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1940s Maps of Essex, England

Explore 56 historic maps of Essex from the 1940s. These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1940s — showing old roads, neighborhoods, homes, and landmarks that have changed or disappeared over time.

Whether you're researching your family's past, planning a metal detecting trip, or studying how Essex's landscape evolved across the 1940s, these high-resolution maps are a powerful tool for exploring the history of this region.

  • Focus on a specific era: All maps on this page are from the 1940s, giving you a focused view of this time period.
  • See what’s changed: Compare century-old streets, trails, and buildings to today's modern landscape using overlays and satellite layers.
  • Research with precision: Use these maps for genealogy, historical research, land use analysis, or educational projects.
  • View, download, or print: Maps are fully viewable online in high resolution, and can be downloaded or printed for your own records.

Start exploring Essex's history through authentic maps from the 1940s. This is your window into the past.

Essex, England maps

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  1. 1946 Map of Cambridgeshire LX.NE, 1950 Print
    1946 Map of Cambridgeshire LX.NE, 1950 Print
    1946 Cambridgeshire LX.NE
    1950 Print · USGS
    Covers Essex, including Linton, Ashdon, and other nearby areas
  4. 1946 Map of Essex nXLII.SE, 1950 Print
    1946 Map of Essex nXLII.SE, 1950 Print
    1946 Essex nXLII.SE
    1950 Print · USGS
    Covers Essex, including Sheering, Hatfield Heath, and other nearby areas
  7. 1946 Map of Essex nXIII.SW, 1950 Print
    1946 Map of Essex nXIII.SW, 1950 Print
    1946 Essex nXIII.SW
    1950 Print · USGS
    Covers Essex, including Clavering, Quendon and Rickling, and other nearby areas
  10. 1946 Map of Essex nXXXII.NW, 1950 Print
    1946 Map of Essex nXXXII.NW, 1950 Print
    1946 Essex nXXXII.NW
    1950 Print · USGS
    Covers Essex, including Stansted Mountfitchet, Birchanger, and other nearby areas
  13. 1946 Map of Cambridgeshire LXIIA.NE, 1950 Print
    1946 Map of Cambridgeshire LXIIA.NE, 1950 Print
    1946 Cambridgeshire LXIIA.NE
    1950 Print · USGS
    Covers Essex, including Royston, Langley, and other nearby areas
  16. 1946 Map of Essex nXIV.SE, 1950 Print
    1946 Map of Essex nXIV.SE, 1950 Print
    1946 Essex nXIV.SE
    1950 Print · USGS
    Covers Essex, including Thaxted, Wimbish, and other nearby areas
  19. 1946 Map of Essex nXII, 1950 Print
    1946 Map of Essex nXII, 1950 Print
    1946 Essex nXII
    1950 Print · USGS
    Covers Essex, including Clavering, Elmdon, and other nearby areas
  22. 1946 Map of Cambridgeshire LIX.SW, 1950 Print
    1946 Map of Cambridgeshire LIX.SW, 1950 Print
    1946 Cambridgeshire LIX.SW
    1950 Print · USGS
    Covers Essex, including Duxford, Fowlmere, and other nearby areas
  25. 1946 Map of Essex nXXII.NE, 1950 Print
    1946 Map of Essex nXXII.NE, 1950 Print
    1946 Essex nXXII.NE
    1950 Print · USGS
    Covers Essex, including Clavering, Berden, and other nearby areas
  28. 1946 Map of Cambridgeshire LXI.SW, 1950 Print
    1946 Map of Cambridgeshire LXI.SW, 1950 Print
    1946 Cambridgeshire LXI.SW
    1950 Print · USGS
    Covers Essex, including Haverhill, Ashdon, and other nearby areas
  31. 1946 Map of Suffolk LXX.NE, 1950 Print
    1946 Map of Suffolk LXX.NE, 1950 Print
    1946 Suffolk LXX.NE
    1950 Print · USGS
    Covers Essex, including Haverhill, Sturmer, and other nearby areas
  34. 1946 Map of Cambridgeshire LIX.SE, 1950 Print
    1946 Map of Cambridgeshire LIX.SE, 1950 Print
    1946 Cambridgeshire LIX.SE
    1950 Print · USGS
    Covers Essex, including Great Chesterford, Littlebury, and other nearby areas
  37. 1946 Map of Essex nXIII.NW, 1950 Print
    1946 Map of Essex nXIII.NW, 1950 Print
    1946 Essex nXIII.NW
    1950 Print · USGS
    Covers Essex, including Newport, Clavering, and other nearby areas
  40. 1946 Map of Cambridgeshire LX.NW, 1950 Print
    1946 Map of Cambridgeshire LX.NW, 1950 Print
    1946 Cambridgeshire LX.NW
    1950 Print · USGS
    Covers Essex, including Saffron Walden, Linton, and other nearby areas
  43. 1946 Map of Essex nXLII.NE, 1950 Print
    1946 Map of Essex nXLII.NE, 1950 Print
    1946 Essex nXLII.NE
    1950 Print · USGS
    Covers Essex, including Sheering, Hatfield Heath, and other nearby areas
  46. 1946 Map of Essex nXIII.SE, 1950 Print
    1946 Map of Essex nXIII.SE, 1950 Print
    1946 Essex nXIII.SE
    1950 Print · USGS
    Covers Essex, including Newport, Debden, and other nearby areas
  49. 1946 Map of Essex nXIV.SW, 1950 Print
    1946 Map of Essex nXIV.SW, 1950 Print
    1946 Essex nXIV.SW
    1950 Print · USGS
    Covers Essex, including Thaxted, Wimbish, and other nearby areas
  52. 1946 Map of Essex nXIV.NE, 1950 Print
    1946 Map of Essex nXIV.NE, 1950 Print
    1946 Essex nXIV.NE
    1950 Print · USGS
    Covers Essex, including Wimbish, Great Sampford, and other nearby areas
  55. 1946 Map of Essex nXXXIV.SE, 1950 Print
    1946 Map of Essex nXXXIV.SE, 1950 Print
    1946 Essex nXXXIV.SE
    1950 Print · USGS
    Covers Essex, including Great Notley, Felsted, and other nearby areas
  58. 1946 Map of Essex nXIV.NW, 1950 Print
    1946 Map of Essex nXIV.NW, 1950 Print
    1946 Essex nXIV.NW
    1950 Print · USGS
    Covers Essex, including Saffron Walden, Wimbish, and other nearby areas
  61. 1946 Map of Essex nXXXIV.NE, 1950 Print
    1946 Map of Essex nXXXIV.NE, 1950 Print
    1946 Essex nXXXIV.NE
    1950 Print · USGS
    Covers Essex, including Great Notley, Felsted, and other nearby areas
  64. 1946 Map of Essex nVI, 1951 Print
    1946 Map of Essex nVI, 1951 Print
    1946 Essex nVI
    1951 Print · USGS
    Covers Essex, including Royston, Melbourn, and other nearby areas
  67. 1946 Map of Cambridgeshire LXIIB.SW, 1951 Print
    1946 Map of Cambridgeshire LXIIB.SW, 1951 Print
    1946 Cambridgeshire LXIIB.SW
    1951 Print · USGS
    Covers Essex, including Clavering, Elmdon, and other nearby areas
  70. 1946 Map of Suffolk LXX.SE, 1951 Print
    1946 Map of Suffolk LXX.SE, 1951 Print
    1946 Suffolk LXX.SE
    1951 Print · USGS
    Covers Essex, including Steeple Bumpstead, Sturmer, and other nearby areas
  73. 1946 Map of Essex nIX, 1951 Print
    1946 Map of Essex nIX, 1951 Print
    1946 Essex nIX
    1951 Print · USGS
    Covers Essex, including Haverhill, Great Yeldham, and other nearby areas
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