Vale of Pickering in 1904 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 anarea from Ampleforth eastward to Thornton Dale, & from Malton northward to Kirkby Moorside. Helmsley, Pickering & New Malton are the principal places on the map; other locations include Aislaby, Amotherby, Appleton le Moor, Appleton le Street, Barton le Street, Beadlam, Brawby, Broughton, Butterwick, Cawthorn, Cawton, Coneysthorpe, Coulton, Crayke, Cropton, Fryton, Ganthorpe, Gilling, Great Edston, Great Habton, Harome, Hildenley, Hovingham, Kirby Misterton, Little Habton, Marton, Middleton, Muscoates, Nawton, Normanby, Norton, Nunnington, Oswaldkirk, Pockley, Rievaulx, Ryton, Salton, Scackleton, Settrington, Sinnington, South Holme, Sproxton, Stonegrave, Swinton, Wath, Welburn, Wombleton & Wrelton. Other features of interest include the railways (many long closed), Rievaulx Abbey, the Howardian Hills, & the River Rye which winds through the map creating Ryedale. On the reverse is a detailed map of Slingsby, together with a directory for the village. 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.