Historic maps of Charlbury go online

Sat 25 Apr 2015, 19:58

That sounds great I am sure we can negotiate access for the museum

By the way by courtesy of Rob Stepney we have a copy of the 1761 map which is much clearer than the original Thomas Pride map from 1761 showing the original line of the road out to Burford which is very interesting

Tue 21 Apr 2015, 11:35 (last edited on Tue 21 Apr 2015, 12:14)

If you have an interest in local history or who owned the land you're currently parked on, the family history data website www.thegenealogist.co.uk has released a series of tithe maps for certain counties. Oxfordshire is included and therefore Charlbury (from 1847). Here's a sample (the actual maps can be zoomed in on considerably, and there are details of landowners and tenants, plus land use - turns out the Bull was then owned by St John's College, Oxford):

www.discoveryourancestors.co.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/tithes1.png

Note, though, that the site charges for access - a subscription is needed to see these maps. (I have connections with the site and will ask them if we can have permission to have a copy on display in Charlbury Museum.)