Wiltshire-Downton-1784 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

23174

Map Date:

1784

Repository reference:

Wiltshire RO 1946/H.22

Historic county:

Wiltshire

Town name:

Downton

Map type:

estate

Extent of cover:

fragmentary

National grid reference:

SU182214

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SU 1724

Map title:

'A map of the Borough and part of the Town of Downton also of some adjacent places in the county of Wilts'.

Comments on map:

Two maps, the larger at 1:1584, the smaller at 1:4752: larger is undated, surveyed and drawn by Francis Webb; smaller is dated, surveyed by Francis Webb, and drawn by Edward Webb. Does not cover completely the area in the vicinity of the church on the east.

Scale:

1:1584

Map-maker:

Francis Webb [sv], Ed Webb, Stow, Gloucestershire [dr].

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

86.5 x 58.3, 36.7 x 39.8

Number of parts:

3

Legends:

colours, boundaries

Colouring:

owners: Burgages.

Buildings:

shown

Mills:

watermills

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Known copies of map:

Wiltshire RO 1946/H.22.

Landowners and occupiers:

fragmentary for location purposes

Waterbodies:

shown

Ordnance Survey's

1874-5

1:2500

1:10,560

1899

1:2500

1:10,560