Sussex-Petworth-1839 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

22467

Map Date:

1839

Repository reference:

West Sussex RO Add. MS 15,112

Historic county:

Sussex

Town name:

Petworth

Map type:

estate

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SU974218

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SU 9921

Map title:

'Plan of the town of Petworth, in the county of Sussex, 1839.'

Comments on map:

Text and cadastral information in reference on map.

Scale:

1:900

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

103 x 156

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

'standard' colour scheme, land-use

Road names:

generally

Building names:

important buildings only

Buildings:

inhabited and uninhabited buildings distinguished, stables/coach houses

Turnpikes:

shown

Mills:

windmills

Sanitary and utility information:

reservoirs

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Welfare and charitable:

almshouses, hospitals, workhouses

Education and academic:

schools

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds

Woodland:

shown, orchards

Known copies of map:

West Sussex RO Add MS 15,112.

Industry:

food/drink, smithing, abbatoirs

Gardens:

shown

Parkland:

private parks and ornamental ground

Landowners and occupiers:

owners shown

Waterbodies:

shown

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Cemeteries:

shown

Retail activity:

shown generally: Mostly just 'shop': a few described.

Walls, embankments, etc:

A few fences.

Tenement boundaries group:

apparently fairly complete

Ordnance Survey's

1872

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1895-6

1:2500

1:10,560