We have published more than 2,000 maps in our series of Old Ordnance Survey Map reprints, including a group for the Wiltshire area. The maps are highly detailed. They are taken from the OS 1:2,500 (or 25 inch) maps and reduced to about 15 inches to the mile. Each covers an area of a mile and a half by a mile. They show streets with individual houses, tram tracks, railway tracks and even signals, factories, wharves and such details as fountains and water troughs. They will provide hours of fascination for historians and genealogists. 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. Or visit The Index Page for a full list to the series and details of Prices.
Here are the details of maps for Wootton Bassett:
This detailed map shows the small market town of Wootton Bassett, just north of the Great Western Railway which is shown stretching across the map, east to west. The railway station is prominently stated here, before it was closed in 1965. Hunt Mill Lane runs right through the town where Hope Chapel, All Saints' Church and Mortuary Chapel are situated. Other places of interest are also marked clearly on the map such as St John's Hospital, Lamb and Beaufort Brewery, Royal Oak Hotel and the Manor House. The town is surrounded by fields that are broken by the Wilts & Berks Canal that flows across east to west, south of the railway. The sheet also provides a brief history of Wootton Bassett, giving insight about the Bassett family and the tranportation history among the other topics, together with an 1899 directory of the town.
Follow this link for a complete list of our Wiltshire Series maps.
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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.
The Godfrey Edition / godfreyedition@btinternet.com / 29 Oct 2006