivemaps.com/mapco/lewis/lewis.htm
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| valign="middle" align="left" | Midieval Atlas, Maps of England<br>
| valign="middle" align="left" | Midieval Atlas, Maps of England
| valign="middle" align="left" | http://historymedren.about.com/library/atlas/blatengdex.htm<br>
| valign="middle" align="left" | http://historymedren.about.com/library/atlas/blatengdex.htm
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| valign="middle" align="left" | Old maps of Plymouth, England  
| valign="middle" align="left" | Old maps of Plymouth, England  
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| valign="middle" align="left" | http://www.memoriallibrary.com/MAP/English/toc.htm
| valign="middle" align="left" | http://www.memoriallibrary.com/MAP/English/toc.htm
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| valign="middle" align="left" | GENUKI<br>
| valign="middle" align="left" | GENUKI
| valign="middle" align="left" | &nbsp;http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/Gazetteer/<br>
| valign="middle" align="left" | http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/Gazetteer/
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The Family History Library at [http://www.familysearch.org/ www.familysearch.org] has a collection of maps for England. Use the Place Search in the Family History Library Catalog for a locality and the topic of Maps.  
The Family History Library at [http://www.familysearch.org/ www.familysearch.org] has a collection of maps for England. Use the Place Search in the Family History Library Catalog for a locality and the topic of Maps.  
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