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Maps of British Towns

View old maps of places throughout Great Britain as they were fifty years ago. See detailed information on the cities, towns and villages of England, Scotland and Wales as shown on the Bartholomew half inch map series of the time.

Great changes have taken place in the British landscape since the middle of the last century, in city and townscape, in road and rail links, in the land used for houses and new industries, changes reflected in our up to date UK maps. If you travel through the British countryside today, you are likely to see very different scenery from that shown on the old mid twentieth century maps. The beautiful English, Scottish and Welsh natural landscape of wild mountain and moor will be much the same, as will the picturesque hills and dales, the rivers and lochs, the remote western islands, the rich farmland. The geography of the long and varied British sea coast will not have changed a great deal.

It is in the historic cities, towns and villages of England, Scotland and Wales where the change of scenery will be most marked; in the human landscape of houses, shops, roads, railways, seaports, airports and industry; in the character of the great English, Scottish and Welsh cities, of the popular coastal holiday resorts and busy summer tourist centres, the bustling market towns and the quiet, sleepy rural villages. Many of Britain's towns and villages have seen great growth in recent times, in new accommodation, homes for an increasingly affluent population, improved transport and communications and new industries to replace the old. Such history is reflected in the maps on this website, which show British cities, towns and villages, and the surrounding countryside, as they were half a century ago and the historical detail of city and town, road and rail, are recorded on the old maps. Although many places of scenic and historic interest, particularly those famous old towns, cities and villages, full of interesting history and character, have been conserved, the visitor planning a trip to England, Scotland or Wales is likely to find a very different landscape from that shown on the old maps. The maps on this website may provide useful information for those interested in genealogy, family history or the recent history of British towns.

Online Maps of Towns in England, Scotland and Wales

A full list of maps of the cities, towns and villages covered in England, Scotland and Wales can be found in the map index
     
English Towns Scottish Towns Welsh Towns
     

 
maps of English towns
 
Scottish town maps
 
Maps of towns in Wales
 

Maps of London

 

 

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