Devonshire-Great Torrington-1843 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

18229

Map Date:

1843

Repository reference:

Devon RO, 'rolled with Great Torrington tithe map'

Historic county:

Devonshire

Town name:

Great Torrington

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SS495191

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SS 5633

Comments on map:

Top of map is missing, but town is intact. Box, on right of map, includes table of 'Post Miles', markets, fairs and explanation of colours. Map is rather damaged, and bits of text may be lost.

Scale:

1:1584

Map-maker:

John Wood, Surveyor, 34, Paul St, Exeter [sv, pb], Turner & Co. Sc. Edinr. [eng].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

92 x 62

Number of parts:

1

Legends:

colours

Colouring:

water, owners: Feoffees, Rolle and almshouse lands, as explained in legend.

Road names:

generally

Building names:

outside built-up area only

Buildings:

shown, public buildings emphasised

Turnpikes:

shown

Canals:

shown

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Welfare and charitable:

almshouses

Woodland:

shown

Known copies of map:

Devon RO, 'rolled with Great Torrington tithe map'

Magnetic data:

diagram

Parkland:

private parks and ornamental ground

Landowners and occupiers:

owners shown

Ordnance Survey's

1884-5

1:2500

1:10,560