OS One-Inch Old Series / First Edition Map Viewer (Sheet 7)

Ordnance Survey One-Inch First Edition Old Map of Middlesex, Surrey, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire: Old Series map of OS Old Series Map Sheet 7 (West London / Middlesex / Surrey inferred).

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Landscape and Archaeological Assessment

Landscape Classification

This sheet represents a lowland river corridor landscape, characterised by Thames meanders, gravel terraces, commons and metropolitan fringe.

Archaeological Landscape

The primary archaeological theme is Thames river crossing and terrace settlement landscape. prehistoric/Roman river corridors, route convergence into London and common/heath-edge archaeology

High Visibility Locations

Hounslow Heath, Richmond Hill fringe

Terrain Archaeology

The terrain is interpreted using hachures and river-form morphology. Low relief means archaeological prediction relies heavily on river terraces, meanders and crossing nodes rather than dramatic hachures.

Main Geographic Information

Index grid confirms Sheet VII immediately west of Sheet I (London district). IrfanView crop confirms marginal sheet number N° VII at top-right. Visible SURREY and MIDDLESEX county labels, London at the south-east/eastern edge, Thames valley curvature and west-London/Middlesex settlement pattern support the placement. Bottom crops document scale and imprint: Sold by Jas. Gardner, Agent for the sale of the Ordnance Maps, 163 Regent Street, London; Published 1st August 1812 by Major Colby, Tower. Bounds remain approximate because graticule labels are faint.

Main Landscape Features

Sheet 7 shows a mixed area of lowland river corridor Thames meanders, gravel terraces, commons and metropolitan fringe . The map is useful for studying early 19th Century historic settlement patterns, Roman road alignments, early archaeological site indentification, how roads, old tracks, lanes and paths, villages, waterways and field systems related to the wider nineteenth-century landscape.

Main Geographic Features

Archaeological Predictions

Archaeological Hotspots

Kingston Thames Crossing is interpreted as a long-lived river crossing and settlement node landscape. Staines Thames Crossing is interpreted as a Roman/medieval crossing and river terrace zone landscape. Hounslow Heath Route Zone is interpreted as a heathland route and military/road corridor landscape. Richmond-Kingston Meander Zone is interpreted as a river terrace and elite settlement landscape landscape.

Historic Routes, Crossings and Connections

Thames Crossing Chain is interpreted as a riverine settlement and crossing corridor. Historic crossing points where roads, trackways or routeways converge on significant water features are widely recognised as archaeological hotspots. Crossing points often acted as gateways within the historic landscape. Because movement was channelled through these locations, archaeological evidence may occur both at the crossing itself and along the routes leading towards it, forming broader zones of archaeological potential rather than isolated sites.London-Western Road Corridor is interpreted as a Roman/medieval approach corridor to London. Historic crossing points where roads, trackways or routeways converge on significant water features are widely recognised as archaeological hotspots. Crossing points often acted as gateways within the historic landscape. Because movement was channelled through these locations, archaeological evidence may occur both at the crossing itself and along the routes leading towards it, forming broader zones of archaeological potential rather than isolated sites.

Historic Gateways and Crossing Places

Kingston Thames Crossing is a major river bridge/ford candidate. Staines Thames Crossing is a major river bridge/ford candidate. Chertsey Thames/Wey Crossing Zone is a river crossing cluster.

Main Places