Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Yorkshire

We have published two versions of this detailed map, showing how the area changed across the years.

The map covers the northern part of Halifax, with coverage stretching from Crown Street and Old Market northward to Booth Town, and from Baines Street and Violet Street eastward to Brierley Hill and Cunnery Wood. Much of the town centre is shown, including Woolshops, Northgate, Wade Street, Town Hall, Cross Field, St John's church, North Bridge Goods station, North Bridge station, New Bank, Beacon Fireclay Works, Claremount, Upper Horley Green with industrial tramway, Akroyd Park with library, All Souls church, several mills and dye works, Dean Clough Mills, tramways, Gibbet Street, Pellon Lane, Lee Mills, Angel Quarry, Pellon Lane Mills, Old Lane Dye Works, Shroggs Park, Akroydon, Lee Mount. On the reverse we include a few street directory entries, incl for Cross Hills, Crossley Street, Crossley Terrace, Gaol Lane, Gibbet Street, North Parade, Northgate, Wade Street. The 1930 map includes street directory entries for Crossley Street, Gibbet Street, Northgate, Wade Street and Woolshops.

The map links up with Sheets 230.08 Halifax NW to the north, 231.06 Hipperholme to the east, 231.09 Halifax South to the south.

Follow this link for a complete list of our Halifax and Calderdale area maps; or here for the whole Yorkshire series.

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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.