Know Your Place West of England

The Know Your Place West of England free digital heritage mapping resource was created as a key outcome of a Heritage Lottery funded project.  The original project ran from June 2015 to July 2017 to expand coverage from Bristol to the six surrounding counties of Bath & North East Somerset, Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire North Somerset, Somerset, and Wiltshire.  The county of Devon was added as part of a later extension to the project. Gloucestershire Archives is a project partner and several key series of maps (including tithe and inclosure) from our collections were digitised for the resource.

The resource now spans eight counties, including Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire, and covers 7279 square miles.  It enables you to explore your neighbourhood online through historic maps, collections, archaeological data and linked information.  You can also add information by sharing your own images and research via the community layer.

See our training video on using Know Your Place below:

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