Old Maps of Walton le Dale
Walton le Dale has featured on old maps since at least the sixteenth century. It has not always been shown as Walton le Dale. The earliest feature that was illustrated is ‘Law Chapel’, this would be later known as Walton Church and more recently St. Leonard’s (Saint Leonards). Law Chapel would generally be denoted as just ‘Law’. This was probably due to space constraints within the area between the River’s Ribble and Darwen.
Another prominent feature was Walton Hall. This ‘Estate’ has existed for some time, has links to the de Hoghton family and the Hall itself has had at least three different incarnations.
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Maps on the National Library of Scotland website
There are a number of old maps that are available to view for free on on the National Library of Scotland (NLoS) website. Some of them are ‘georeferenced’, which meant that you can directly compare them to modern day maps or satellite images. This is a useful feature for identifying where specific buildings or places were once located, if they are no longer extant.
The earliest maps the are available on the NLoS website, which show the Walton le Dale area, are from 1767, 1786, 1818 and 1830. They are maps of the whole of Lancashire. Later maps were generally produced by the Ordnance Survey.
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1767 Map details
Title: An accurate map of the county of Lancaster by Emanuel Bowen in 1767…
Imprint: London : C. Brodes, R. Wilkinson & R. Sayer, 1781
Pagination: 1 map ; 665 x 507 mm.
Zoom Into Map: https://maps.nls.uk/view/220113208
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1786 Map details
The county Palatine of Lancaster by William Yates (1738-1802)
Billinge, Thomas
Imprint: London, 1786
Pagination: 1 map on 8 sheets ; sheets ca. 69 x 55 cm (ca. 27 x 20 inches)
Zoom Into Map: https://maps.nls.uk/view/220113070
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1818 Map details
Map of the County Palatine of Lancaster from an actual survey made in the year by Christopher Greenwood (1786-1855)
Creighton, R
Fowler, William
Samuel John Neele & Son.
Imprint: Wakefield : W. Fowler & C. Greenwood
London, 1818
Pagination: 1 map on 6 sheets ; sheets ca. 80 x 82 cm (ca. 31 x 32 inches)
Notes: Scale: 1 inch to a mile.
Zoom Into Map: https://maps.nls.uk/view/220113088
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1830 Map details
A map of the County Palatine of Lancaster from an accurate survey in the years 1828 and 1829
Name: Hennet, G. & Bingley, Jas. (James)
Imprint: London : H. Teesdale & Co., 1830
Pagination: 1 map ; 1528 x 1031 mm.
Notes: Scale: 1 1/4 miles to an inch.
Zoom Into Map: https://maps.nls.uk/view/220113211
This map has been georeferenced, which allows comparison to modern day maps or satellite images. View georeferenced map
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Ordnance Survey Maps
A number of old Ordnance Survey maps are also available to view online for free at the NLoS website. The earliest maps were produced by the OS in the middle of the nineteenth century, circa 1844 to 1850, and were drawn at a scale of 6 inch to 1 mile. There were some more detailed Town Plans produced at the same time, but unfortunately they only cover Preston and do not extend to South Ribble and Walton le Dale. However, there are some large scale maps from 1912 & 1959 available.
Lancashire Sheet LXI
Surveyed: 1844 to 1847, Published: 1849
Size: map 61 x 92 cm (ca. 24 x 36 inches), on sheet ca. 70 x 100 cm (28 x 40 inches)
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Lancashire Sheet LXI.SW
Revised: 1909, Published: 1913
Size: map 31 x 46 cm (ca. 12 x 18 inches), on sheet ca. 43 x 58 cm (ca. 17 x 23 inches)
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Lancashire LXI.14
Revised: 1909, Published: 1912
Size: map 64.4 cm x 96.6 cm (25.344 x 38.016 inches), on sheet ca. 76 x 104 cm (ca. 30 x 41 inches)
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SD5528SE – A
Surveyed: 1957, Published: 1959
Size: map 40 x 40 cm (16 x 16 inches), on sheet ca. 56 x 49 cm (ca. 22 x 20 inches)
https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=15.9&lat=53.74911&lon=-2.67803&layers=173&right=ESRIWorld
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