Canals by Andrew Nicholson

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Langley Mill basin depicted on the 25" to the mile Ordnance Survey map published in 1916.
Langley Mill basin depicted on the 25" to the mile Ordnance Survey map published in 1916.

Detail from the'Plan of the intended canal from Chesterfield to the River Trent near Stockwith, surveyed in 1769'.
Detail from the'Plan of the intended canal from Chesterfield to the River Trent near Stockwith, surveyed in 1769'.

George Sanderson’s map, Twenty miles around Mansfield, originally published in 1835, covers most of Nottinghamshire at a useful scale of 2¼ inches to 1 mile and depicts the canals and navigable waterways mentioned in this entry. A reproduction of the map was published by Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Library Services in 2001.

Large scale Ordnance Survey maps from the late 19th and early 20th centuries show the canals and associated structures in great detail:

See the Old Maps website for examples.

These maps can be consulted at Nottinghamshire Archives or the local studies sections of Nottingham Central Library and the larger town libraries in the county.

The Canal and River Trust Archive

A wide range of maps relating to Nottinghamshire canals is held by The Canal and River Trust Archive.
See the online catalogue for further details.

Nottinghamshire Archives

There are a number of deposited plans in the Quarter Sessions records, e.g.

Other plans:

See the online catalogue for further details:

Manuscripts and Special Collections, University of Nottingham

See the online catalogue for further details: mssweb.nottingham.ac.uk/catalogue/