I own the following
old maps of Banbury town - click on the map to see a scan of the Banbury town
area (including Bodicote);
alternatively, to see the maps side by
side click here.
Between 1948 and 1951 a study of Banbury was undertaken by researcher Margaret
Stacey (published as the book "Tradition & Change"). At this time, the
population of the town was 19,000, having grown from 13,000 in 1931. By
1966 Banbury had overspill agreements with Birmingham City Council and
the Greater
London
Council,
and its population
had reached 25,000. These overspill agreements would push the population
up still further to 40,000 - hence the rapid expansion of the town in the
1960s and early 1970s.
1610
An
antiqued parchment replica of the 1610 John Speede map of Oxfordshire, reproduced
by kind permission of the publishers, The Old Map Co., Penzance.
Visit their website at www.oldmap.co.uk for
other John Speede county maps.
John Speede’s "Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine" was published
in 1611/12. It was the first time that maps of English
and
Welsh counties and
towns were available in print.
The atlas was so successful that the maps within were used by both sides
in the English Civil War (1642-1651).
1765
An extract from the 1765 map of Oxfordshire, taken from Thomas Kitchen’s
"English Atlas: Or, A Compleat Set of Maps Of All The Counties of England
and Wales".
This reproduction of the original, beautiful, coloured map, produced during
the reign of George III, evokes the age of the stagecoach.
1797
An extract
from "New Map of the County of Oxford, from an actual survey", 1797
by Richard Davis of Lewknor, Topographer to his Majesty.
This is a reproduction of the map of Banbury, taken from the above atlas, which
was published during the reign of King George III.
1833
Banbury sheet no 61 - reprint of the first edition of the one inch Ordnance
Survey of England and Wales,
originally
published at the Tower of London on 1st October 1833 by Lieut. Colonel
Colby of the Royal Engineers.
A really beautiful map which brings the contours of the land to life.
1893
Extract from One Inch to the Mile Ordnance Survey sheet 201, published
1893.
1919
First published
by the Director General, at the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, 1919.
One
Inch to One Mile Ordnance Survey Contoured Road Map, Popular Edition,
Sheet 83 Northampton.
1924
Bartholomew's
Revised Half Inch to Mile for Motorists & Cyclists, Sheet 24 Oxfordshire.
No disrespect to the Ordnance Survey, but I really love the old Bartholomew's
maps. Such beautiful colours.
1946
Full revision 1930 with later corrections, published 1946. One
Inch Ordnance Survey Map Sheet 145, original cost 2 shillings & threepence.
1953
Fully revised 1949-1950, published 1953. One Inch Ordnance Survey Map Sheet 145, original cost 5 shillings & sixpence.
1954
1954 Burrow's Pointer Guide Map of Banbury, Fifth Edition, Ed J Burrow & Co Ltd, Cheltenham & London (street map).
1958
Ordance Survey 1:25000 First Series, Sheet SP 44 (Banbury North)
1963
Geological Survey of Great Britain (England & Wales), Solid and Drift,
Sheet 201
1964
Ordnance Survey One Inch Map Sheet 145 (original cost 6/6).
1968
Ordnance Survey One Inch Map Sheet 145 (original cost 6/6).
1980s street map of Banbury
Published by Viking Publicity, Winchcombe. Undated but adverts suggest 1980s.
1984
Ordnance Survey Landranger 151 Stratford & Surrounding Area scale 1:50000.
1986
Ordnance Survey Pathfinder Sheet SP 43/53 Brackley & Banbury (South) scale 1:25000.
1991
(Revised for selected change 1991) Ordnance Survey Pathfinder Sheet 1022 (was SP 44/54) Banbury (North) scale 1:25000.
1995 street map of Banbury
Published by Codair Design & Publicity Ltd, Colchester.
1999
Banbury, Bicester & Chipping Norton Ordnance Survey Explorer Map 1:25000 Sheet 191 (2.5 inches to 1 mile).
2006
Banbury, Bicester & Chipping Norton Ordnance Survey Explorer Map Sheet 191 1:25000.