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British History Online - Maps

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 England.

Cartophilia - London Old Maps

City of London Churches

Information, history and pictures covering the churches in and around the City of London including a map showing the location of the churches.

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.

GENUKI Church Database

The GENUKI church database originated as one containing the approximate location of the parishes that existed around 1837. Since then the database has had new fields added to contain additional information, many more churches have been added (in some areas), and more precise locations added where known.

GENUKI: London Parishes and Boroughs

Provides a list of the City of London parishes, the County of London metropolitan boroughs created in 1889 and their original counties, and the Greater London boroughs created in 1965 and their original counties and metropolitan boroughs. Very valuable for understanding the growth of the metropolis and the changes of its administrative boundaries.

Greenwood Map of London 1830

8 inches to a mile, surveyed by Christopher and John Greenwood 1824 to 1826, with additions to 1830. Access the map by clicking on an image of the complete map, or by using the 5000 place name index.

Greenwood's Map of London 1827

Historical Map of London by Stanford 1862

Edward Stanford's map of London and its Suburbs, 1862. Scale 6 inches to 1 Mile.

Homann Heirs - London, Westminster and Southwark 1736

Johann Baptist Homann - Prospect and Map of London (c. 1705)

John Cary's Environs of London 1786

50 hand-coloured plates, with nearly 2000 named locations. Access the key map to get to each of the grid maps.

John Fairburn - Map of London and Westminster and the New Docks 1802

First published in 1795, 3 3/4 inches to a mile, this example is the 7th edition published in 1802 and includes the additional righthand section, first added in 1801, showing the West India Docks. Access the map by clicking on an image of the complete map, or by using the 2000 place name index.

Key to English Place-Names

Guide to the interpretation of the names of England's cities, towns and villages, drawing on the work of the English Place-Name Society.

London Place Names

London Topographical Society

The society concentrates exclusively on publishing books and sheet material illustrating the history, growth and topography of London.

Map of John Snow's London in 1859

MAPCO : Map And Plan Collection Online

Free access to this site which displays a variety of highly collectible 18th and 19th century maps and plans of London and the British Isles, and also 19th century maps and engravings relating to Australia.

Maps of London

Old maps of London, featuring detailed maps of the city of London and the London Boroughs, as shown on the Bartholomew half inch map series of last century.

Old House Books - A Street Map of London 1843

The map shows street names, prominent buildings, docks, factories, canals and the earliest railways in minute detail.