Maps are things of beauty, a practical historical record (as well as being a subjective record of the culture and understanding of their time) and a very valuable source; changes can be traced and dates identified whilst handwritten notes often add a further layer of fascination.

(Most of the following maps have come from the Wadkin archives and include Hazel’s annotations.)

Chapman’s Map of Notts 1774 (inc. Mills) & canal superimposed

Fields Map (pre-Enclosure?)

Enclosure Map 1774  

Older Enclosures are shown with dotted lines. Note is also made of the accompanying book (available in the Notts Archives) which gives full details for each parcel of land.

Upper Broughton (Enclosure Map?)

Land parcels map (based on Enclosure Map 1777 but including the railway & canal) – mid-1800s?

1792: Plan accompanying the Act of Parliament for the construction of the Grantham Canal:

1868: Parish Map – a (very) large map of the village from 1868 was given to the village in 2016 by Keith Wadkin and framed with the support of our Borough Councillor, T. Combellack. It is on display in the Village Hall.

1884 OS map – + labelled in 1976  

Hickling street plan (south of the Church) – 1900s?  

(dating based on reference to the Chapel Sunday School)

Canal Survey Map 1900 (copyright Notts Archives)

OS Map 1900

1910 Finance Act Map  

OS Map 1920  

OS Map 1952  

OS Map 1956  

Plan showing changes to Clawson junction (1964?) 

Hickling (early 1970s?)  

Largescale OS map (1970s); including land sale annotations   

Largescale OS map (1970s)

Plan of fields of Hickling (late 1970s?)  

Map is after 1964 when the Widmerpool/A46/A606 roundabout was built and after Harles Acres was developed but before the development of Marsh’s Paddock.

Modern OS Map – 3Ws    

Shouler’s Estate Agency Map (1990s?)  

Domesday Book (2000)

To commemorate the turn of the Millennium, the village produced a Domesday Book which included a beautifully drawn map of Hickling as it was in the year 2000. The artist is Mrs Barbara McEwen; the original full sized colour painting is on display in the Village Hall whilst smaller framed colour versions were sold and can be found in many homes in Hickling. A pen and ink version was included as the centrepiece of the book.