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This black-and-white historical Ordnance Survey map shows the village of Wilshaw and its surroundings. Key landmarks include St. Mary’s Church in the southwest, with nearby Alms-houses and St. Mary’s Schools. The Old Dye Works is located just south of the village centre. Other notable buildings include the Vicarage, Manor House, and cottages such as Lower Greave and Gill Birks. The map also shows surrounding fields with names and acreages, wooded areas like Bank Wood, and features such as a quarry and Burnt Hill Moor to the west. Add to board
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Wilshaw

Map of Wilshaw showing key features of the village. Note the alms-houses, church, and dye works.

Yorkshire CCLX.14 Surveyed: 1888, Published: 1892

CC BY. Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.