Wootton Bassett 1899

Detailed map of Wootton Bassett; Wilts sheet 14.12. Introduction by Alan Godfrey. This detailed map shows the small market town of Wootton Bassett, just north of the Great Western Railway which is shown stretching across the map, east to west. The railway station is prominently stated here, before it was closed in 1965. Hunt Mill Lane runs right through the town where Hope Chapel, All Saints' Church and Mortuary Chapel are situated. Other places of interest are also marked clearly on the map such as St John's Hospital, Lamb and Beaufort Brewery, Royal Oak Hotel and the Manor House. The town is surrounded by fields that are broken by the Wilts & Berks Canal that flows across east to west, south of the railway. The sheet also provides a brief history of Wootton Bassett, giving insight about the Bassett family and the tranportation history among the other topics, together with an 1899 directory of the town.

Reduced from the original Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map to a scale of approximately 1:4,340 (or about 15" to the mile). This edition published by Alan Godfrey Maps, Leadgate, Consett