Old Ordnance Survey Maps of York

For the central area of York we are issuing some highly detailed large scale plans. Originally published at a scale of 1:1056 or 5 feet to the mile, we reduce them in scale to 1:1760 or a Yard to the Mile. The maps, though covering quite a small area, are very detailed, even including the interiors of some public buildings, such as churches. For the urban historian they are perhaps the most fascinating maps ever published by the Ordnance Survey.

Each map includes a specially written introduction to the area. Maps can be purchased on our On-line Mapshop where further information about titles is given.

Here are the details of the large scale plan for York Marygate:

York 08 York: Marygate 1851 - published 2025; intro by Alan Godfrey. ISBN.978-1-78721-876-5

This wonderfully detailed map covers the western part of the city centre.

Features include Museum Gardens, Marygate, Bootham, Museum, St Olave's church, Ragged School, railway across River Ouse, etc

On the reverse we include a 1:500 plan covering the Scarborough Bridge and the northern approaches to York station in 1889, together with a 2,000 word introduction to the history of the area.

The map links up with sheet 9 York Minster to the east, 11 York Micklegate to the south.

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This map is taken from the OS 5 foot plan map and reduced to a scale of A Yard to the Mile. For a full list of maps for England, return to the England page.

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