A brief history of English maps and how to read them

Schedule

Sat Feb 07 2026 at 10:00 am to 01:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Wootton Hall Park, NN4 8BQ Northampton, United Kingdom | Northampton, EN

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Your chance to hear from enclosure expert, Bill Franklin. A vast range of maps of places in Northamptonshire created during the past 500 years will be available to explore and understand. More details at: https://www.northamptonshirerecordsociety.org.uk/news/document-workshops-spring-2026

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