And looking at the aerial view of Wrentnall on google maps it seems pretty easy to overlay one on the other and see that there appears to be a considerable amount of victorian property surviving on Newhouse Lane, which is what Coalpit lane is now called. http://www.pulverbatch.org.uk/coalmines.html On 20 Mar 2010, at 21:00, Michael J Hulme wrote: > Hello David > > According to my gazetteer Coalpit Lane was at Wrentnall, Church > Pulverbatch which is about half a mile NNW of Church Pulverbatch. > > If you look at the British History Online web site at > http://www.british-history.ac.uk > then Maps > Ordnance Survey 1:10,560 - Epoch 1 > England - Shropshire > > 040/SE > which hopefully will come up using this link > http://www.british-history.ac.uk/mapsheet.aspx?compid=55135&sheetid=7358&ox=4350&oy=2900&zm=2&czm=2&x=610&y=410 > You should find Coalpit Lane in the extreme bottom right hand corner. > > Looking at a modern Ordnance Survey Map you need the road which runs > east from Wrentnall to The Gorse and Moat Farm. Without visiting the > site I don't know the age of the present day properties but you probably > want to start by looking at the houses at Map Ref: SJ 441 034. > > Mike > Shropshire, UK > ______________________________________________________ > > > David Sheldon wrote: >> Hi. >> I wonder if anyone can help Please. >> >> According to the Census 1861 ,1871, 1881 , my GGGreat Grandparents lived at Coal Pit Lane, Pulverbatch. >> >> Can anyone tell me where Coal Pit Lane is and would the houses my ancestors lived in still be there >> >> Many Thanks >> Dave SHELDON >> >> REMEMBER - The question you are asking may have already been answered. >> Threaded Archives at - >> http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS/Archives >> >> Searchable Archives at - >> http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS/ >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> > > REMEMBER - The question you are asking may have already been answered. > Threaded Archives at - > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS/Archives > > Searchable Archives at - > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >