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PLACE NAMES AND ROAD MAPS

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Irene

Irene Report 6 Jan 2005 23:56

You may be even luckier and find they have some census for the parish, 2 I have been looking at have, just hope others get their act together. Irene

Peter

Peter Report 6 Jan 2005 23:41

I came across this site for old maps, (all around 1800-1890) Had a look at my home town and found it was not there, not becuse of a missing map, It never existed in 1856 www(.)old-maps(.)co(.)uk/oldmaps/index_external.jsp remove()

Christine in Herts

Christine in Herts Report 6 Jan 2005 23:34

Ordnance Survey also has a site with a Get-a-map section (altho' it has some odd quirks about what it does & doesn't find!). Once you find the right place, if you click on Historical Maps, it's a link to a site of v early (19th Century) OS maps and it comes up on the same area as you were on with Get-a-map (if you see what I mean!). Christine

Unknown

Unknown Report 6 Jan 2005 21:21

I use www*streetmap*uk*co [replace * with . to use] in conjunction with a road atlas and a London A-Z. nell

Carole

Carole Report 6 Jan 2005 21:12

I use multimap too. If you get the urge to visit the place, you can even get directions from your home (if you're in the Uk that is)

maryjane-sue

maryjane-sue Report 6 Jan 2005 20:40

Nice idea. I often google place names, especially if i am not sure the even exist. lol Most villages/towns seem to have a web site about something - and sometimes you strike lucky with some nice photos of the area. Genuki is good place to look for places too - it gives a nice description and history of the place and often an old OS map of the area.

Walter

Walter Report 6 Jan 2005 20:28

During my 2/3 months of trawling the Message Boards I have noticed that there frequent requests for assistance in locating place names. Can I suggest that you trawl through that 'heap of useless software you received (for free) with your computer' you may find that you have some form of Road Atlas, they come under many names such as AUTOROUTE etc. Load it on your computer and you will be amazed how useful it is when added to 'your favourites' If you fail to find a Road Atlas in that heap of useless software try Googling " Free Road Maps"