The following historical maps are available for you to view online. To download right click on the image and choose ‘Save As’ or ‘Save Picture As’.
Street Plan
A street plan drawn by Mike James in 2005
Map 2000
Map of Pirton 2000. By kind permission of village design group
Field Map of the Village
A plan of Pirton fields 1985. The numbers relate to the fields named in this excel document
OS 1882
A photgraphic copy of the Ordnance Survey map of 1882
OS 1838
An Ordnance survey map showing the area around Pirton and its relation to the market town of Hitchin in 1839.
Andrew Bryant
A detail of Andrew Bryant’s map of Hertfordshire 1822
Enclosure Map 1818
The photographic copy of the Enclosure map that is archived at Hitchin museum showing the land and owners after enclosure 1818. Photo by Doug Scott.
If you look at this map, you notice that the fields are numbered in red. To look up the corresponding acreage, name and owner of that property click on this link to the excel table.
You can view the whole of this map showing the surrounding fields.
Plan 1800
A copy of a plan made by surveyors before the enclosure of the commonfields approx 1800. This copy was made by the history group from a photograph at Hitchin Museum.
