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What to type What it makes
Templates creating links to a Map sources page
{{gbmapping|SU616687}} grid reference Template:OS coord
{{gbmappingsmall|SU616687}} SU616687
{{gbmaprim|SU616687|Ufton Lock}} Template:OS coord
{{gbmapscaled|SU616687|200|editor-selectable scale}} Template:OS coord
{{oscoor gbx|461600_168700}} Template:Oscoor gbx
Infobox templates including links to Map sources page
{{Infobox british hills double| … }} see for example Beinn Alligin
{{infobox UK place| … }} Infobox for towns, villages, hamlets etc in the UK.
See for example Bembridge.
{{GBthumb|90|130|SU616687}} A dotty map - see for example

All the above templates now create a link to a "Map sources" page which includes a link to the Getamap service - see Wikipedia:WikiProject Geographical coordinates.

The "prim" part of "gbmaprim" stands for primitive - the other two gbmap… templates call gbmaprim to actually create the link.

(Don't be fooled by Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:Mmukpc prim - this template is now used by very few railway station articles - and should not be used with a post code.)

What to type What it makes
Templates creating direct links to specific websites
{{getamap|SP871352|Denbigh Sports Ground}} Template:Getamap (OS getamap)
{{GBvosi|e=462500|n=168100|cty=|txt=
this map printed in 1883}}
this map printed in 1883 (at old-maps.co.uk)
{{mmuknr photo|518000|321500|50|aerial photo}} Template:Mmuknr photo (multimap)
{{mmukpc|PE21|0NB}} Template:Mmukpc (at multimap - useful for railway station articles - but not much else)

These templates are provided for any editor who wishes to illustrate a particular point being made in an article. If you use them:

  • please provide a link to the map sources page as well somewhere in the article
  • be aware that the external link may change or may look different to someone else, eg. multimap comes up at different sizes.