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The Ordinance Survey map of Palmers Green for 1867 shows a small rural hamlet based on the outskirts of London.
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History GCSE Coursework Question 1 The Ordinance Survey map of Palmers Green for 1867 shows a small rural hamlet based on the outskirts of London. It had a few houses clustered around Green lanes and Fox lane and plenty of open undeveloped fields. This land was mostly used for farming. The only means of transport in the area was by horse bus. This however was due to change after 1871 when Palmers Green was included in the route of the Great Northern Railway. This made previously unspoilt country-side more valuable as building land. It also made the area a lot more accessible for people wishing to travel to and from London. From Source B the map of 1896 Palmers Green looks to have been slightly more developed by this stage but does not appear as if it had felt the full effects of the railway. This is probably due to the...
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