Somerset-Watchet-1841 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

07279

Map Date:

1841

Repository reference:

TNA [PRO] IR 30/30/163

Historic county:

Somerset

Town name:

Watchet, Williton

Map type:

Tithe

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

ST072432

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

ST 0242

Comments on map:

St Decumans tithe map. Map was surveyed by Horwood in 1838 and revised by Hawkes in 1841. Rural part is at 1:4752.

Scale:

1:2376

Map-maker:

Daniel Horwood, Bristol [sv], Thomas Hawkes, Williton [rev], Standidge and Co, 77 Cornhill, London [lith].

Production mode:

lithographed

Number of parts:

12

Building names:

generally

Buildings:

houses shaded

Water transport infrastructure:

harbours, piers

Welfare and charitable:

workhouses: Indicated in plan.

Woodland:

shown, orchards

Known copies of map:

TNA [PRO] IR 30/30/163, Somerset RO DD/SAS C/212 (St Decumans tithe map 1841), DD/WY (St Decumans tithe map 1841); Somerset RO DD/SAS C/212 (St Decumans tithe map 1849 [1849: 1:7128]; BOL G.A.Som.8o 619 [1973: Watchet, in A.L. Wedlake, A history of Watchet, pb Exmoor Press].

Waterbodies:

shown

Tenement boundaries group:

apparently fairly complete

Ordnance Survey's

1886

1:2500

1:10,560

1886

1:2500

1:10,560