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A Vision of Britain Through Time

Interactive historical geographical survey of the British Isles from 1801 through 2001. Compiled from maps, statistics & historical descriptions. Place name searchable. Excellent source of information for placing ancestors in historical context of their locality.

Administrative Regions of the British Isles

From GENUKI

Ancient County Names

Census enumerators often use ancient counties names. Listed are the counties that are affected & their alternative, old name.

AntiqueMapsUK.com

Range of antique maps specialising in good value items from c1900.

Association of British Counties - list of the 86 Counties of Great Britain

A list of the 86 Counties of Great Britain, together with some of the major towns or cities.

Border Art

Genealogy clan maps of Scotland and Ireland and Irish and Scottish clan crest merchandise.

British History Online - Historical Geography

Digital library containing some of the core printed primary and secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isles. Created by the Institute of Historical Research and the History of Parliament Trust. Historic Ordnance Survey maps in 1:10,560 scale for each county in Scotland. Historic Ordnance Survey maps in 1:2,500 scale for Chester, Colchester, Coventry, Oxford and much of central London.

Caledonian Maps

Scottish reproduction historical maps including, Victorian Ordnance Survey, Town Plans and county maps.

Charting the Nation: Widening Access to Maps of Scotland and Associated Archives, 1590-1740

Counties and Countries in Britain and Ireland

Many foreigners, and not a few British and Irish people, seem to get confused by the names of the countries and counties which make up these offshore islands.

Counties of England, Scotland and Wales Prior to the 1974 Boundary Changes

County Map of Scotland

From the GENUKI web site for Scotland.

Elstead Maps (UK)

Specialist UK-based mail-order retailer of over 50,000 maps, guides, travel books, atlases & globes.

Expert Search

FamilySearch - Maps - Scotland (Boundaries after 1974)

FamilySearch - Maps - Scotland (Boundaries before 1974)

Frith Book Co.

Books containing photographic images from around Great Britain taken by Frith & Company beginning in the 1860s.

Gardiner's Atlas of English History

Maps from the 1892 book A School Atlas of English History.

Gazetteer for Scotland

Under development at the Department of Geography at the University of Edinburgh.

Gazetteer of British Place Names

Contains the ancient or geographical County of over 50,000 place names in Britain along with modern administrative areas information.