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Historical maps treasure trove

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I’ve found an historical maps treasure trove. There’s a lovely page at: A Vision of Britain through Time History of Combe Down in Bath and North East Somerset. which tells us that in 1870 – 72, John Marius Wilson’s Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Combe Down like this: “COMBE-DOWN, a chapelry in Combe-Monckton Read More …

1817 Ordnance Survey map including Combe Down

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Old maps are fascinating.  Just seeing what an area looked like 100 or more years ago on and Ordnance Survey map can give real insights into the place. Of course very old maps tend to be either somewhat inaccurate or have little detailed data because of their scale. Even so they can be interesting and Read More …