Phillimore has been an essential reference for the British genealogist for years. You want to know when the surviving parish records start - go to Phillimore. Want to know which are the adjacent parishes - go to Phillimore. Want to know what's in the IGI - go to Phillimore.
The 1995 edition which cost £50 is kept handy at my desk.
Now Ancestry has made a version available as part of a subscription. You get the ability to search by country (England, Scotland or Wales), county, registration district and parish. The example is for Evenley, Northants and shows a map reference. Unfortunately the grids on the sides of the maps are missing. All maps have a grid range from A1 to M10, with the letters falling along the longest side.
For England and Wales I now tend to turn to FamilySearch England Jurisdiction 1851 which has more comprehensive information -- and will likely be available when Ancestry is not!
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