Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Devon

  • 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 Plymouth (North):

  • Devon Sheet 123.08a Plymouth (North) 1893 - published 2000; intro by Richard Oliver. ISBN.978-1-84151-208-2
  • Devon Sheet 123.08b Plymouth (North) 1912 - published 2025; intro by Tony Painter. ISBN.978-1-78721-862-8

    We have published two versions of this map, showing how the area changed over the years.

    The maps cover the northern part of Plymouth, with coverage stretching from Wyndham Square eastward to Lipson Farm and Lipson House, and from Grenville Road northward to Lockyer Road.

    Features include LSWR railway with Friary station, engine shed, Plymouth Workhouse, Freedom Fields, Lipson, GWR railway with Mutley station, North Road station, cemetery, Beaumont Park, RC Cathedral, Houndiscombe, St Jude's church, Ford Park area, Market Place, tramways etc. On the reverse we include extracts from contemporary street directories, together with introductions to the history of the area.

    The map links up with sheet 123.07 Devonport North to the west, 124.05 Laira to the east and 123.12 Plymouth Hoe to the south.

  • Follow this link for a list of our maps for Devon county, Plymouth, or Torbay; or here for a general list for the South West.
  • 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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