Ordnance Survey National Grid maps, 1944-1973

The most detailed Ordnance Survey maps after the Second World War covering all areas in England, Scotland, and Wales. Successive editions for areas undergoing more change on the ground.

New (June 2024) Now including all our 1:1,250 / 1:2,500 maps of England and Wales.

We have just put online out-of-copyright maps, published over 50 years ago.

• Browse the maps:
  • As individual sheets using a zoomable map:
    • all scales (1:1,250, 1:2,500, and 1:10,560/1:10,000)
    • specific scales: 1:1,250   |   1:2,500   |   1:10,560/1:10,000
  • As zoomable overlays on satellite imagery:
    • 1:1,250 / 1:2,500 map layer as a zoomable overlay (A edition)
    • 1:1,250 map layer as a zoomable overlay (A edition)
      • 1:1,250 map layer as a zoomable overlay (B edition - Scotland only)
      • 1:1,250 map layer as a zoomable overlay (C edition - Scotland only)
    • 1:2,500 map layer as a zoomable overlay (A edition)
      • 1:2,500 map layer as a zoomable overlay (B edition - Scotland only)
    • 1:10,560 map layer as a zoomable overlay
  • Browse by sheet number (eg. NT2672SW, NT2672, NT27SE, etc.)

  See also:

  • Guide to abbreviations – alphabetical list of standard OS abbreviations
  • Symbols and boundaries at: 1:1,250 / 1:2,500
  • Symbols and boundaries at: 1:10,560
  • Further information on these maps

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  For less detailed maps of places in Great Britain (1940s-1970s), see:

  • OS 1:25,000 Maps, 1940s-1970s
  • OS One-Inch Seventh Series, 1950s-1970s
  • Maps of Great Briain and Ireland