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 Wanstead:

London Sheet 24.2 Wanstead 1894 - published 2007; introduction by Tony Clifford

London Sheet 24.3 Wanstead 1915 - published 1992; introduction by Isobel Watson

We have published two versions of this map, so that you can see how the area developed across the years. Each covers the same area, stretching from Mornington Road and Whipps Cross Road eastward to the River Roding and Wanstead Lane; from the southern tip of Snaresbrook station southward to Leybourne Road and part of Wanstead Park. Features include St Mary's church, the site of Wanstead House, Bush Wood, Christ Church, George Green. Streets include Blake Hall Road, George Lane, Warren Road, New Wanstead, Cambridge Park, High Street, Spratt Hall Road, etc. There are extracts from a street directory on the 1915 map. The 1894 map has the list of private residents in Wanstead from Kelly's Directory for 1895.

The map links up with Sheets 16 Snaresbrook to the north, 23 Leytonstone to the west, and 33 Wanstead Flats 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