Maps of King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Maps of King's Lynn and West Norfolk

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Kings Lynn - OS One-Inch Map

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Castle Rising

1 : 31680 This plan covers the north-west Norfolk coast where the River Ouse flows into King's Lynn Wash. The tidal sand dunes, mudflats and salt marshes that characterise the constantly changing coastline are depicted to the left of the sheet. Peddars Way, a Roman road laid down in about AD61, is shown to the right. Budgen, Charles
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Leverington 12

1 : 31680 This drawing shows the estuary of the River Welland flowing into the Wash. Downstream of Stamford, towards the fens, the river is embanked to create high level; channels. Tidal exclusion sluices are indicated along the coast at the top of the sheet. These were constructed to maintain water levels for irrigation and to restrict saline water. Drains across fens and marshland are highlighted in blue in the lower part of the plan. At top right, the surveyor's notes on angular observations are clearly visible. Yeakell, Thomas Jr.
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Kings Lynn (Outline) - OS One-Inch Revised New Series

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Kings Lynn (Hills) - OS One-Inch Revised New Series

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Wisbech (Hills) - OS One-Inch Revised New Series

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Wisbech (Outline) - OS One-Inch Revised New Series

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Wisbech

1 : 31680 This plan covers part of East Anglia, with the town of Wisbech depicted at lower left. The Great Ouse estuary, depicted near top right, served as a way into the Port of Wisbech until it became so silted up that the river was diverted into the sea at Kings Lynn. Drains across fens and marshland are highlighted in blue. These date from the 17th century, when James I appointed Dutch engineer Cornelius Vermuyden to direct the drainage of the fens wetlands. Many local people opposed the scheme as the plan involved commonland on which they grazed cattle. As a result of Vermuyden's work, the Fens changed radically in appearance, from an area of flooded marshes to one of extensively farmed agricultural land. Yeakell, Thomas Jr.
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A Chart of the Fens between Lynn Regis, Denver Sluice and Wisbich

This is a plan of the Fenlands around Kings Lynn dating from around 1610. It is thought to be a close copy of a map of the same area by William Hayward dating from 1591, now lost. Fenlands are wet lands usually dominated by grasses and sedges, and often used for agricultural purposes. Here the fenland is divided into plots with the names of the land holder marked. Red roofed buildings provide a generalised view of Kings Lynn on the River Ouse. A scale bar records the scale in perches and furlongs and a decorative but unfinished cartouche dominates the top right corner. Hayward, William
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Marshlands and Townships in Norfolk

This is a map showing seven marshland townships in Norfolk. It is titled 'Descriptio illius partis comitate Norfolcii que iacet ex parte occidentale magni Ripe de Ouse . . . marshlande septem vilata videlicet Emneth. Walsooken. Walton. Walpoole. Clenchewarton. Terrington. St Clementii . . . ' and is thought to date from 1582. This is one of the earliest larger-scale English maps drawn to a stated scale, and certainly the earliest measured map of the region. It is likely that it was commissioned by the government to distinguish rights of summer grazing on the Smeeth for the seven townships formerly owned by the Bishops of Ely and now belonging to the Queen and the Duke of Norfolk. Its decorative qualities also suggest that it was intended for display. Richard Cox, Bishop of Ely 1559-1580, had been an active reformer who had come into conflict with the Queen and also with Lord North and Sir Christopher Hatton. He resigned his See in February 1580 and died in July 1581. Elizabeth I took over the revenue of the estates which were administered from Canterbury. A new Bishop of Ely was not appointed until 1600. The map almost certainly dates from the period shortly after Cox's death, and was intended to establish the grazing-rights and fees of the estates the Queen had just acquired. Prick-marks suggest that copies were made directly from it, or that it was copied from an earlier map which has not survived. The towns of Kings Lynn and Wisbech are shown in perspective. Houses, churches and windmills are also marked. Rivers and drainage ditches are depicted in blue, drove roads and pasture commons in green, and the Ouse estuary features five ships and a whale. The illustrated whale may be in commemoration of one which was sighted near Kings Lynn in 1555. The map is orientated with east to the top and cardinal points are inset into the decorated border.
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The Wash (Hills) - OS One-Inch Revised New Series

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The Wash (Outline) - OS One-Inch Revised New Series

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Lynn Regis

1 : 31680 .This plan covers part of West Norfolk, with Lynn Regis depicted at the top left on the west bank of the River Ouse., Derived from the Gaelic for 'lake' or 'pool', the town was originally called Lin, changing to Bishop's Lynn in 1204., After Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries in 1536, it became Lynn Regis, and finally King's Lynn., The heaths and commons characteristic of the area are represented by open dotting, particularly evident in the right-hand portion of the drawing., Warrens are depicted by dense colour washes and short disconnected lines - a technique known as 'hachuring'., Along the left margin of the sheet are numerous annotations, with corrections marked in yellow on the plan. Yeakell, Thomas Jr.
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March

1 : 31680 This drawing covers the Bedford Level and part of the East Anglian fens, with the town of Wisbech shown at top left. Drains across fens and marshland are highlighted in blue. These date from the 17th century, when James I appointed the Dutch engineer, Cornelius Vermuyden to direct drainage of the wetlands. Many local people opposed the scheme because the land involved was commonland on which they grazed cattle. As a result of Vermuyden's work, the fens became a very different landscape, transformed from one of flooded marshes to extensively farmed agricultural land. Yeakell, Thomas Jr.
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TF74 & Parts of TF64 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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TF63 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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TF62 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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TF61 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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TF60 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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TF52 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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TF51 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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TF43 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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TF50 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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TF42 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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TF41 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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TF40 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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TF70 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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TF44 & Parts of TF54 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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River Ouse

1 : 31680 .This plan is dominated by arable land divided by straight, water-filled dykes., This was a new landscape in the English fenlands., It was only in the preceding century that the Dutch engineer Vermuyden had designed the elaborate system of drains and river diversions that made possible the conversion of pasture to arable land in this region., On the top left of the manuscript, a crossed-out inscription in red ink, 'Ex AWR', reveals that the drawing was examined by Royal Military Surveyor and,Draughtsman,Alexander W Robe.
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TF71 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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