Maps of Orwell

See How Orwell Has Changed Over The Years

By Derek Skipper

Photo:Orwell in1686, from a map drawn for Sir Thomas Chicheley, Lord of Orwell manor

Photo:Orwell in 1836, showing the village Open Fields

Photo:1837 Enclosure Map, showing how land was awarded when the open Fields were enclosed

Photo:Key Colour Code for 1950 Land Use Maps

Photo:Maypole Farm, showing the maypole.

Photo:Sketch map dated 1836, prepared for the Enclosure Awards.

Photo:Index Map from The Royal Commission on Historical Monumnents, 1968

Here is a collection of Orwell Maps. We hope more will be added as they are found.

Please refer to the Historic Monuments map (the last one in the Gallery on this page.) It appears also on the Village Streets page, where there is a list of the historic houses shown on the map, and links to the houses which have their own web pages. Click here.

This gallery was added by Derek Skipper on 16/09/2013.

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