This thread is designed to help you locate and find information on the places where your ancestors lived.
Maps
Modern maps can be found at https://maps.google.co.uk/maps, https://www.streetmap.co.uk/ or https://www.multimap.com/
The following free sites are also well worth a look:
https://www.oldmapsonline.org/en/Lon...United_Kingdom Historical Maps of London. Click on Search Box to look for other old maps on this site.
https://www.failteromhat.com/index.php Historical Maps of Ireland, including Dublin 1829
https://www.british-history.ac.uk/map.aspx British History Online ~ Ordnance Survey Maps Epoch 1
https://mapco.net/betts/betts.htm Bett's New Map of Scotland 1847 (other historical maps avilable on this site)
Also, for maps of Scotland, see the National Library of Scotland site at https://maps.nls.uk/
Cartophilia https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~genm...lia/index.html
Gazetteers
Gazetteer of British Placenames
Don't forget GENUKI, which has detailed descriptions of towns and parishes. GENUKI also has its own pages of useful map links.
Parish Locators
Each county on GENUKI gives a list of parishes within that county and information on where to find records.
The following links are extremely useful.
London Parishes and Boroughs
Alphabetical List of Places in Yorkshire
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02-04-2009, 9:48 AM #1
Maps, Gazetteers and Parish Locators
Last edited by Sue Mackay; 02-03-2023 at 11:55 AM. Reason: Updating links
Sue Mackay
Insanity is hereditary - you get it from your kids
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14-02-2023, 12:58 PM #2
I have updated this thread and fixed broken links. If anyone has any additional free sites they can recommend, send me a private message and I will add the link.
Sue Mackay
Insanity is hereditary - you get it from your kids
Helping you trace your British Family History & British Genealogy.
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