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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 - Middlesex Old Maps

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.

Homann Heirs - London, Westminster and Southwark 1736

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.

Old Ordnance Survey Maps for England

Old Towns of England - Middlesex Towns

Contemporary descriptions of British towns written in 1836. Also old maps for sale.

Old-Maps - The Online Repository of Historic Maps

Plan Of The Cities of London and Westminster And Borough of Southwark 1749 - John Rocque

Richard Horwood - Map of London, Westminster and Southwark

26 inches to a mile, this example is the 1st edition published 1792-9. Access the map by using the 5500 place name index, or by clicking on an overview map.

Simon Hunter Antique Maps

Stanford's Library Map of London and its Suburbs 1862

Edward Stanford's 6 inch to the mile map first published in 1862. This example is the 1st edition. Access the map by using the 18,500 segmented place name index, or by clicking on an overview map.

Your Old Maps Online - Middlesex

Scans of original maps & etchings.