Old Maps & Tithes


This is the beginning of a collection - with much more to find.... 

Click on a picture for a more detailed image or a web site

 

Some of these will take a while

to open so as to show the detail

   
1839 Tithe map - the Tithes are shown below 1839 Tithe map - the Tithes are shown below
 
Link to Further tithe info from Dorset Coast Digital Archive  

This map of 1903 shows the old quarries and field names for all fields in the village

The annotations were made by Maurice Ouseley who was a historian & local expert

Old map of 1903 with field names
 
1923 map 1923 old map
 
Old Tithe map courtesy of Bridport Museum - year unknown Old Tithe map from Bridport Museum - year unknown
 

This web site has a number of old maps for Dorsetshire and many of the

towns in Dorset - dates of maps seem to be from the 17th Century

This web site has a number of old maps for Dorsetshire 17th Century
 

Aerial view of the village believed to be taken in about 1993 possibly by Airpic

 

Old aerial photo of the village from 1953

(source unknown at this time)

 

Old Ordnance Survey map of 1891 showing the quarries

(Enter Burton Bradstock in THEIR search box)

Click here
 
Walking, Running, Cycling Maps for the Great Outdoors OS Maps
 
The Dorset History Centre in Dorchester holds many old documents and maps in their archives click here
 

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