Old OS Town Plans of Preston

  • This map is taken from the Ordnance Survey's highly detailed Five foot plans. Originally published at a scale of 1:1056 or 5 feet to the mile, we have reduced them in scale to 1:1760 or a Yard to the Mile. The maps, though covering quite a small area, are finely detailed, showing such features as capstans and mooring posts, lamp-posts, the layouts of back yards, and even the interior of certain buildings such as churches. For the urban historian they are perhaps the most fascinating maps ever published by the Ordnance Survey.
  • They are available through our On-line Mapshop

    • Here are the details of maps for Maudlands and NW Preston:

  • Preston 11 Preston: Maudlands & St Peter's 1847-57 - published 2026; intro by Alan Godfrey. ISBN.978-1-78721-988-5

    This map covers the area of Preston around Maudlands and today's university quarter.

    Features include canal basin, Maudland station, Maudland Goods Station, engine shed, Leighton Street Mill, Canal Street Mill, St Peter's Church, St Mary's RC Church, railway approaches, Fylde Road Mill, Soho Foundry, Trinity Church, St Thomas Church, Lawson Mill, Marsh Lane Mill, etc

    On the reverse we include a six-inch map of Preston and district in 1847, together with a 2,000 word introduction to the history of the area.

    The map links up with sheet 12 Park Road to the east, 16 Preston Station to the south.

  • Follow this link for a complete list of our Preston maps or here for all maps in the North West. 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 Lancashire, return to the North West page.
    The Godfrey Edition / sales@alangodfreymaps.co.uk / 11 November 2026