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From: Chris Newall <>
Subject: Re: Success with Outdoor Leisure Maps
Date: Wed, 1 Jul 1998 08:17:13 +0100


In article <>, Peter Williams <pwilliams@v-
wave.com> writes
>Those searching for family history locations in popular leisure areas
>such the Forest Of Bowland and Ribblesdale, may find the Ordnance Survey
>Outdoor Leisure 1:25 000 (4cm to 1 km) maps more usefull than the more
>usual Landranger 1: 50 000 series. There are more named buildings and
>features shown and it is possible in some cases to link these directly
>with some LDS IGI print out data such as place of birth, and also census
>info.
snip
>Hope this helps someone, but be aware. The Outdoor Leisure Series have
>very limited coverage of England, Wales and Scotland. But you might get
>lucky.
>

Areas not covered by the Outdoor Leisure Series should be covered by the
Ordnance Survey's 1:25,000 Pathfinder and Explorer Series.

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