Map No. 153, Bedford & Huntingdon 1805-1836, in the Cassini Historical Series of old Ordnance Survey mapping of England & Wales at 1:50, 000 in a format designed to offer a convenient comparison with the present day coverage from the OS, & most locations in three different editions. Old historical maps have been combined so that the sheet lines correspond to the current Landranger series & reproduced with the scale changed from one inch to one mile to 1:50, 000. Most locations are covered by three separate maps, showing how the area has changed over the decades, with selected major cities also presented in a fourth edition. * Old Series: the first detailed survey mapping dating for most areas from the first half of the 19th century, in black & white & with relief shown by hachuring.* Revised New Series from 1880s/1900s, with some colouring & a mixture of hachuring & contour lines.* Popular Edition from the inter-war years, with contour lines & colouring to indicate woodlands, parks, etc.* New Popular Edition from the late 1940s, reproduced in the Cassini series for the major cities. Each map

Includes:: notes on the development of Ordnance Survey & the various series produced by them. For those interested in maps & cartography in general, the Cassini series also provides a fascinating insight into how Ordnance Survey cartographic style has developed over a period of over 100 years. Coverage in this title

Includes:: present day Biggleswade, St. Neots, St. Ives, Godmanchester, Rounds, Irthingborough, Rushden, Grafham, Upper Dean, Kimbolton, Offord D’ Arcy, Hilton, Papworth Everard, Graveley, Great Staughton, Brook End, Riseley, Sharnbrook, Harrold, Thurleigh, Colmworth, Wyboston, Abbotsley, Caxton, Bourn, Gamlingay, Everton, Croydon, Potton, Sandy, Elstow, Great Barford, Oakley, Turvey, Kempston, Wootton, Wharley End, Wilstead, Haymes, Shefford, Hinxworth, Eyeworth, Abington Pigotts, Ashwell, Btgrave, Sandon, Stotfold, Clifton, Lower Stondon, Steppingley, Aspley Guise, Lidlington & Ampthill.* PLEASE NOTE: Stanfords can also print on request mapping from all four series *centring the map on a location of your choice.* For more information please click on the link below.



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Map No. 153, Bedford & Huntingdon 1805-1920 (3-map set), in the Cassini Historical Series of old Ordnance Survey mapping of England & Wales at 1:50, 000 in a format designed to offer a convenient comparison with the present day coverage from the OS, & most locations in three different editions. Old historical maps have been combined so that the sheet lines correspond to the current Landranger series & reproduced with the scale changed from one inch to one mile to 1:50, 000. Most locations are covered by three separate maps, showing how the area has changed over the decades, with selected major cities also presented in a fourth edition. Old Series: the first detailed survey mapping dating for most areas from the first half of the 19th century, in black & white & with relief shown by hachuring. Revised New Series from 1880s/1900s, with some colouring & a mixture of hachuring & contour lines. Popular Edition from the inter-war years, with contour lines & colouring to indicate woodlands, parks, etc. New Popular Edition from the late 1940s, reproduced in the Cassini series for the major cities. Each map

Includes:: notes on the development of Ordnance Survey & the various series produced by them. For those interested in maps & cartography in general, the Cassini series also provides a fascinating insight into how Ordnance Survey cartographic style has developed over a period of over 100 years. Coverage in this title

Includes:: present day Biggleswade, St. Neots, St. Ives, Godmanchester, Rounds, Irthingborough, Rushden, Grafham, Upper Dean, Kimbolton, Offord D



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Map No. 153, Bedford & Huntingdon 1898-1901, in the Cassini Historical Series of old Ordnance Survey mapping of England & Wales at 1:50, 000 in a format designed to offer a convenient comparison with the present day coverage from the OS, & most locations in three different editions. Old historical maps have been combined so that the sheet lines correspond to the current Landranger series & reproduced with the scale changed from one inch to one mile to 1:50, 000. Most locations are covered by three separate maps, showing how the area has changed over the decades, with selected major cities also presented in a fourth edition. Old Series: the first detailed survey mapping dating for most areas from the first half of the 19th century, in black & white & with relief shown by hachuring. Revised New Series from 1880s/1900s, with some colouring & a mixture of hachuring & contour lines. Popular Edition from the inter-war years, with contour lines & colouring to indicate woodlands, parks, etc. New Popular Edition from the late 1940s, reproduced in the Cassini series for the major cities. Each map

Includes:: notes on the development of Ordnance Survey & the various series produced by them. For those interested in maps & cartography in general, the Cassini series also provides a fascinating insight into how Ordnance Survey cartographic style has developed over a period of over 100 years. Coverage in this title

Includes:: present day Biggleswade, St. Neots, St. Ives, Godmanchester, Rounds, Irthingborough, Rushden, Grafham, Upper Dean, Kimbolton, Offord D



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Map No. 153, Bedford & Huntingdon 1919-1920, in the Cassini Historical Series of old Ordnance Survey mapping of England & Wales at 1:50, 000 in a format designed to offer a convenient comparison with the present day coverage from the OS, & most locations in three different editions. Old historical maps have been combined so that the sheet lines correspond to the current Landranger series & reproduced with the scale changed from one inch to one mile to 1:50, 000. Most locations are covered by three separate maps, showing how the area has changed over the decades, with selected major cities also presented in a fourth edition. * Old Series: the first detailed survey mapping dating for most areas from the first half of the 19th century, in black & white & with relief shown by hachuring.* Revised New Series from 1880s/1900s, with some colouring & a mixture of hachuring & contour lines.* Popular Edition from the inter-war years, with contour lines & colouring to indicate woodlands, parks, etc.* New Popular Edition from the late 1940s, reproduced in the Cassini series for the major cities. Each map

Includes:: notes on the development of Ordnance Survey & the various series produced by them. For those interested in maps & cartography in general, the Cassini series also provides a fascinating insight into how Ordnance Survey cartographic style has developed over a period of over 100 years. Coverage in this title

Includes:: present day Biggleswade, St. Neots, St. Ives, Godmanchester, Rounds, Irthingborough, Rushden, Grafham, Upper Dean, Kimbolton, Offord D’ Arcy, Hilton, Papworth Everard, Graveley, Great Staughton, Brook End, Riseley, Sharnbrook, Harrold, Thurleigh, Colmworth, Wyboston, Abbotsley, Caxton, Bourn, Gamlingay, Everton, Croydon, Potton, Sandy, Elstow, Great Barford, Oakley, Turvey, Kempston, Wootton, Wharley End, Wilstead, Haymes, Shefford, Hinxworth, Eyeworth, Abington Pigotts, Ashwell, Btgrave, Sandon, Stotfold, Clifton, Lower Stondon, Steppingley, Aspley Guise, Lidlington & Ampthill.* PLEASE NOTE: Stanfords can also print on request mapping from all four series *centring the map on a location of your choice.* For more information please click on the link below.



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Bedford & Milton Keynes in 1895, colour edition, in a series of reproductions of Ordnance Survey’s famous ” Inch to the Mile” maps published in the Alan Godfrey Editions to provide a historical record of England & Wales in the second half of 19th & early 20th century. Two versions have been published for this area. Coverage stretches from Stoke Goldington & Bradwell eastward to Cardington, & from Harrold southward to Ampthill Park; in the south-western corner is the area now covered by much of Milton Keynes. Other locations on the map include: in BEDFORDSHIRE Biddenham, Bromham, Carlton, Chellington, Clapham, Cranfield, Goldington, Hardmead, Haynes, Kempston, Lidlington, Millbrook, Milton Ernest, Oakley, Pavenham, Ravensden, Salford, Stagsden, Stevington, Turvey, Willshamstead, Wilden & Wootton; in BUCKINGHAMSHIRE Broughton, Chicheley, Clifton Reynes, Cold Brayfield, Emberton, Filgrave, Gayhurst, Great Linford, Great Woolstone, Haversham, Lathbury, Lavendon, Little Linford, Little Woolstone, Moulsoe, New Bradwell, Newport Pagnell, Newton Blossomville, North Crawley, Olney, Ravenstone, Sherington, Stantonbury, Tyringham, Warrington, Weston Underwood & Willen; plus in NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Yardley Hastings. On the reverse of the coloured edition (203a) is a detailed map of Milton Keynes village in 1898; map No. 203b has an extract showing Turvey & Cold Brayfield in detail. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the OS Inch to the Mile Maps: the maps provide an invaluable overview of a wider area, typically 18 x 12 miles (29 x 19 kms approx.), & offer historical mapping for small towns & villages not covered by the more detailed series for which the Godfrey Editions are better known. On the reverse all the maps have historical notes & most titles also include a more detailed, large scale map of a small town or a village in the area. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

North Bedford in 1924 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Bedford is covered by a group of five maps. The map of North Bedford covers the St Peters Ward & North Ward area. Features include St Andrews Church, The Park, Mortuary Chapels & Cemetery, Water Works, Cricket Ground, Brickhill House & Farm & Park Hotel. Main streets on the map are Stanley Street, Park Avenue, Kimbolton Road & Foster Hill Road. On the reverse is an extract from the Inch to the Mile sheet 203
- Bedford & District. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.
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Bedford Shire, an original antique map by E. Bowen / J. Owen, published in London, 1720
- 1724. A copperplate engraving, coloured.
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South Bedford in 1924 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Bedford is covered by a group of five maps. The map of South Bedford

Includes:: County Hospital, Chocolate Works, Railway Station, St Mary & Helena`s Church, St Leonards Church & Bricklayers Arms Public House. Streets include London Road, Elstow Road, Ampthill Road, Kempston Road & Brittania Road. On the reverse is a street directory for the area. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.

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West Bedford & Biddenham in 1924 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Bedford is covered by a group of five maps. The map of West Bedford & Biddenham shows Queens Park & St Pauls West Ward. The London, Midland & Scottish railway runs diagonally through the right hand corner of the map. Features include Pyghtle Works, Biddenham Works & Queens Works, with main streets such as Ford End Road, Hurst Grove South & Chaucer Road. To the left is Biddenham with the Vicarage, Biddenham House & Manor Farm. On the reverse is a street directory for the area. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

The area around Bedford, Huntingdon, St Neots & Biggleswade, on a waterproof & tear-resistant OS Active version of map No. 153 from the Ordnance Survey’s Landranger series at 1:50, 000, with contoured & GPS compatible topographic mapping plus tourist information.MOBILE DOWNLOADS: As well as the physical edition of the map, each Landranger title now

Includes:: a code for downloading after purchase its digital version onto your smartphone or tablet for viewing on the OS smartphone app.OS LANDRANGER SERIES: to see the list of all the titles in the OS Landranger series, both paper & waterproof versions, please click on the series link. Maps in the Landranger series provide plenty of recreational & tourist information, indicating the traditional public right of way paths (except in Scotland where different laws apply), including bridleways & byways restricted or open to motorized traffic. National Trails & selected other long-distance paths are marked, as well as on-road & traffic-free cycle routes with their National/ Regional Cycle Network numbers. National Trust/ National Trust for Scotland & Forestry Commission land is clearly marked, indicating open or restricted access. A range of symbols highlights camping & caravanning sites, youth hostels, tourist information offices & visitors’ centres, parking & picnicking places, World Heritage sites, sport & recreational facilities, etc. The maps provide detailed presentation of topography with contours at 10m intervals, numerous spot heights & additional colouring and/or graphics for different types of woodlands, orchards or parkl&, rock features including scree & cliffs, water features inland & along the sea shore with marshl&, dunes, s&, mud, shingle & the high water mark. All the standard information expected of survey mapping at this scale is included: finely graded road network, railway lines with stations, cuttings, embankments, etc; individual isolated buildings; archaeological & historical sites, etc. For GPS users the British National Grid is shown at 1km intervals, with latitude & longitude given by margin ticks at 1` & cross hairs on the map at 5`. Each map covers an area of 40 x 40km, (approx. 25 x 25 miles).

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