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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.

Ainmean-

Database that provides a single source of authoritative information on Gaelic forms of place-names, including the research by which names have been determined, links to bibliographical information and a six figure grid reference which links to a map to locate each name.

Atlas of Scotland

From the Wikimedia Commons Atlas of the World.

Ayrshire Roots - Maps

From Ayrshire Roots.

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 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.

County Map of Scotland

From the GENUKI web site for Scotland.

County-Wise | Be County-Wise and get to know the Historic Counties!

Guides, information, and activities for the 92 historic counties in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.

Elstead Maps (UK)

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

Expert Search

FamilySearch Wiki - Scotland Maps

FamilySearch Wiki - Scotland Old Counties pre 1974 and New Counties post 1974

Findmypast $

Findmypast has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Join Findmypast and you

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 (Wayback Machine) Updated

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 for Scotland

The Gazetteer for Scotland is a vast geographical encyclopaedia, featuring details of towns, villages, bens and glens from the Scottish Borders to the Northern Isles. The first comprehensive gazetteer produced for Scotland since 1885, it includes tourist attractions, industries and historical sites, together with histories of family names and clans, biographies of famous Scots and descriptions of historical events associated with Scotland. The network of connections between all of these entries make this gazetteer unique. We have included the text of Groome's 19th Century Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland to provide a historical perspective on many of the places we describe.

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.