What a wonderful thing this is. Stuffy old Ordnance Survey, best known for creating the maps you used to use before your phone did it much better, has created an absolutely vast Minecraft map of ...

A CIRCULAR from the Ministry of Town and Country Planning directs attention to a new series of maps of Great Britain constructed to illustrate various aspects of national life and resources. The ...

The UK's national mapping agency, Ordnance Survey (OS), has released an upgraded Minecraft map of Great Britain, adding detailed buildings, trees, rivers and roads to the digital overview. The first ...

Britain may be famous for preserving its royal DNA, but a genetic analysis of the nation is providing new insights into the “story of the masses,” according to scientists. Researchers announced ...

A rare early copy of William Smith’s 1815 Geological Map of England and Wales, previously thought lost, has been uncovered by Geological Society archivists. The new map has been digitized and made ...

Close your eyes and imagine, if you will, the entirety of Great Britain in Minecraft. Now, open your lovely windows back up and head below, because it is not imaginary at all, but an actual thing.

See the full list, and read about why the towns are so beloved by their inhabitants, below. Skipton in North Yorkshire has ...