Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Essex

All maps are available from our On-line Mapshop or from selected bookshops in the area.

The following maps are all taken from the OS 25" maps and reduced to a scale of approximately 15 inches to the mile. They are extremely detailed, showing individual houses, details such as railway tracks, pathways, pubs, factories and even minutiae such as fountains and signal posts. Obviously they cover quite a small area, normally a mile by a mile and a half each. Each map includes an introduction. For further details click on the links below.

I have divided Essex into two groups. This page covers those towns in the old GLC area, in the boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Newham, Redbridge and Waltham Forest, the so-called 'London-in-Essex'. Further maps for parts of this area are in our London series. For maps outside London go to the Essex county page.

These are the detailed maps currently available for 'Essex-in-London' (or 'London-in-Essex'):

  • 69.09n Chingford Green 1914 - published 1998; introduction by Alan Godfrey
  • 69.10n Buckhurst Hill 1914 - published 2000; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 69.1n3 Chingford Hatch 1914- published 2008; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 69.14n Woodford Wells 1914- published 2008; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 69.15n Chigwell Station 1914 - published 2005; intro by Tony Cliffrord
  • 69.16n Chigwell Row & Grange Hill 1914 - published 2004; intro by Tony Clifford
  • 74.01 Seven Kings 1894 - published 1995; intro by Tony Clifford
  • 74.09 Barking & Upney 1897- published 1994; intro by Tony Clifford
  • 78.01n Highams Park & Hale End 1914- published 2008; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 78.02n Woodford 1915- published 2008; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 78.08n Aldborough Hatch 1914 - published 1999; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 78.12n Newbury Park & Seven Kings 1914 - published 1999; intro by Tony Clifford
  • 78.16n Goodmayes 1915 - published 1998; intro by Tony Clifford
  • 79.09n Chadwell Heath 1914 - published 1993; intro by Tony Clifford
  • 79.10n Romford 1916 - published 1996; intro by Tony Clifford
  • 79.11n Heath Park & Emerson Park 1915 - published 1997; intro by Tony Clifford
  • 79.13n Becontree Heath & Valence House 1914 - published 1993; intro by Tony Clifford
  • 79.14n Rush Green 1914 - published 1994; intro by Tony Clifford
  • 79.15n Hornchurch 1915 - published 2002; intro by Tony Clifford
  • 86.04na Upney 1915 - published 1998; intro by Tony Clifford
  • 86.04nb Barking (Upney) 1939 - published 2006; intro by Tony Clifford
  • 86.07n East Ham & Barking (South) 1915 - published 2007; intro by Tony Clifford & Alan Godfrey
  • 87.01n Parsloes 1915 - published 1994; intro by Tony Clifford
  • 87.02n Dagenham 1915 - published 1993; intro by Tony Clifford

    The following pages list the Essex and London maps available for individual London boroughs:

  • London Borough of Barking & Dagenham
  • London Borough of Havering
  • London Borough of Newham
  • London Borough of Redbridge
  • London Borough of Waltham Forest

    Also in the Godfrey Edition, much of this area is covered by a smaller scale, Inch to the Mile map: Romford & SW Essex 1893 .

    You can now order maps direct from our On-line Mapshop. For other information and postage costs, see Index Page and Ordering Information Page.

    Maps in the Godfrey Edition are taken from the 25 inch to the mile map and reduced to about 15 inches to the mile. They cost just £ 2.50 each. For a full list of maps for East Anglia, go to the East Anglia page or visit the Essex county page for other maps in the county, including Inch to the Mile maps.

    The Godfrey Edition / godfreyedition@btinternet.com / 26 August 2011