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GB Overview Maps

Ordnance Survey's GB Overview Maps product provides two overview maps of Great Britain at 1:5 000 000 scale.

This product is updated annually in January.

A GB Overview Plus map showing detailed areas of England, Wales, and Scotland

Our simplest maps of the British Isles

The GB Overview Maps product is free to view, download and use for commercial, educational, and personal purposes.

🆕 Improved cartography

The GB Overview Maps product was refreshed in January 2025 with a new look and closer affiliation with other contextual mapping products.

🆕 National Parks, towns and cities shown

This product now includes shaded National Park areas in addition to cities and towns throughout England, Wales, and Scotland.

How to get this product

Access to this OS OpenData product is free through the OS Data Hub.

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