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Lose yourself in the mapping
If you’re engaged in the local online community, you’ll have no doubt caught up with this already, but for those who haven’t, there’s a new historical mapping resource available online right now, free of charge, and it’s really rather special.
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Tagged 10000, 1250, 2500, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, cartography, Clayhanger, David Evans, guide, how to read, key abbreviations, Large Scale, Lichfield, Local History, Mapping, Old maps, Ordnance Survey, sheet, Silly, street plan, symbol, Things to do, Walsall Wood
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Following the map – those abbreviations in full
One of the good things about Christmas is having time to catch up with the posts I’ve been meaning to compile for ages – this one is a specific one that’s been needed since I started the blog really, and is a key to very large scale maps I use here on the blog.

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Posted in Bad Science, Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 10000, 1250, 2500, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, cartography, Clayhanger, David Evans, guide, how to read, key abbreviations, Large Scale, Lichfield, Local History, Mapping, Old maps, Ordnance Survey, sheet, Silly, street plan, symbol, Things to do, Walsall Wood
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