Useful map related links

British Geological Survey Maps Portal
This excellent resource provides free access to view high resolution digital facsimiles of almost all small and medium scale maps produced by the British Geological Survey since mapping started in 1832. This is a great place to start exploring the geology of Great Britain and, when you've found a map that covers your area of interest, remember that most are available as paper copies from our Map Library (many on 4-day loan).

British Geological Survey borehole records
Free, direct, online access to the National Geoscience Data Centre’s (NGDC) collection of over a million onshore scanned boreholes, shafts and well records.

Building Stones Database for England map explorer
The BSDE data was gathered and collated by the British Geological Survey (BGS) as well as geological and historic buildings experts. This GIS application enables you to identify quarries and the building stones used in various buildings across England.

Charles Close Society Sheetfinder
Type a British or Irish address, postcode, or placename to display a list of Ordnance Survey One-Inch, 1:50,000 and six-inch County series map sheets for that location. The list often includes a direct link to that map so it can be viewed.

EDINA Services
National online services for the UK tertiary education and research community, including Digimap and UKBORDERS

Gough Map of Great Britain
Interactive version of one of the earliest maps to show Britain in a geographically-recognizable form.

MAGIC
Multi-Agency Geographic Information for the Countryside. A web-based interactive map that brings together geographic information on key environmental schemes and designations. Also regional and national static maps.

National Library of Scotland Map Images
A brilliant resource that provides free access to high quality map scans, including a comprehensive collection of Ordnance Survey maps of England, Wales and Scotland.

Old Hampshire Mapped
This interesting site presents early maps of Hampshire from 1575 to the mid-nineteenth century. High resolution map images include those by Saxton, Speed, Ogilby and Greenwood.

Phonebooth

PhoneBooth is a project run by the LSE recreates Charles Booth’s socio-economic maps of London as an interactive digital website and smartphone app. The app enables users to plot their locations on Booth’s maps and retrieve his historic observations.

Portsmouth WWII Bomb Raids (May not work with some browsers)
Portsmouth City Council's interactive map of Portsmouth that shows where high explosive bombs fell during the Blitz.

SABRE (The Society for All British and Irish Road Enthusiasts)
This society provides access to a variety of historic maps, including mid-20th century OS One Inch maps and 1920s Bartholomew maps.

Soilscapes
A free viewer that provides a summary description of the soils at specified locations across England and Wales.

Speed's maps
John Speed’s Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine. Published in 1611/12, these maps marked the first time that comprehensive plans of English and Welsh counties and towns were made available in print. These digital images are provided by the Cambridge Digital Library.

OS 1900 Text Search
The OS 1900 text search viewer allows you to search and view the distribution of any text, including features and names, from the Ordnance Survey six-inch to the mile, 2nd edition maps (1888-1913) of England, Scotland and Wales. This searches the GB1900 dataset, dating from December 2018, which includes all text (2,552,459 transcriptions) from these maps.

British Placename Mapper
A web app for exploring the location of placenames in Britain which start with, end with, or contain certain words.