HISTORY OF
WANDSWORTH COMMON

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A history in maps

Sources of maps

General index



Ordnance Survey Old Series 1808-1822 [Ordnance Survey First Series, Sheet 7. Source & exact date?]

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WANDSWORTH COMMON

MAP LINKS

Wandsworth Borough Council

Modern

Historical

Genealogy websites

Worth checking. I know of a couple of sites that have useful maps, but there are likely to be more.

Printed paper maps

As noted above, some online map companies sell paper and electronic versions of maps.

We have good coverage for the London Borough of Wandsworth. This was formed in 1965 from the merger of the Municipal Boroughs of Wandsworth and Battersea, with the exception of Clapham and much of Streatham. All maps are available from our On-line Mapshop.

The following titles are all taken from the OS 25" maps and reduced to a scale of approximately 14 inches to the mile. Each covers an area of a mile and a half by one mile, and includes an introduction.

Available maps include:

ORDNANCE SURVEY

OS One Inch 1850s-1960s

National Library of Scotland (NLS): Wandsworth Common, One Inch maps

(Note: You may have to close down the "Help" screen to see the maps behind - click on the X top right. Then click on the background map to bring up the different OS maps available for this area.)

OS 6-inch 1840s-1960s

National Library of Scotland (NLS): Wandsworth Common, 6-inch maps

(Note: You may have to close down the "Help" screen to see the maps behind - click on the X top right. Then click on the background map to bring up the different OS maps available for this area.)



Ordnance Survey, 1868 [ADD WC North]

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[OS, 1944-1967. Series? Scale? Date?]

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OS 25-inch 1850s - 1960s

National Library of Scotland (NLS): Wandsworth Common, 25-inch maps

(Note: You may have to close down the "Help" screen to see the maps behind - click on the X top right. Then click on the background map to bring up the different OS maps available for this area.)

OS Five Feet to the mile. 1893-96

National Library of Scotland (NLS): Wandsworth Common, 5-feet (60-inch) maps (1:1,056)

(Note: You may have to close down the "Help" screen to see the maps behind - click on the X top right. Then click on the background map to bring up the different OS maps available for this area.)