Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Staffordshire

  • 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 Newcastle-under-Lyme:

  • Staffs Sheet 17.04a Newcastle-under-Lyme 1877 - published 2011; intro by Derrick Pratt. ISBN.978-1-84784-458-3
  • Staffs Sheet 17.04b Newcastle-under-Lyme 1898 - published 1989; intro by Dave Adams. ISBN.978-0-85054-276-9
  • Staffs Sheet 17.04c Newcastle-under-Lyme 1922 - published 2023; intro by Barrie Trinder. ISBN.978-1-78721-611-2

    We have published three versions of this map, showing how the area changed across the years. The town is well placed on the map, with all the town centre shown.

    Features (on the 1898 version) include St Giles church, the town centre in detail with individual buildings neatly delineated, Guildhall, St John's church, schools, Penkhull Street, cattle market, North Staffordshire Railway Pool Dam Branch, NSR line with Newcastle station, Enderley Mill, Brampton Mills, Castlehill Foundry (disused), Waterloo Works, isolation hospital, militia barracks, Kingsfield Pottery, Harpfield Tileries, tramway, St Mark's church Basford, part of Stoke Workhouse (at foot of map), Newcastle under Lyme Canal, chapels etc.

    There are directory extracts on all three maps.

    The map links up with Staffordshire Sheets 11.16 Wolstanton to the north, 17.03 Silverdale to the west and 18.01 Stoke & Shelton to the east.

    You might find this Index Map useful.


  • For a full list of maps of Staffordshire, please go to the Staffordshire page or the Potteries page.
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  • 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.
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