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    Northfield Parish - historic subdivisions

    Hi, I'm currently working on a series of colour maps the former Northfield Parish based on the tithe map of 1842. I wanted to break down the map into smaller chunks based on historic subdivions. I've read that within the parish there were three manors - Northfield (or Weoley), Selly, and...
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    Landuse Map of Woodgate in 1840 - presented in full colour for the first time!

    Hi All, My most recent project has been working on a map of the Woodgate area of Birmingham - based on the tithe map of 1840. The map is coloured according to the recorded landuse at the time and labelled with each field name. "Woodgate" is defined here as the area south of the Bourn Brook...
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    Old Maps of Brum - in Colour!

    Hi, thanks for accepting me as a member. In my spare time I decided an interesting project would be to digitise the various tithe maps (originally produced 1838—1845) of the area of Birmingham that used to be in Worcestershire, including the land use and names of the land parcels as they appear...
    • Andy Underscore
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    • balsall heath brandwood end cotteridge haunch heath kings heath moseley old map stirchley tithe map
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    • Forum: Maps & Mapping
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