Britain from Above

Over 95,000 images taken from the air dating from 1919 to 1953 are on the website Britain From Above. It includes urban, suburban, rural, coastal and industrial scenes. Chances are there's something of interest for locations in your family history.

With England, Scotland and Wales the focus it's easy to overlook the images for the island of Ireland and other nearby jurisdictions.

On the topic of geography, don't overlook the massive collection of maps for all areas available through Old Maps Online.