Old Ordnance Survey Maps of the City of Bradford MBC

This is our coverage of Bradford, historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Bradford became a Municipal Borough in 1847, a County Borough in 1889 and was granted City status in 1897. In 1899 its boundaries were extended to include Eccleshill, Idle, North Bierley, Thornton, Tong and Wyke; In 1930 Clayton was added. The present Metropolitan Borough was formed in 1974 with the amalgamation of the City of Bradford with Keighley Borough, Baildon Urban District, Bingley Urban District, Denholme Urban District, Ilkley Urban District, Shipley Urban District, Silsden Urban District and some outlying villages including Queensbury. At the same time it became part of the new West Yorkshire Metropolitan County. Since 1986 it has been a unitary authority.

All maps are available from our On-line Mapshop.

The following titles are taken from the OS 25" maps and reduced to a scale of approximately 14 inches to the mile. Each includes an introduction.

169.14 Ilkley (North) 1889 - published 2022; intro by Alan Godfrey
185.16 Keighley (North) 1913 - published 2007; intro by Alan Godfrey
186.01 Ilkley (South) 1889 - published 2022; intro by Alan Godfrey
186.04 Burley-in-Wharfedale 1906 - published 2024; intro by Alan Godfrey
186.12 Menston 1906 - published 2024; intro by Alan Godfrey
187.13 Guiseley 1906 - published 2002; intro by Alan Godfrey
200.14 Keighley (South) 1913 - published 2001; intro by Alan Godfrey
200.11 Haworth & Lees cum Cross Roads 1906 - published 1999; intro by Alan Godfrey
201.06 Bingley 1906 - published 1998; intro by G C Dickinson
201.07 Shipley Glen & Baildon Green 1906 - published 2014; intro by Alan Godfrey
201.08 Baildon & Thackley End 1906 - published 2023; intro by Alan Godfrey
201.11a Shipley & Saltaire 1890 - published 2014; intro by Alan Godfrey
201.11b Shipley & Saltaire 1906 - published 1997; intro by G C Dickinson
201.12 Shipley (Wrose & Windhill) 1906 - published 2023; intro by Alan Godfrey
201.15 Bradford (Frizinghall & Heaton 1906 - published 2000; intro by G C Dickinson
201.16 Bradford (Bolton Woods) 1906 - published 2001; intro by G C Dickinson
202.09 Idle & Greengates 1906 - published 2003; intro by John Griffiths
202.13 Eccleshill 1892 - published 2010; intro by Ruth Strong
216.03 Bradford (Girlington) 1906 - published 2005; intro by John Griffiths
216.04a Bradford (North) 1906 - published 1996; intro by G C Dickinson
216.04b Bradford (North) 1915 - published 2023; intro by Alan Godfrey
216.06 Clayton & Thornton (East) 1933 - published 2012; intro by John Hargreaves
216.07 Bradford (West) 1906 - published 2017; intro by Ruth Strong
216.08a Bradford 1906 - published 1989; intro by G C Dickinson
216.08b Bradford 1915 - published 2022; intro by Alan Godfrey
216.09 Queensbury 1932 - published 2012; intro by John Hargreaves
216.10 Bradford (Clayton Heights) 1932 - published 2010; intro by John Hargreaves
216.11 Bradford (Great Horton) 1905 - published 2016; intro by Ruth Strong
216.12 Bradford (South) 1905 - published 2014; intro by Ruth Strong
216.16 Bradford (Odsal & Low Moor) 1905 - published 2014; intro by Ruth Strong
217.01a Bradford (Thornbury & Bradford Moor) 1906 - published 2009; intro by Alan Godfrey
217.01b Bradford (Thornbury & Bradford Moor) 1915 - published 2024; intro by Martin Handley
217.05a Bradford (East) 1890 - published 2016; intro by Ruth Strong
217.05b Bradford (East) 1906 - published 1990; intro by G C Dickinson
217.09 Bradford (Dudley Hill) 1905 - published 2013; intro by Ruth Strong
217.11 Farnley Moor Top 1906 - published 2015; intro by Ruth Strong
217.13 East Bierley 1905 - published 2015; intro by Ruth Strong
217.14 Drighlington (W) 1905 - published 2013; intro by Ruth Strong
217.15 Gildersome 1905 - published 2014; intro by Ruth Strong
231.04a Oakenshaw, Low Moor & Wyke 1893 - published 2017; intro by Ruth Strong
231.04b Oakenshaw, Low Moor & Wyke 1905 - published 2015; intro by Alan Godfrey

The following maps are taken from the highly detailed Five-foot plans, and reduced to a scale of A Yard to the Mile. They show the area in even greater detail.

Bradford 5 Central Bradford (North) 1848-66 - published 2024; intro by Barrie Trinder

Bradford 8 Central Bradford (South) 1848-66 - published 2024; intro by Barrie Trinder

Here is a Bradford index grid.

The area is also covered in our smaller scale Inch to the Mile maps. This is the principal map for the area:

Sheet 69 Mid Airedale 1858-70- published 1998; intro by Gordon Dickinson. Includes a map of Bramhope.

For further details of our One Inch Maps, visit the One Inch page.

Most maps in the Godfrey Edition are taken from the 25 inch to the mile map and reduced to about 15 inches to the mile. For a full list of English maps, return to the England page

You can order maps direct from our On-line Mapshop.

This list shows all te principal maps for the borough. We try to keep a full range in print but inevitably some titles fall out of print from time to time. These are noted in our On-line Mapshop.

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