Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Cambridgeshire

  • These detailed maps normally cover an area of about one and a half miles by one mile. Each map includes an introduction.
  • They are available through our On-line Mapshop

    • Here are the details of maps for Cambridge:

  • Sheet 47.02a Cambridge 1901 - published 2013; intro by Andrew Bethune. ISBN.978-1-84784-693-8
  • Sheet 47.02b Cambridge 1925 - published 1990; intro by Pamela Taylor. ISBN.978-0-85054-579-3

    We have published two versions of this detailed map, showing how the area changed across the years. Coverage extends from Great Bridge and Merton Hall southward to Sheeps Green, Leys School and Russell Street; and from Selwyn College and Newnham College eastward to Sturton Street and Gwydir Street. A fragment of railway is in the SE corner but the station is off the map.

    Features include Kings College, Clare College, Trinity College, St John's College, River Cam, Market Hill, Peterhouse, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Downing College, Parker's Piece, Emmanuel College, Christ's College, Sidney Sussex College, Jesus College, Butt Green, Pembroke College, Fitzwilliam Museum, Queen's College, St Catherine's College, Newtown, Barnwell, Mill Road, East Road, cemetery, Newmarket Road, St Matthew's Piece.

    We include a selection of street directory entries on the reverse, those for the 1901 map including Bridge Street, Downing Street, Petty Cury and Sidney Street.

    The map links up with sheet 40.14 Cambridge North to the north.

  • Follow this link for a complete list of our Cambridgeshire maps.
  • You can order maps direct from our On-line Mapshop. For other information and prices, and other areas, go to The Index Page.
  • 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 maps for England, return to the England page.
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