Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Northamptonshire


  • We have a range of detailed maps for Northamptonshire towns and we also cover the whole county at the Inch to the Mile scale. Here are the details.
  • All maps are available from our On-line Mapshop.

  • Northamptonshire County Council was formed in 1889. At the same time the Soke of Peterborough became an independent county and its maps are listed on a separate page.
  • The county is divided into seven districts: Corby, Daventry, East Northamptonshire (based on Thrapston), Kettering, Northampton, South Northamptonshire (based on Towcester), and Wellingborough. For a summary of the county's administrative history go to This Page
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    The following maps are all taken from the OS 25" maps and reduced to a scale of approximately 15 inches to the mile. Each map includes an introduction.

    These are the maps we publish for towns in Northamptonshire:

  • 17.03 Corby 1899 -published 2001; intro by Barrie Trinder
  • 24.08 Rothwell 1924-published 2002; intro by Barrie Trinder
  • 25.10 Kettering North 1899 -published 1999; intro by Barrie Trinder
  • 25.14 Kettering South 1899 -published 1998; intro by Barrie Trinder
  • 26.15 Thrapston 1899 -published 2001; intro by Barrie Trinder
  • 39.07 Wellingborough 1899 -published 1998; intro by Barrie Trinder
  • 40.09 Rushden (West) 1923 -published 2005; intro by Barrie Trinder
  • 40.10 Rushden (East) 1923 -published 2005; intro by Barrie Trinder
  • 45.05 Northampton North 1899 -published 2000; intro by Barrie Trinder
  • 45.09 Northampton 1899 -published 1996; intro by Elizabeth Lockwood
  • 56.06 Towcester 1899 -published 1999; intro by Barrie Trinder
  • 63.02 Brackley 1920 -published 2005; intro by Barrie Trinder

    The county is also covered in our series of One Inch Maps; here are the principal sheets.

  • 158 Peterborough & District 1908 - published 2006; intro by Barrie Trinder. Includes a map of Deeping St James
  • 170 Market Harborough & District 1905 - published 2004; intro by Steph Mastoris. Includes a map of Lubenham
  • 171 Rockingham Forest & Kettering 1905 - published 2001; intro by Barrie Trinder. Includes a map of Rushton
  • 185 Central Northants 1906 - published 2005; intro by Barrie Trinder. Includes a map of Weedon Beck
  • 186 Wellingborough, Rushden & District 1897 - published 2000; intro by Barrie Trinder. Includes a map of Finedon
  • 201 Kineton & Banbury 1893 - published 2003; intro by Barrie Trinder. Includes a map of Kineton
  • 202 Towcester & District 1899 - published 2003; intro by Barrie Trinder. Includes a map of Blisworth

    Follow this link for further details of the Inch to the Mile series.


  • For maps of Peterborough go to the Soke of Peterborough 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 our maps for the county. 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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    The Godfrey Edition / sales@alangodfreymaps.co.uk / 5 January 2018