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Ordnance Survey: 1:1,250 Southampton Survey Maps

Catalogue reference: OS 44

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OS 44

These bromide copies of master survey documents form the basis of the boundary entries for the 1:1,250 scale resurvey of Southampton in 1947. They include features which do not appear on the published large-scale plans of the town in the...

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OS 44

Title
Ordnance Survey: 1:1,250 Southampton Survey Maps
Date

1947

Description

These bromide copies of master survey documents form the basis of the boundary entries for the 1:1,250 scale resurvey of Southampton in 1947. They include features which do not appear on the published large-scale plans of the town in the post-World War II period, particularly military transit and prisoner-of-war camps.

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The National Archives, Kew
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Language

English

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6 flat sheet(s)

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Internment
Conflict
Maps and plans
Operations, battles and campaigns
Administrative / biographical background

Southampton was an important embarkation port for troops engaged in the Normandy landings of 1944, and a receiving port for German prisoners-of-war.

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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11462/

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