G'day all You are ALL aware that Google books has FULL VIEWS of several books which might be of interest to family historians aren't you? <grin> The ones I found by searching on trade directories warwickshire were White's Directory of Warwickshire 1850 and William West 's Directory 1830 and 1834 Also Slater's 1852 (not Warwickshire but several counties that could interest you - Staffs -also Notts ) They take a while to download if you want to save the whole book to your hard drive even with Broadband but you can also view the pages and search within the book for places- surnames etc. There is also Blacks Picturesque Guide to Warwickshire (search on warwickshire maps) Historical Account of the Navigable Rivers Canals and railways- and probably many more if you use the appropriate search term Good hunting gang- I expect that will keep you all very quiet for a day or so. Newbies who get stuck should email me OFF List for help- and I will try to guide you through the process but be aware my nickname is Blind Pugh cheers Wendy