Lemsford Local History group has in its archive many maps of the area that helps us understand how the area developed .This page is dedicated to the Maps of Lemsford Parish & The Great North Road.The image on the left is Ogilby's 1785 map of the Great North Road – London to St Neots – Donated by HALS CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE

1785 Map of GNR

This map is the 1785 Paterson’s map. It shows the great north Road from London to Hitchin

1790

This map is the 1790 John Cary map. It shows part of the great north Road from Bell Bar to Welwyn

1805 map of the Great North Road

This map is the 1805 map showing the Great North Road. It shows part of the great north Road from Hatfield to Welwyn. It includes Green Lane showing houses marked on the map.

1805 map of the Great North Road (colour)

This map is the 1805 map showing the Great North Road. It shows part of the great north Road from Hatfield to Welwyn. More detailed and in Colour

1824 Map

This map is the 1824 map showing the Angel in Brickwell.

This map is the 1919 map showing indenture

This map is the 1919 map showing indenture of Land bought at the Cowper Auction that also sold land to The Welwyn Garden City Company. This plot of land was developed and 8 cottages were built and called Bury Cottages in th Stanborough area

This map is the 1923 OS map

This map is the 1923 OS map showing 8 cottages that were built in 1921and called Bury Cottages in the Stanborough area. It also shows Stanborough Farm located where the Lakes are today. The Bull in is on the opposite side of the road from where it is today.

This map is the 1938 OS map

This map is the 1938 OS map showing 8 cottages that were built in 1921and called Bury Cottages in the Stanborough area. It also shows Stanborough Farm located where the Lakes are today. The Bull in is on the opposite side of the road from where it is today and is about to be demolished. The New Bull is built and newly opened.

1940 Plan of Cottages

Keith Purcell’s Plan of two Cowper estate Cottages by Valley Road corner in 1940

The Lemsford Local History Group, Has a large selection of historic maps to see full range Click Here

The Lemsford Local History Group, formed in 2001, is interested in all aspects of the history and the people of this area - both ancient and modern. We welcome correspondence from anyone who shares this interest.The group archives now include a significant number of photographs and documents, as well as records of baptisms (to 1985), marriages (to 1970), burials (to 2003) and memorial inscriptions (to 2003) from the St John's parish church registers. Records of births, marriages and deaths before the consecration of the church in 1859 will be found in the registers of Bishop's Hatfield parish. The archive also contains admission records for the village school - St. John's Church of England Junior Mixed Infants school - since it was first opened in 1872