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 190:
This One Inch to the Mile map covers the area around Stowmarket and Eye, most of it in East Suffolk. Coverage stretches from Emswell eastward to Brundish and Kettleburgh, and from Botesdale southward to Helmingham. The boundary between East and West Suffolk - a division going back to the Middle Ages, when the western part was held by Bury Abbey and part of SE Suffolk (the Liberty of St Etheldreda) by Ely Abbey - can be seen going through the map, along Hundred Lane. (Interestingly the OS does not note this 'border' though it does give the Isle of Ely and Stoke of Peterborough county status.) Features on the map include very small towns such as Debenham, Haughley, Eye and Botesdale (at the top edge); the Mellis & Eye railway; many windmills, though these were fast disappearing; halls and moats. On the reverse we include a detailed map for the centre of Eye, complete with directory and a timetable for the railway branch.
It is not possible to list the many hamlets, farmsteads and other topographical features shown on these maps. However, you might find it useful if we here list the majority of the principal villages and 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 a full list of local maps go to the Suffolk page. For other information and prices, and other areas, go to The Index Page.