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Norfolk-Thetford-1837

CBTM:
22167
Map Date:
1837
Repository reference:
Suffolk RO [Ipswich] HE 8/2652/6
Historic county:
Norfolk
Town name:
Thetford
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
TL871831
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
TM 8783
Map title:
'A map of the municipal borough of Thetford in the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk 1837 J.O. Browne, Surveyor.'
Comments on map:
Historical note, upper right. No lithographer stated.
Scale:
1:2376
Map-maker:
J.O. Browne, Surveyor [author].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
67.7 x 89.3
Number of parts:
1
Legends:
boundaries
Road names:
generally
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised
Mills:
(pictorial), windmills
Sanitary and utility information:
misc: Chalybeate Spa with spring.
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
volunteer parade grounds
Welfare and charitable:
almshouses
Education and academic:
schools
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Woodland:
shown, orchards
Public/administrative boundaries:
Parish, borough, county: [Municipal and parliamentary boroughs].
Known copies of map:
CUL Maps.c.18.G.225, Norwich Library 3.50, Suffolk RO (Ipswich) HE8/2652/6, Norfolk RO 'see FX 276 list' [photocopy].
Industry:
food/drink, lime/cement, paper/print, ship yards, textiles
Gardens:
shown
Parkland:
private parks and ornamental ground
Antiquities:
Monastic remains, site of battle: ecclesiastical remains in gothic.
Landowners and occupiers:
fragmentary owners: [A few large owners].
Waterbodies:
shown
Vignettes, illustrations, etc:
Top left: abbey gate; bottom right: Austen Friars church, 1:192, surveyed before foundations were removed.
Extractive activity:
quarries/pits
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Foot/bridle ways:
shown
Arms and heraldry:
municipal: [Above title].
Cemeteries:
shown
Tenement boundaries group:
less built-up parts only
Ordnance Survey's
1881
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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