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Map of North Staffordshire 1577

The Newcastle and Stoke-on-Trent area of North Staffordshire in 1577.

The Newcastle and Stoke-on-Trent area of North Staffordshire in 1577
The Newcastle and Stoke-on-Trent area of North Staffordshire in 1577

Flu = fluivium (Latin) = river - as in Trent Flu. (River Trent)
Mag. = Mangna (Latin) = great - as in Fenton mag. (Great Fenton)
Chap. = Chapelry (Town with a Church of England Church)

1577 name Modern name  
Mow cop hill Mow Cop
Talke Chap. Talke
Tunstall Tunstall
Chell Chell
Norton Norton
Bagnal chap. Bagnall
Bicknal Hill Bignall End
Brodewall Bradwell
Burslem Burslem
Hilton ab. Abbey Hulton
Weston Weston Coyney
Audley Audley
Chesterton Chesterton
Wulstanton Wolstanton
Shelton Shelton
Bucknell chap. Bucknall
Apedale Apedale
Caverewall Caverswall
Newcastle Newcastle-under-Lyme
Knutton Knutton
Meare Meir
Stoke Stoke
Forsbrook Forsbrook
Pencle Penkhull
Keele Keele
Blyth flu. Blythe Bridge
Fenton mag. Fenton
Claton Clayton
Hanford Hanford
Blurton chap. Blurton
Trentham Trentham
Barleston Barlaston

 

 

Part of a 16th Century Staffordshire Map, by Christopher Saxton
Date:
 1577

Description: The earliest county maps were first published in 1579 in the 'Atlas of England and Wales'. Saxton was a practical surveyor but was not an engraver. He employed a number of Dutchmen, including Francis Scatter, who engraved Saxton's maps of Staffordshire and Cheshire.

Saxton's maps are highly decorative. He introduced a number of symbols which identify bridges (but not roads), churches, woodland, hills and parks.

Each map is 18.25 x 15 inches (464 x 381 mm). Original maps are very scarce. this version is a copy produced by the British Museum, who hold copyright.


 


 

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