The story of
Ravenser Odd
Ravenser Odd was a short-lived island in the mouth of the River Humber. It rose from the sea in the early 13th century and had sunk beneath the waves by 1360.
Series
Ordnance Survey: Boundaries Branch: Field Sketch Maps
Catalogue reference: OS 28
What's it about?
OS 28
This series consists of sketch maps which took the place of boundary remark books and boundary sketch maps in some counties. Those that survive relate to: Berwickshire, Cumberland, Dumfriesshire, Durham, Forfarshire, Glamorgan, Kent,...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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OS 28
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ordnance Survey: Boundaries Branch: Field Sketch Maps
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Date (When the record was created)
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1845-1869
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of sketch maps which took the place of boundary remark books and boundary sketch maps in some counties. Those that survive relate to: Berwickshire, Cumberland, Dumfriesshire, Durham, Forfarshire, Glamorgan, Kent, Northumberland, Staffordshire and Westmorland.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
OS 28/1-398 are arranged alphabetically by county. Within each county, place names are also arranged alphabetically. OS 28/399-417 are arranged in no particular order.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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417 flat sheet(s)
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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British Library, Manuscript Collections , in 1988 (OS 28/399-417 only).
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Maps and plans
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11446/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: OS
Records of the Ordnance Survey of Great Britain
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Ordnance Survey: Boundaries Branch: Field Sketch Maps
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