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Urban growth explorer

Explore the growth of urban areas between 1885 and 2015 in England and Wales

This app uses an 1885 historic Ordnance Survey map and 2015 major towns and cities boundaries to highlight the growth of urban areas over that time span.


Use the tools at the bottom of the app to explore different cities in England and Wales.



The historic map is kindly supplied by the National Library of Scotland
The boundary data is taken from the Office for National Statistics Open Data Portal

For more apps and maps please visit the Esri UK schools website