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Sturminster Newton 1900

Sturminster Newton in 1900 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map is double-sided to give maximum coverage. The main map shows the town centre and extends north to the workhouse and beyond to Twinwood Coppice, west to River Stour and Blackwater Bridge, and east to Butts Pond, Rixon and Hosey Bridge. Features include station, Market Place, St Mary`s church, The Lindens, Riverside Villas (where Thomas Hardy lived). On the reverse is a large extract from sheet 13.07 extending coverage south to Town Bridge and beyond to Bridge, Broad Oak, west to Newton, and south-east to part of Piddles Wood. Features here include remains of castle, Newton Farm, Glue Hill, Sturminster Mill.About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25″ OS SeriesSelected towns in Great Britain and Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th and early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping and reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4,340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes and many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one and a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION AND A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.