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=== England, How to Find Information About the Place Where Your Ancestor Lived<br> === | === England, How to Find Information About the Place Where Your Ancestor Lived<br> === | ||
* | *{{FSC|272349|item|disp=The imperial gazetteer of England and Wales}} 1870-72 Viewable on Line. Gives location, jurisdictions, geographical description, local religions, local manors or estates, industries and manufacturing, land use, and population. Also [http://www.huthwaite-online.net/hucknall/gazetteers/1872wilson.php Wilson 1870-72 Descriptive Gazetteer] Parish records plus Gazetteer<br> | ||
* | *{{FSC|1440628|item|disp=Lewis' Topographical Dictionary of England 1831}} Viewable on line. Several editions Gives location, jurisdictions, geographical description, local religions, local manors or estates, industries and manufacturing, land use, and population.<br> | ||
* | *{{FSC|270801|item|disp=Cassell's Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1894-1898}} Viewable on line. Gives location, jurisdictions, geographical description, local religions, local manors or estates, industries and manufacturing, land use, and population.<br> | ||
* | *{{FSC|270013|item|disp=The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales 1846}}. Gives location, jurisdictions, geographical description, local religions, local manors or estates, industries and manufacturing, land use, and population.<br> | ||
* | *{{FSC|479216|item|disp=The survey gazetteer of the British Isles including summary of 1931 census}} 9th edition, 1943; reprinted 1966 Gives location and geographical description; also gives jurisdictions, industries and manufacturing, and population for larger cities.<br> | ||
* | *{{FSC|42605|item|disp=Smith's Genealogical Gazetteer of England 1968}}. Gives location, jurisdictions, local religions, population, and date of earliest parish registers.<br> | ||
* | *{{FSC|35587|item|disp=Bartholomew's Gazetteer of Places in Britain 1986}}. Gives location, geographical description, and includes maps.<br> | ||
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=== Sources that may help you identify and locate your place-name === | === Sources that may help you identify and locate your place-name === | ||
* | *{{FSC|608400|item|disp=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> | ||
* | *{{FSC|404478|item|disp= 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 [[FamilySearch Catalog]]. | *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]]. {{FSC|239808|item|disp=Journal (English Place-Name Society)}} or [familysearch.org/search/catalog/559414 Newsletter (English Place Name Society)] <br> | ||
=== 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? === | ||
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