These maps are taken from the famous OS "Inch to the Mile" Maps. Though obviously far less detailed than the large scale maps for which we are perhaps better known, they provide an invaluable overview of a wider area, typically 18 miles across by 12 miles down. For transport historians they are invaluable for showing old railways, while all historians need them for their close depiction of topography, including parish boundaries. These maps also mean that we can offer historical coverage for small villages where a large scale map would not be commercially viable. We intend to publish the whole of England and Wales in this series. Almost 200 titles are now available and we aim to publish three new titles each month. The maps include historical notes and all (except the double-sided Tyneside title) also include a large scale map of a small town or village in the area.
The maps are neatly folded and each includes a specially written introduction to the area. Maps can be purchased on our
On-line Mapshop
where further information about titles is given. Visit the One Inch Page for a full list of Inch to the Mile Maps,
or The Index Page for a full list to the series and details of Prices.
Here is information about Sheet 123:
This title, at the scale of an Inch to the Mile, is dominated by The Potteries: the 'Six Towns' or "The Five Towns" of Arnold Bennett. Interestingly the OS takes Bennett's line and Fenton is not distinguished here as a town, and is shown only in lower case lettering. Coverage of this map stretches from Willaston and Wybunbury eastward to Blythebridge, and from Kidsgrove southward to Barlaston. The southern tip of Crewe, including Crewe station, is at the top of the map. The towns shown here include Burslem, Tunstall, Longton, Hanley, Stoke upon Trent and Newcastle under Lyme. Transport features include canals and several long closed railways, including the Stoke Silverdale & Market Drayton line; the Audley Branch; the Biddulph Valley Branch; the Leek & Bucknall Branch; and the famous NSR Loop Line. On the reverse we include a detailed map of Betley. Dr Malcolm Nixon provides a thorough introduction telling us how the area developed. Although the map is dominated by Staffordshire there are also significant portions of Cheshire and Shropshire.
It is not possible to list the many hamlets, farmsteads and other topographical features shown on these maps. However, you may find it useful if we list the towns and principal villages or church parishes that are included on this map. Links are given for those for which detailed large-scale maps are also available.
For a full list of Inch to the Mile maps go to the One Inch Page; or for Potteries large scale maps go to the Potteries or West Midlandspage.
You can order maps direct from our On-line Mapshop. For other information and prices, and other areas, go to The Index Page.