Shropshire-Whitchurch-1761 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

20501

Map Date:

1761

Repository reference:

Shropshire RO 399/1

Historic county:

Shropshire

Town name:

Whitchurch

Map type:

estate

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SJ541417

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SJ 5145

Map title:

'Plan of town of Whitchurch taken from map dated 1761.'

Comments on map:

Photo of plausible-looking transcript. Some buildings hatched rather than solid, possibly to show ownership.

Scale:

1:1584

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

67 x 39

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

Buildings, roads

Road names:

generally

Building names:

important buildings only

Buildings:

shown

Mills:

(unspecified type)

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Known copies of map:

Shropshire RRC [Archives] 399/1, Shropshire RRC [Library] [photocopy of transcript].

Ordnance Survey's

1879

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1899

1:2500

1:10,560