Old Ordnance Survey Maps of London

  • These detailed maps maps normally cover an area of about one and a half miles by one mile. Each map includes an introduction. The London maps link up with those for Essex to form a major series for the Greater London area. They are available through our On-line Mapshop

    • Here are the details of maps for Walthamstow SW:

  • London Sheet 22.2 Walthamstow Marshes 1894 - published 1986; introduction by Lyn Arlotte
  • London Sheet 22.3 Walthamstow Marshes 1913 - published 1988; introduction by Jonathan Evans

    We have published two versions of this map, showing how the area developed across the years. The maps each cover the same area, the River Lea and Coppermill Stream eastward to Park Place and Walthamstow Cemetery. The East London Water Works Aqueduct runs north-south across the map, with several railways and junctions: Clapton, Copper Mills, Lea Bridge and Hall Farm Junctions. To the east are the streets of SW Walthamstow and NW Leyton - Lea Bridge Road, Markhouse Road, Boundary Road, northward to Lynmouth Road. The industrial tramway to Walthamstow Sewage Works is shown, together with several street tramways. A small section of Upper Clapton west of the Lea.

    The map links up with London Sheets 14 Walthamstow West to the north, 21 Stamford Hill to the west, 23 Leytonstone to the east, 31 Lower Clapton to the south.

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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.

    Alan Godfrey Maps, Prospect Business Park, Leadgate, Consett, Co Durham, DH8 7PW / godfreyedition@btinternet.com / 29 July 2011