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A Survey of the History of English Placenames
Briefly discusses the derivation of common forms of place names in England and provides a bibliography.
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A Vision of Britain Through Time
Interactive historical geographical survey of the British Isles from 1801 through 2001. Compiled from maps, statistics & historical descriptions. Place name searchable. Excellent source of information for placing ancestors in historical context of their locality.
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Online searchable database holds the full text of three 19th century descriptive gazetteers with a total of over 90,000 entries.
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Guide to Census Reports: Great Britain 1801-1966
Outlines the history of the census & describes how coverage of various topics has developed.
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Administrative Regions of the British Isles
From GENUKI
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GENUKI: London Parishes and Boroughs
Provides a list of the City of London parishes, the County of London metropolitan boroughs created in 1889 and their original counties, and the Greater London boroughs created in 1965 and their original counties and metropolitan boroughs. Very valuable for understanding the growth of the metropolis and the changes of its administrative boundaries.
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GENUKI: Modern and Administrative Counties and County Boroughs
Associates more modern counties and county boroughs with the GENUKI pages which cover those areas. Very valuable for understanding the modern boundary changes.
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Ancestry.com - Search Reference Materials & Finding Aids Records
Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription.
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Range of antique maps specialising in good value items from c1900.
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Association of British Counties - list of the 86 Counties of Great Britain
A list of the 86 Counties of Great Britain, together with some of the major towns or cities.
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Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887)
Scanned images of all 912 pages, all public domain.
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British History Online - Historical Geography
Digital library containing some of the core printed primary and secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isles. Created by the Institute of Historical Research and the History of Parliament Trust. Historic Ordnance Survey maps in 1:10,560 scale for each county in England. Historic Ordnance Survey maps in 1:2,500 scale for Chester, Colchester, Coventry, Oxford and much of central London.
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Cassini Maps - Old Maps for Genealogy, Local and Family History Research
Cassini Publishing specialises in creating historical mapping products of England and Wales that meet present-day research needs and expectations of quality. Our maps are ideal for family and local historians, students, walkers, homeowners in short, for anyone who has interest in the history of their area and wishes to trace the changes that it has undergone since the Industrial Revolution.
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Counties and Countries in Britain and Ireland
Many foreigners, and not a few British and Irish people, seem to get confused by the names of the countries and counties which make up these offshore islands.
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Definition from Wikipedia.
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Specialist UK-based mail-order retailer of over 50,000 maps, guides, travel books, atlases & globes.
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Other Names for Particular Areas
There are some traditional names for regions of England that do not appear on the maps. If you've ever been confused about where the Black Country is or why you can't find East Anglia on a map, this online reference will assist you in understanding the locations of the uniquely named regions of England.
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Books containing photographic images from around Great Britain taken by Frith & Company beginning in the 1860s.
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Gardiner's Atlas of English History
Maps from the 1892 book A School Atlas of English History.
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Gazetteer of British Place Names
Contains the ancient or geographical County of over 50,000 place names in Britain along with modern administrative areas information.
