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SABRE Maps map layers can be used within the Roaders' Digest: The SABRE Wiki to display in-line maps, both in the body of an article, and also within the infobox that runs down the right hand side of each page.

This shows the full list of every layer that is available for use, plus its short "layer name" that is required to reference it. Note, that if the layer name is missed out when requesting a map within the SABRE Wiki, then the default of a modern OpenStreetMap layer is displayed.

Modern mapping layers

Example Layer Name Contents Date
OpenStreetMap layer
- OpenStreetMap Present Day
gmap Google Maps Present Day
gsat Google Satellite Present Day
ghyb Google Hybrid Present Day


OS Ministry of Transport

Example Layer Name Contents Date
1922-23 MoT map
mot OS Ministry of Transport Road Maps
(GB-wide)
1922-23
lmot OS Ministry of Transport Road Maps
(London)
1922-23
mot2425 OS Ministry of Transport Road Maps 1924-25
mot2527 OS Ministry of Transport Road Maps 1925-27
mot2729 OS Ministry of Transport Road Maps 1927-29
mot2932 OS Ministry of Transport Road Maps 1929-32
mot36 OS Ministry of Transport Road Maps 1936-37

OS/OSI/OSNI One Inch

Example Layer Name Contents Date
OS One Inch Seventh Series (GB-wide)
OS One Inch Scottish Popular (1947 layer)


OS One Inch Fifth Edition (1933 layer)
7th OS One Inch Seventh Series
(GB-wide)
1955 - 1967
5th OS One Inch Fifth Edition 1935 - 1940
npe OS One Inch New Popular Edition
(England and Wales-wide)
1944 - 1959
popular OS One Inch Popular Edition
(GB-wide)
1930s
os1 OS First/Provisonal 1:25,000 1950s
oneinch31 OS One Inch Fifth Edition 1931
oneinch32 OS One Inch Fifth Edition 1932
oneinch33 OS One Inch Fifth Edition 1933
oneinch34 OS One Inch Fifth Edition 1934
oneinch35 OS One Inch Fifth Edition 1935
oneinch36 OS One Inch Fifth Edition 1936
oneinch37 OS One Inch Fifth Edition 1937
oneinch38 OS One Inch Fifth Edition 1938
oneinch39 OS One Inch Fifth Edition 1939
oneinch45 OS/OSI/OSNI One Inch
various series published in this year
1945
oneinch45b OS/OSI/OSNI One Inch
used for where multiple maps were published in 1945 as an overflow
1945
oneinch46 OS/OSI/OSNI One Inch
various series published in this year
1946
oneinch47 OS/OSI/OSNI One Inch
various series published in this year
1947
oneinch48 OS/OSI/OSNI One Inch
various series published in this year
1948
oneinch49 OS/OSI/OSNI One Inch
various series published in this year
1949
oneinch50 OS/OSI/OSNI One Inch
various series published in this year
1950
oneinch51 OS/OSI/OSNI One Inch
various series published in this year
1951
oneinch52 OS/OSI/OSNI One Inch
various series published in this year
1952
oneinch53 OS/OSI/OSNI One Inch
various series published in this year
1953
oneinch54 OS/OSI/OSNI One Inch
various series published in this year
1954
oneinch55 OS/OSI/OSNI One Inch
various series published in this year
1955
oneinch56 OS/OSI/OSNI One Inch
various series published in this year
1956
oneinch57 OS/OSI/OSNI One Inch
various series published in this year
1957
oneinch58 OS/OSI/OSNI One Inch
various series published in this year
1958
oneinch59 OS/OSI/OSNI One Inch
various series published in this year
1959
oneinch60 OS/OSI/OSNI One Inch
various series published in this year
1960
oneinch61 OS/OSI/OSNI One Inch
various series published in this year
1961
oneinch62 OS/OSI/OSNI One Inch
various series published in this year
1962
oneinch63 OS/OSI/OSNI One Inch
various series published in this year
1963
oneinch64 OS/OSI/OSNI One Inch
various series published in this year
1964
oneinch65 OS/OSI/OSNI One Inch
various series published in this year
1965
oneinch66 OS/OSI/OSNI One Inch
various series published in this year
1966
oneinch67 OS/OSI/OSNI One Inch
various series published in this year
1967
oneinch68 OS/OSI/OSNI One Inch
various series published in this year
1968
oneinch69 OS/OSI/OSNI One Inch
various series published in this year
1969
oneinch70 OS/OSI/OSNI One Inch
various series published in this year
1970
oneinch71 OS/OSI/OSNI One Inch
various series published in this year
1971
oneinch72 OS/OSI/OSNI One Inch
various series published in this year
1972
oneinch73 OS/OSI/OSNI One Inch
various series published in this year
1973
oneinch74 OS/OSI/OSNI One Inch
various series published in this year
1974
tourist76 OS Tourist 1976

OS One Inch Popular Edition

Example Layer Name Contents Date
1934 London Passenger Transport Map
london-passenger-transport OS London Passenger Transport Map 1934

OS Ten Mile Road Map of Great Britain

Example Layer Name Contents Date
1944 Ten Mile Road Map of Great Britain
os56 OS Ten Mile Road Map of Great Britain 1956
os55 OS Ten Mile Road Map of Great Britain
(Proof edition)
1955
os48 OS Ten Mile Road Map of Great Britain 1948
os46 OS Ten Mile Road Map of Great Britain 1946
os44 OS Ten Mile Road Map of Great Britain 1944
os39 OS Ten Mile Road Map of Great Britain 1939
os37 OS Ten Mile Road Map of Great Britain 1937
os36 OS Ten Mile Road Map of Great Britain 1936
os34 OS Ten Mile Road Map of Great Britain 1934
os33 OS Ten Mile Road Map of Great Britain 1933
os32 OS Ten Mile Road Map of Great Britain 1932

OS Route Planning Map

Example Layer Name Contents Date
1968 Route Planning Map
os74 OS Route Planning Map 1974 1973
os73b OS Route Planning Map 1973 1972
(2nd edition)
os73 OS Route Planning Map 1973 1972
os72 OS Route Planning Map 1972 1971
os71 OS Route Planning Map 1971 1970
os70 OS Route Planning Map 1970 1969
os69 OS Route Planning Map 1969 1968
os68 OS Route Planning Map 1968 1967
os67 OS Route Planning Map 1967 1967
os66 OS Route Planning Map 1966 1966
os65b OS Route Planning Map 1965 1965
(2nd edition)
os65 OS Route Planning Map 1965 1965
os64b OS Route Planning Map 1964 1964
(2nd edition)
os64 OS Route Planning Map 1964 1964

OS Miniscale

Example Layer Name Contents Date
OS Miniscale 2020
miniscale2010 OS Miniscale 2010 2010
miniscale2013 OS Miniscale 2013 2013
miniscale2017 OS Miniscale 2017 2017
miniscale2018 OS Miniscale 2018 2018
miniscale2019 OS Miniscale 2019 2019
miniscale2020 OS Miniscale 2020 2020
miniscale2021 OS Miniscale 2021 2021
miniscale2022 OS Miniscale 2022 2022
miniscale2023 OS Miniscale 2023 2023
miniscale2024 OS Miniscale 2024 2024

OS Quarter Inch

Example Layer Name Contents Date
OS Quarter Inch Fifth Series "A" revision layer
OS Quarter Inch Third Series
qi-3rd OS Quarter Inch Third Series c.1930
qi-4th OS Quarter Inch Fourth Series 1946 - 1956
qi-5th OS Quarter Inch Fifth Series
("A" revisions)
1957 - 1963
qi29 OS Quarter Inch Fifth Series 1929
qi30 OS Quarter Inch Fifth Series 1930
qi31 OS Quarter Inch Fifth Series 1931
qi32 OS Quarter Inch Fifth Series 1932
qi33 OS Quarter Inch Fifth Series 1933
qi34 OS Quarter Inch Fifth Series 1934
qi35 OS Quarter Inch Fifth Series 1935
qi36 OS Quarter Inch Fifth Series 1936
qi37 OS Quarter Inch Fifth Series 1937
qi38 OS Quarter Inch Fifth Series 1938
qi39 OS Quarter Inch Fifth Series 1939
qi45 OS Quarter Inch Fifth Series 1945
qi46 OS Quarter Inch Fifth Series 1946
qi48 OS Quarter Inch Fifth Series 1948
qi51 OS Quarter Inch Fifth Series 1951
qi52 OS Quarter Inch Fifth Series 1952
qi55 OS Quarter Inch Fifth Series 1955
qi57 OS Quarter Inch Fifth Series 1957
qi58 OS Quarter Inch Fifth Series 1958
qi59 OS Quarter Inch Fifth Series 1959
qi60 OS Quarter Inch Fifth Series 1960
qi61 OS Quarter Inch Fifth Series 1961
qi62 OS Quarter Inch Fifth Series 1962
qi63 OS Quarter Inch Fifth Series 1963
qi64 OS Quarter Inch Fifth Series 1964
qi65 OS Quarter Inch Fifth Series 1965
qi66 OS Quarter Inch Fifth Series 1966
qi67 OS Quarter Inch Fifth Series 1967
qi68 OS Quarter Inch Fifth Series 1968
qi69 OS Quarter Inch Fifth Series 1969
qi70 OS Quarter Inch Fifth Series 1970
qi71 OS Quarter Inch Fifth Series 1971
qi72 OS Quarter Inch Fifth Series 1972
qi73 OS Quarter Inch Fifth Series 1973
qi74 OS Quarter Inch Fifth Series 1974
qi75 OS Quarter Inch Fifth Series 1975

OS 1:250k OpenData

Example Layer Name Contents Date
OS 1:250,000 OpenData 2010 revision
qi2010 OS 1:250,000 OpenData 2010
qi2011 OS 1:250,000 OpenData 2011
qi2013 OS 1:250,000 OpenData 2013
qi2016 OS 1:250,000 OpenData 2016
qi2017 OS 1:250,000 OpenData 2017
qi2018 OS 1:250,000 OpenData 2018
qi2019 OS 1:250,000 OpenData 2019
qi2020 OS 1:250,000 OpenData 2020
qi2021 OS 1:250,000 OpenData 2021
qi2022 OS 1:250,000 OpenData 2022
qi2023 OS 1:250,000 OpenData 2023

OS Half Inch

Example Layer Name Contents Date
OSI Half Inch
hi-ireland-c1969 OSI Half Inch all Ireland c.1969
hi35 OS/OSI/OSNI Half Inch 1935-39
halfinch4649 OS/OSI/OSNI Half Inch 1946-49
halfinch5559 OS/OSI/OSNI Half Inch 1955-59
halfinch6064 OS/OSI/OSNI Half Inch 1960-64
halfinch6567 OS/OSI/OSNI Half Inch 1965-67
halfinch68 OS/OSI/OSNI Half Inch 1968
halfinch60 OS/OSI/OSNI Half Inch 1969
halfinch7074 OS/OSI/OSNI Half Inch 1970-74

Northern Ireland Road Map

Example Layer Name Contents Date
1953 Northern Ireland Road Map
ni61 Northern Ireland Road Map 1961
ni53 Northern Ireland Road Map 1953
ni39 Northern Ireland Road Map 1939
ni35 Northern Ireland Road Map 1935
ni26 Northern Ireland Road Map 1926

London area

Example Layer Name Contents Date
1930 Times Map of London
hi35 OS Half Inch 1935
lmot OS Ministry of Transport Road Maps 1922-23
times Times Map of London 1930
lmail Daily Mail Map of London 1926
los32 OS Four Inch
(Ten Mile Road Map insert)
1932
lon37/o Highway Development Plan
(Outer London)
1937
lon37/i Highway Development Plan
(Inner London)
1937

Bartholomew

Example Layer Name Contents Date
1921 Bartholomew's Half Inch Map showing draft version of A7 near Berwick upon Tweed
bart Bartholomew Half-Inch 1920s
ibart40 Bartholomews Quarter Inch of Ireland 1940s
scot38 Bartholomews Map of Scotland 1938
irlgeo Geograph Ireland -

Historic Counties

Example Layer Name Contents Date
Historic Counties in the West Midlands conurbation, Worcestershire exclave of Dudley not shown
hctc Historic Counties
Detached Parts not shown
(coloured)
Present Day
hcto Historic Counties
Detached Parts not shown
(outlined)
Present Day
hctcd Historic Counties
pre-Detached Parts Act 1844
(coloured)
Present Day
hctod Historic Counties
pre-Detached Parts Act 1844
(outlined)
Present Day


Other Historic Maps

Example Layer Name Contents Date
Philips Ten Sheet Map of Great Britain from the early 1920s
bacon Bacon 1920s
phil Phillips Ten Sheet 1920s
amsfr US Army Europe 1959
ostp OS Town Plans 1950s
six OS Six Inch 1840s-1960s
motfr MOT France 1922
os43-essentialtrafficroutes OS Ten Mile War Office
Essential Traffic Routes
1943

Highway Plans

Example Layer Name Contents Date
Original plans layer
plans/misc_plans Scanned originals of highway plans Various
plans/redrawn Redrawn plans from archive data Various

NLS Hosted Layers

Example Layer Name Contents Date
OS Six Inch
six OS Six-Inch 1842-1952
ibart Bartholomew's Ireland 1842-1952





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