OS One-Inch Old Series / First Edition Map Viewer (Sheet 11)

Ordnance Survey One-Inch First Edition Old Map of : Old Series map of OS Old Series Map Sheet 11 (South Hampshire / Surrey inferred).

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Landscape and Archaeological Assessment

Landscape Classification

This sheet represents a estuary and river valley landscape, characterised by Southampton Water maritime corridor, river crossings and wooded/chalkland fringe.

Archaeological Landscape

The primary archaeological theme is Southampton Water maritime and Roman-medieval route landscape. Enhanced prediction from Roman-road, ridgeway, hillfort/enclosure, villa/estate, road-convergence and river-crossing logic.

High Visibility Locations

Southampton Estuary Core

Terrain Archaeology

The terrain is interpreted using hachures. Relief is represented by hachures, allowing inference of ridgeways, high points, spur ends, valley approaches and likely route/crossing logic.

Main Geographic Information

Index grid places Sheet XI north of Sheet X and west/north-west of Sheet IX. Visible Surrey county label, Southampton Water, Spithead, Portsmouth/Solent coastline and lower-edge Isle of Wight fragments support the placement. Supplied detail crop confirms the engraved Meridian of Dunnose label (latitude 50°37?8? N; longitude 1°11?36? W); on Sheet XI this is used primarily as a longitude/meridian control rather than an in-sheet point. Bounds remain approximate because sheet-edge graticule labels are faint.

Main Landscape Features

Sheet 11 shows a mixed area of estuary and river valley Southampton Water maritime corridor, river crossings and wooded/chalkland 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

Southampton Estuary Core is interpreted as a Roman/medieval port and estuary settlement zone landscape. Itchen Crossing Belt is interpreted as a river crossing and villa/estate terrace zone landscape. Hamble Estuary Zone is interpreted as a maritime inlet and crossing/landing landscape landscape.

Historic Routes, Crossings and Connections

Winchester-Southampton Roman-road candidate is interpreted as a Roman road / long-distance route 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.Southampton-Hamble-Fareham coastal corridor is interpreted as a coastal and estuary route 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.

Historic Gateways and Crossing Places

Itchen crossing near Southampton is a river bridge/ford candidate. Test estuary crossing/access is a estuary landing/crossing candidate.

Main Places