The Newcastle and Stoke-on-Trent area of North Staffordshire in 1577

Flu = fluivium (Latin) = river - as in Trent Flu. (River Trent)
Mag. = Mangna (Latin) = great - as in Fenton mag. (Great Fenton)
Chap. = Chapelry (Town with a Church of England Church)

1577 name	Modern name
Mow cop hill	Mow Cop
Talke Chap.	Talke
Tunstall	Tunstall
Chell	Chell
Norton	Norton
Bagnal chap.	Bagnall
Bicknal Hill	Bignall End
Brodewall	Bradwell
Burslem	Burslem
Hilton ab.	Abbey Hulton
Weston	Weston Coyney
Audley	Audley
Chesterton	Chesterton
Wulstanton	Wolstanton
Shelton	Shelton
Bucknell chap.	Bucknall
Apedale	Apedale
Caverewall	Caverswall
Newcastle	Newcastle-under-Lyme
Knutton	Knutton
Meare	Meir
Stoke	Stoke
Forsbrook	Forsbrook
Pencle	Penkhull
Keele	Keele
Blyth flu.	Blythe Bridge
Fenton mag.	Fenton
Claton	Clayton
Hanford	Hanford
Blurton chap.	Blurton
Trentham	Trentham
Barleston	Barlaston

Part of a 16th Century Staffordshire Map, by Christopher Saxton
Date: 1577

Description: The earliest county maps were first published in 1579 in the 'Atlas of England and Wales'. Saxton was a practical surveyor but was not an engraver. He employed a number of Dutchmen, including Francis Scatter, who engraved Saxton's maps of Staffordshire and Cheshire.

Saxton's maps are highly decorative. He introduced a number of symbols which identify bridges (but not roads), churches, woodland, hills and parks.

Each map is 18.25 x 15 inches (464 x 381 mm). Original maps are very scarce. this version is a copy produced by the British Museum, who hold copyright.