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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Mapperley like this:
Mapperley, dist., in N. of bor. of Nottingham, pop. 9165; P.O., and P.O. at Mapperley Plain, where is the Midland Observatory, founded 1853.
Mapperley is now part of NOTTINGHAM Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NOTTINGHAM has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Mapperley itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Mapperley, in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24415
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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