Cirencester, Swindon, Fairford & Cricklade area on a detailed topographic & GPS compatible map No. 169, paper version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25, 000 Explorer series. MOBILE DOWNLOADS: this title & all the other OS Explorer maps include a code for downloading after purchase the digital version onto your smartphone or tablet for viewing on the OS smartphone app.OS EXPLORER SERIES: to see the list of all the titles in the OS Explorer series, both paper & waterproof versions, please click on the series link. The Explorer series, Ordnance Survey’s most detailed maps recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities, provides topographic coverage of Great Britain at 1:25, 000 on GPS compatible maps with hiking trails, cycling routes & extensive tourist information. Each printed map is available either on paper or as a waterproof & tear-resistant OS Active Map, as indicated in its title. Britain’s National Parks & other areas of particular tourist interest are presented on often double-sided OL (Outdoor Leisure) maps, whilst most standard format Explorers cover an area of 30 x 20km (approx. 19 x 12 miles). All three versions (paper, waterproof & digital) are the same & provide plenty of recreational & tourist information, indicating the traditional public right of way paths (except in Scotland where different laws apply), including bridleways & byways. National Trails & other long-distance paths are marked, as well as permissive footpaths or bridleways & on-road or traffic-free cycle routes with, where appropriate, their National/ Regional Cycle Network numbers. Boundaries of access land are clearly marked. A wide range of symbols provides additional tourist information, highlighting camping & caravanning sites, information offices & visitors’ centres, parking & picnicking places, country pubs, sport & recreational facilities including cycle hire locations & mountain biking trails, historic buildings & museums, etc. Exceptionally clear presentation of the landscape is provided by contours at 5m or in the uplands at 10m intervals, with additional spot heights plus colouring and/or graphics for different types of woodlands, orchards, heath, marshl&, scree or boulders, & other topographic features. For GPS users the maps have British National Grid lines at 1km intervals, with latitude & longitude given by margin ticks at 1`. Clearly laid out map legend

Includes:: French & German translations for the tourist information symbols.

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Laminated waterproof edition of a detailed topographic map of Cirencester & Swindon from the Ordnance Survey Explorer series, covering Fairford & Cricklade (showing part of the Thames Path). Edition A2; Publication date April 2009 About this series: These highly detailed maps show all the administrative boundaries, settlements as small as isolated farms, the road network down to unfenced roads & country tracks, & field boundaries (hedges & drystone walls) which make navigation across the countryside much easier. Steep gradients on roads are indicated. Various landmarks, e.g. powerlines, archaeological sites, windmills, churches & lighthouses are shown & additional graphics indicate natural terrain features such as cliffs, scree, mud & vegetation variations. The contour interval is 5 metres in the lower parts of the country & 10 metres in the uplands, & spot heights are marked. Each map covers an area of 30 x 20km (i.e. approx. 19 x 12 miles), with some double-sided maps covering more, as indicated in the individual descriptions. The maps are fully GPS compatible, with the National Grid shown at 1km intervals & latitude & longitude indicated by margin ticks at 1'. The Explorer series has replaced the earlier, green-cover Pathfinder maps. The Explorer series is now complete & covers all of Engl&, Wales & Scotl&. Some sheets for popular areas like the National Parks are still branded as Outdoor Leisure (OL) maps, but are now included in this series as the cartography is the same as that in the Explorer Maps. The Explorer maps offer a substantial improvement on the Pathfinder series, with greater use of colour, larger area per map, & stronger emphasis on information for ramblers & tourists. This series is ideal for walking & other outdoor pursuits & each map shows a large amount of information for ramblers & tourists. Public rights of way are shown (except in Scotland), together with other routes with public access: National Trails & Recreational Paths, permitted paths & bridleways, & selected cycle routes. Open access land created under the Countryside & Rights of Way Act 2000 is marked. Tourist information

Includes:: caravan & campsites, Park & Ride locations, recreation/leisure/sport centres, museums, historic buildings, English Heritage & National Trust sites, rural pubs, etc. The map legend is in English only, except for the tourist information content which is also in French & German.

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Cirencester & Northleach in 1898 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. The map covers the area of east Gloucestershire around & to the north of Cirencester, stretching northward from Fairford to Dowdeswell, & from Elkstone eastward to Little Faringdon. Other locations on the map include: in GLOUCESTERSHIRE Aldsworth, Ampney Crucis, Ampney St Mary, Ampney St Peter, Aston Blank, Bagendon, Barnsley, Baunton, Bibury, Chedworth, Clapton, Cobenley, Colesborne, Coln Rogers, Coln St Aldwyn, Coln St Dennis, Compton Abdale, Cowley, Daglingworth, Duntisborne Abbotts, Duntisbotrne Rouse, Eastington, Eastleach Martin, Eastleach Turville, Farmington, Great Barrington, Great Rissington, Hampnett, Hatherop, Hazleton, Little Barrington, Little Rissington, North Cerney, Poulton, Preston, Quenington, Rendcomb, Sherborne, Shipton, Southrop, Stowell, Stratton, Taynton, Turkdean, Windrush, Winson, Winstone, Withington & Yanworth; plus in OXFORDSHIRE Broughton Poggs, Fifield, Holwell & Westwell. On the reverse is a detailed map of Northleach. 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. ...

Cirencester East in 1920 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. Cirencester is covered by two maps. This title shows the eastern half of the town, stretching from the east end of Market Place eastward to Kingshill Lane & beyond. Part of Preston village, including All Saints church, is in the south-easten corner. A major aspect of the map is the Watermoor area, where features include the Midland & South Western Junction Railway with station & engine house. Other features include Trinity church, Watermoor House, Poor Law Institution, Royal Nursery, Dyer Street, Victoria Road, Watermoor Road, Tower Street, The Avenue, Lewis Lane, The Beeches, Golden Farm, isolation hospital, Preston Forty. On the reverse are extracts from an 1894 directory, including commercial entries J to Z. 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. ...

Cirencester West in 1920 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. Cirencester is covered by two maps. This title shows the western half of the town, with coverage running from the Market Place & St John`s church westward to Cirencester Park & College Farm, & from Coxwell Street & The Abbey southward to Cranhams Farm & Chesterton. Features include Castle Street, Park Street, GWR terminus, Bull Ring (Roman Amphitheatre), cattle market, Ashcroft Road, Cricklade Street, Cirencester Park, cemetery, Cotswold bacon factory, Royal Agricultural College. On the reverse is a commercial directory from 1894, entries A to I & a 1906 timetable for the GWR`s Cirencester Branch. 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. ...

Topographic coverage of mainland Spain at 1:50, 000 in the MTN50 (Mapa Topográfico Nacional) series from the Centro Nacional de Información Geografica, the country’s civilian survey organization. The maps have contours at 20m intervals, enhanced by relief shading, plus colouring and/or graphics to show different types of terrain, vegetation or land use. Boundaries of national parks & other protected areas are marked. In addition to all the usual information featured on topographic mapping at this scale, detailed presentation of the road & rail networks, rural tracks & paths, etc, the maps also show campsites & mountain refuges. On more recent editions some GRs, the official long-distance hiking routes, are also marked (although not as clearly as on hiking maps from other publishers). Each map covers 29.5x 18.5 km (with adjustments in the border or coastal areas). The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus margin ticks for latitude & longitude at 1` intervals. Map legend is in Spanish only.HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT 50K MAP: all the titles in CNIG’s 200K Provincial Road Maps series at 1:200, 000 are overprinted with the grid for the 1:50, 000 maps & can be used to see the area covered by each 50K title. TO SEE THE LIST OF TITLES IN THIS SERIES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.PLEASE NOTE
- MAP TITLES: the grids shown on our website serve both the civilian & the military 1:50, 000 topographic series. Although the areas covered by maps in both series are identical (apart from some border or coastal sheets), occasionally map titles differ – only one title is shown on the grid, usually the military one. In Galicia, the Basque country & in the Catalan speaking areas the tendency now is to use local place names rather than the often better known Castilian ones. Where possible, both versions are included in our titles. Map titles listed on our website are based on information received by us at the time of publication, but sometimes maps arrive showing a completely different title! As long as the map number is as ordered, the correct map has been supplied.
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Set in Carcassonne during WWII, Citadel by Kate Mosse explores the history, legends & secrets of Languedoc. This is a powerful story about courage, loyalty & betrayal packed with action & mystery. The novel follows the young heroine Sandrine, her secret ‘ Citadel’ network, & the characters involved in the struggle under the German occupation. The background is provided by a rich history of the region & an ancient legend about a heretical text that becomes the reason behind torture, murder & treason. The vivid action scenes & the poignant detailed observations of daily lives bring the sacrifices & horror of the struggle to life. This book can be read as the concluding part of a trilogy set in the south west of France, & readers of the previous instalments will find some recurrent themes & characters. Nevertheless, the novel stands perfectly well on its own. Citadel is a remarkable story of courage & people fighting for their beliefs, entwined with romance & mysticism. The unremitting tension & high emotions, marking the story that unravels in a powerful historical background, make this book a page turner. ...

Carcassonne 1942. A spirited & courageous young woman, Sandrine, finds herself drawn into the world of the Resistance in Carcassonne under German Occupation. Her network
- codenamed ' Citadel'
- is made up of ordinary women who risk everything to fight the sinister battles raging in the shadows around them. As the war reaches its violent & bloody conclusion, Sandrine's fate is tied up with that of three very different men. But who is the real enemy? Who is the real threat? & who is the true guardian of the ancient secrets that for generations have drawn people to the foothills of the Pyrenean mountains?

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Cities is a fascinating exploration of the nature of the city & city life, of its structures, development & inhabitants. From the ruins of the earliest cities to the present, Reader explores how cities coalesce, develop & thrive, how they can decline & die, how they remake themselves. He investigates their parasitic relationship with the countryside around them, the webs of trade & immigration they rely upon to survive, how they feed & water themselves & dispose of their wastes. It is a sweeping exploration of what the city is & has been, fit to stand alongside Lewis Mumford`s 1962 classic The City in History. ...

The 21st century will be the age of the city. Already over 50% of the world population live in urban centres & over the coming decades this percentage will increase. Blending anecdote, fact & first hand encounters
- from exploring the slums of Mumbai, to visiting roof-top farms in Brooklyn & attending secret dinner parties in Paris, to riding the bus in Latin America
- Leo Hollis reveals that we have misunderstood how cities work for too long. Upending long-held assumptions & challenging accepted wisdom, he explores: why cities can never be rational, organised places; how we can walk in a crowd without bumping into people, & if we can design places that make people want to kiss; whether we have the right solution to the problem of the slums; how ants, slime mould & traffic jams can make us rethink congestion. & above all, the unexpected reasons why living in the city can make us fitter, richer, smarter, greener, more creative
- &, perhaps, even happier. Cities Are Good for You introduces dreamers, planners, revolutionaries, writers, scientists, architects, slum-dwellers & emperors. It is shaped by the idea that cities are the greatest social experiment in human history, built for people, & by the people.


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