Maps of Rudchester
August 2024
There are many old and new maps of Rudchester available on the internet and in other documents. Some of these are so 'small-scale' that all they show is Rudchester's location, while others have detailed plans of the buildings which have been useful in working out when they were built or modified.
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Christopher Saxton 1576
Showing "Rutchester" between Welton and Heddon. This is thought to be the first printed map of Northumberland -
William Hole 1610
"Rutchester" ‘NORTHUMBRIAE Comitatus olim sedes OTADINORUM’ (Northumberland) by Saxton / Hole c.1610 published in William Camden’s Britannia (London: 1607-1637) -
John Speed 1611
"Rutchester" engraved onto copper plates by Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612) in Amsterdam for John Speed's (1552?-1629) 'The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine' -
Joan Blaeu 1665
"Rutchester" from Comitatus Northumbria; Vernacule Northumberland, Joan Blaeu' -
Richard Blome 1673
"Rutchester" shown on "A Mapp of Ye County of Northumberland" by Richard Blome published in 1673. -
Robert Morden 1695
""Ruchester" Northumberland'. Robert Morden; "Sold by Abel Swale Awnsham & Iohn Churchil". (1695). Double page folio copperplate engraved map. -
John Horsley 1733
"Rutchester" from Britannia Romana or The Roman antiquities of Britain: in three books by John Horsley, 1732 page 243. Interestingly, North is rotated approximately 100 degrees clockwise. -
Nathaniel Hill 1751
A Survey of the Country between Newcastle and Carlisle. British Museum: Maps K.Top.5.103. I am trying to find a higher resolution scan of this map... -
Andrew Armstrong 1769
"Routchester" with the Manor House surrounded by the usual symbol for a hunting park from McMaster University Digital Archive - A map of the County of Northumberland: [sheet 3]. -
Robert Morden 1772
"Ruchester" from Northumberland'. Robert Morden; "Sold by Abel Swale Awnsham & Iohn Churchil". From Gibson's English version of Camden's Britannia, original published in 1695 -
Daniel Paterson 1785
"Routchester" Newcastle to Carlisle & Whitehaven road map by Daniel Paterson (1785) - the earliest map showing the shape of Rudchester Manor -
John Cary 1787
"Vindola" is shown at the site of Rudchester, Northumberland' by John Cary (1787). Antique engraved copperplate map with original outline colour, 27.0 x 22.0cm, 10.75 x 8.5 inches -
Charles Smith 1801
"A new map of the county of Northumberland divided into Wards". London. printed for C. Smith, No. 172 Strand January 6th 1801. 17 1/2 x 19 1/4 inches. From: Smith’s New English Atlas -
Daniel Paterson 1803
"Routchester" Newcastle to Carlisle & Whitehaven : Newcastle-upon-Tyne - Hexham - Haydon Bridge. Northumberland' by Daniel Paterson (1803). Antique copperplate road strip map. Archdeacon is recorded as the owner of Rudchester in 1769. -
John Cary 1806
This map shows Vindola rather than Rudchester. -
John Cary 1807
This map shows "Vindobalia" rather than Rudchester -
John Wilkes 1819
This map also shows Vindola rather than Rudchester -
John Fryer 1820
"Rouchester" with buildings on both sides of the road (Smithy and Cottages), but it may be drawn too far to the West. TB "Toll Booth" from Northumberland Government website -
Greenwood 1828
Rudchester shown with its current spelling for the first time. The buildings look more familiar with only the Smithy on the East of the road - from the National Library of Scotland -
Greenwood 1831
Rudchester Map of the county of Northumberland, from an actual survey made in the years 1827 & 1828 corrected to the present period & published January 26, 1831. (to accompany) Atlas of the Counties of England, by C. & J. Greenwood. Published by proprietors Greenwood & Co., London. Engraved by J. & C. Walker. April 1st. 1834. -
John Cary 1832
Rouchester from "Cary's Improved Map of England and Wales, with a considerable portion of Scotland, planned upon a scale of two statute miles to one inch, drawn from the most Authentic Surveys and Parliamentary Documents", Published by G. and J. Cary, 86 St James's Street, London" -
Tithe Map 1840-50
The buildings are different from contemporary maps, 2 East of the road (Smithy and Cottages) with field names for tithes (Heddon-on-the-Wall Local History Society). -
Tithe Map 1841
Tithe award for Rudchester Township (Anon 1841) available from Northumberland County Archives - DT 403S -
Samuel Lewis 1844
"Rouchester" from A county map drawn by R. Creighton and engraved by J. & C. Walker. From Lewis' Atlas to the Topographical Dictionaries of England and Wales -
Henry George Collins 1850
This is the only spelling of Roachester I have seen. -
OS Map 1855
One-inch (low-resolution) OS map of Newcastle upon Tyne (Morpeth) Sheet 20. Surveyed 1855 and published 1898. The Manor, farm buildings and Smithy, East of the road. Price 1/- -
OS Map 1859
I do not have any details about this map, but I am continuing to search the archives -
OS Map LXXIX 1860
First edition 6 in to 1 mile (medium-resolution) Ordinance Survey map surveyed 1860 by Captain O'Grady, contoured 1864 by Captian E.R. James, published 31st July 1865. Price 2/6 -
OS Map 1864
A section of the OS One-Inch per statute mile (low-resolution) published in 1864. The buildings are shown as very similar to those on the 1855 map, as expected given that there was no further survey. -
OS Map 1871
Rudchester - OS one-inch per mile survey 1783. The Royal Societies of Paris and London agreed to connect their two great cities by the use of triangulation to settle the dispute of their relative positions. This triangulation, completed by 1790, together with the outbreak of war with France in 1793, acted as a catalyst for the surveying of England. The survey began in Kent and by the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 most of southern England had been mapped. By 1844, publication of the Old Series, one inch to one mile, was complete for the whole of Great Britain south of Preston and Hull. In spite of concerns about the cost of the survey, work continued until by 1870 the whole of England and Wales had been mapped. -
George W Bacon 1883
Although Rudchester is not labelled, its buildings and woodland are clearly drawn. -
Thomas Letts 1884
Rudchester is labelled in this chromolithograph map. Imprint of Letts & Son beneath. From: Lett’s Popular County Atlas -
OS Map LXXXVII 1897
Second edition 25.344 inches per mile (high-resolution). Surveyed 1860, revised 1895, "photozincographed" and published by Ordinance Survey, Southampton, 1897. Price 3/- -
OS Map LXXXVII 1898
Second edition 6 inch per mile (medium-resolution), surveyed 1860, revised 1895, "heliozincographed" from 1/2500 plans, and published by Ordinance Survey, Southampton, 1898. Price 1/- -
Conveyance 1905
This is a map from the conveyance of sale of Rudchester in 1905 -
OS Map NLXXXIV 1919
OS map 1/2500 (high-resolution) surveyed 1858, revised 1913, re-levelled 1914, Ordinance Survey, Southampton. The image is a composite of this and the 1920 map. Price 5/- -
OS Map XCIII 1921
OS map 6 inch per mile (medium-resolution) surveyed 1858-59, revised 1913-14, re-levelled 1914, heliozincographed from 1/2500 plans and publised in 1921 -
OS Map 1925
OS map 7 (Newcastle Upon Tyne) Popular Edition (1925) -
OS Map 1947
OS provisional edition, sheet NZ 45/16 2.5 inch per mile (low-resolution). Published by the Director General at the Ordnance Survey Office, 1947. Price 2/- -
OS Map 1951
OS 6 inch per mile (medium-resolution). Relevelled 1948/49, published 1951. Price 4/-. "Radchester" appears to be an error, as Rudchester is spelled correctly just above. -
Wayleave 1953
Plan 1 from the 1953 Wayleave agreement. This is interesting for the routes of electricity and water supplies, as well as the intermediate size of the Farmhouse. -
OS Map 1963
OS edition 1963, 25.344 inches per mile (high-resolution). High resolution maps are available from www.Old-Maps.co.uk. -
OS Map 1964
OS map of Hadiran's Wall 1964, 2 inches per mile (low-resolution). This is available from commons.wikipedia.com -
OS Map 1967
OS edition 1967 Sheet NZ 16 NW 6 inch per mile (low-resolution). Survey 1961, revised 1964, published 1967. -
Conveyance 1979
This is a map from the conveyance dated 26 March 1979 ND60419. It's based on the 1963 OS map but includes the water supply to Rudchester Manor from the Barn (green dashed line) and the septic tank (J) with its run-off (blue dashed line). -
NCAP 1993
National Collection of Aerial Photography image from 1993. -
Schedule 1994 part 1
Pre-Amendment Scheduled Area of "Hadrian's Wall and Vallum in wall mile 13 from Turret 12b to Rudchester Fort (Sheet 2 of 2)" Monument No. ND28(2), dated 30 September 1994 -
Schedule 1994 part 2
Pre-Amendment Scheduled Area of "Hadrian's Wall and Vallum in wall mile 13 from Turret 12b to Rudchester Fort (Sheet 2 of 2)" Monument No. ND28(2), dated 30 September 1994 -
Schedule 1996
Scheduled Monument SM2 6039 "Rudchester Roman fort, civil settlement and a section of Hadrian's Wall and vallum from the A69 to the March Burn in wall mile 13" 23 January 1996 -
Schedule 1997
This is the current on-line OS map of "Rudchester Roman fort, associated civil settlement and a section of Hadrian's Wall and vallum from the A69 to the March Burn in wall mile 13" -
Apple Maps Current
I don't know the exact dates of any of these satelite images, but they all appear to be recent. -
Google Maps Current
I don't know the exact dates of any of these satelite images, but they all appear to be recent. -
Microsoft Maps Current
I don't know the exact dates of any of these satelite images, but they all appear to be recent. -
OS Map Current
This is the current on-line OS map showing Rudchester. It is up-to-date with all buildings and fences. -
LiDAR map of Rudchester
Amazing maps from ARCHI, an on-line interactive mapping system -
Topographic map of Rudchester
Topographic maps from topographic-map.com (scroll down...)
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