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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.  

*''Rural and City Maps.''Typescript. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1985. (FHL book 942 E73c.)

Use maps carefully for the following reasons:  

*Parish boundaries are seldom indicated.

To do successful research in English records, you must identify where your ancestor lived. Because many localities have the same name, you may need some additional information before you can find the correct area on a map. Search gazetteers, histories, family records, and other sources to learn all you can about the area, including the following:  

*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 [[England Gazetteers]] for more information.  

Collections of maps and atlases are available at historical societies, county record offices, and public and university libraries. Major collections for England are at the British Library (see [[England Archives and Libraries]] for address) and the Bodleian Library at Oxford:  

:'''Ordnance Survey Office<br>'''Department LM<br>Romsey Road<br>Southampton, SO9 4DH<br>England<br>Internet: [https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ Ordnance Survey]

Providing access to Britain's most extensive digital historical map archive, jointly owned by the Ordnance Survey, Britain’s national mapping agency is this website:  

*[http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/ Ordnance Maps of England]

Cambridge University [http://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/PR-ATLAS-00002-00061-00001/1 Digital Library] has the outstanding early 1600 John Speed (66) maps of Great Britain which have been published online at no cost.  

Village by village maps and message boards in the United Kingdom and Ireland available on the internet.  

Each village webpage might include:  

*Message board for each village

Cost is free with added features if a membership is purchased.  

*To search for villages you do not have to be signed in.

Information is also accessible through the GENUKI Internet website at:  

*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~genmaps/index.html RootsWeb Genmaps]

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Many Websites have maps. The following links are a few of the sites on the Internet.  

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