Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Wakefield


  • We have published a good group of maps in our Yorkshire series for the Wakefield area, and hope to publish further titles in due course. Here are the details.

    All maps are available from our On-line Mapshop or from selected bookshops in the area.

    The following maps are all taken from the OS 25" maps and reduced to a scale of approximately 15 inches to the mile. They are extremely detailed, showing individual houses, details such as railway tracks, pathways, pubs, factories and even minutiae such as fountains and signal posts. Obviously they cover quite a small area, normally a mile by a mile and a half each. Each map includes an introduction. For further details click on the links below.


  • These are the maps we publish for the Wakefield area:

  • 234.07 Castleford 1905 - introduction by Gordon Dickinson
  • 234.13 Normanton 1906 - published 1997; introduction by John Goodchild
  • 235.09 Ferrybridge 1905 - published 1990; intro by John Goodchild
  • 235.13 Ferrybridge (South) 1905 - published 1990; intro John Goodchild
  • 235.14 Knottingley 1905 - published 1990; intro by John Goodchild
  • 247.04 Earlsheaton 1905 - published 2009; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 247.08 Ossett (SW) & Combs 1905 - published 2009; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 248.01 Ossett (North) 1905 - published 2011; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 248.02 Alverthorpe 1905 - published 2012; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 248.03 Wakefield (North) 1890 - published 1987; intro by John Goodchild
  • 248.07 Wakefield (South) 1890 - published 1987; intro by John Goodchild
  • 248.05a Ossett 1890 - published 1989; intro by John Goodchild
  • 248.05b Ossett 1905 - published 2010; intro by Alan Godfrey
  • 248.09 Horbury 1905 - published 1996; intro by John Goodchild
  • 249.04 Pontefract 1914 - published 1999; intro by John Goodchild

    The following index map might also be useful: Wakefield index map


  • We also publish a series of small scale Inch to the Mile maps covering most of the country. The following is the principal sheet for the Wakefield area:

  • 78 Wakefield & District 1907 with a map of Womersley

    For further details of our One Inch Maps, visit the One Inch page.


    The maps cost just £ 2.50 each. You can order maps direct from our On-line Mapshop. For other information and prices, and other areas, go to The Index Page.


    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.

    Alan Godfrey Maps, Prospect Business Park, Leadgate, Consett, Co Durham, DH8 7PW / godfreyedition@btinternet.com / 20 Jan 2012