Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Sandwell & The Black Country

  • 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 Wednesbury:

  • Staffs 68.01a Wednesbury 1902 - published 1987; intro by John Maddison. ISBN.978-0-85054-145-8
  • Staffs 68.01b Wednesbury 1913 - published 2018; intro by Barrie Trinder. ISBN.978-1-78721-129-2

    We have published two versions of this map, showing how the area changed across the years. Each covers the Black Country town of Wednesbury, together with the industrial hinterland to its west, with the site of many disused collieries. Coverage stretches from the town centre and Market Place westward to Gospel Oak Road, and from Bilston Road southward to Ocker Hill Road.

    The many features include the town centre shown in detail with all buildings neatly delineated, tramways, St Peter's church, St John's church, St Bartholomew's church, Monway Collieries (disused), Walsall Canal, Monway Branch canal, Willingsworth Collieries (disused), Gospel Oak area, Moorcroft Old Colliery, Doe Bank area, GWR railway with Wednesbury station and goods station, Brunswick Sidings, LNWR Princes End Branch with Ocker Hill station, LNWR South Staffordshire Line with Wednesbury station an stretch of Darlaston Branch, several large factories etc.

    The map links up with Staffordshire Sheet 63.13 Darlaston to the north, 67.04 Bradley to the west, 68.02 Mesty Croft to the east and 68.05 Great Bridge to the south.

  • For a full list of maps of Sandwell and Dudley go to the Sandwell and Dudley pages, or to the West Midlands page for all maps of the area.
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  • 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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