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Search and compare geo-referenced maps

he Ordnance Survey (OS) has been mapping Britain since 1801, with several national exercises producing maps at various scales. These historic documents can be useful for genealogy research because they help you identify churches, schools and workplaces to which your ancestors may have been connected. Once you know that, you can

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