WorksheetsCE OS Map Skills Revision - Spring 2023 (Oswestry Map)
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 2hrs 20mins
What would you find at 264 363?
Train station
Radio/TV mast
Church with a spire
Church without a spire
What would you find at 293 299?
Visitor centre
Trigg point
Castle/Fort
Bus/coach station
If you walked from Lower Frankton (36 31) to Decoy Farm (34 28), in which direction
would you be walking?
South-west
South-east
West
North-east
What is the highest point, in metres, in grid square 36 33?
153m
120m
148m
25m
What is the distance by train to the nearest kilometre between the railway station in grid
square 28 37 and the station in grid square 30 33?
15km
2km
6km
5km
In grid square 29 31, name two features which suggest that this area has been
settled by people for many hundreds of years.
Place the following settlements in order of size on the settlement hierarchy below. (Left hand side = largest. Right hand side = smallest.)
Oswestry (30 29)
St Martin’s (32 36)
Lower Frankton (36 31)
Decoy Farm (34 28)
There are a number of factories located in grid square 28 38.
Suggest three reasons why this is a good location for these factories.
Which best describes the relief in the west of the map? (You will need to look at the contour lines!)
Flat and wide
Hilly and steep
Cliffs and caves
V-shaped valleys
Which historic defence can be found in grid square 29 31?
Castle
Little Fernhil
Heritage centre
Old Oswestry Fort
Which type of trees can be found in Mount Wood? (25 35).
Deciduous wood
Mixed wood
Non-coniferous wood
Coniferous wood
If I travelled in a straight line from Whittington (32 31) to Dudleston Heath (36 36), which direction would I be travelling in?
NE
NNW
SE
SSE
What is the distance to the nearest km from the roundabout in 29 39, to the roundabout in 30 30?
20km
16km
5km
10km
What type of public access route is Wat's Dyke Way? (You can see this in 29 28)
National Trail
On-road Cycle Route
National Cycle Network
Traffic-free Cycle Route
