Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Lincolnshire

  • These detailed maps normally cover an area of about one and a half miles by one mile. Each map includes an introduction.
  • They are available through our On-line Mapshop

  • Here are the details of maps for Gainsborough:

  • Lincs Sheet 42.08 Gainsborough (North) 1896 - published 2016; intro by Alan Godfrey. ISBN.978-1-78721-026-4
  • Lincs Sheet 42.12 Gainsborough (South) 1898 - published 2017; intro by Alan Godfrey. ISBN.978-1-78721-069-1

    We have published a pair of maps for Gainsborough, linking up with each other to provide excellent coverage of the town.

    The North map covers the centre of the town and area to the north. Features include All Saints church, The Old Hall, St Michael's church, Trent Works, railway with Central Station, part of Britannia Iron Works, Trent Mills, stretch of River Trent with wharves etc, Market Place, Town Hall, Beckingham barge building yard, Union Oil Mill, Trentholme brick works, Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, cemetery, and the town centre with individual buildings neatly shown. A list of Private Residents from a 1905 directory is given on the reverse.

    The South map covers the area from Marshall's Works southward to Lea Road station. Features include Gainsborough Union Workhouse, Gainsborough Bridge, Trent Port Hotel, Dog Island, Holy Trinity church, St John's church, numerous malthouses in the Riverside Quarter, Ashcroft Saw Mills, Phoenix Iron Works, Carr House, Baltic Oil Mill, Bridge Oil Mill, the southern part of Marshall's Britannia Iron Works, railways etc. We include further directory entries on the reverse.


  • Follow this link for a complete list of our Lincolnshire Series maps.
  • You can order maps direct from our On-line Mapshop. For other information and prices, and other areas, go to The Index 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. For a full list of maps for England, return to the England page.
    Alan Godfrey Maps, Prospect Business Park, Leadgate, Consett, Co Durham, DH8 7PW / sales@alangodfreymaps.co.uk / 14 July 2017