Field Books/Notes

Surveyors use field books to record measurements obtained in the field. Field books show the bearings and distances between each survey mark involved in a survey.

Survey Field Book.

Order a field book

To order page copies from a field book, you will need the field book reference (found on survey plans and old plan and field registers) and the pages required. In some cases, knowing the surveyor's name can help you find the field book reference. Other property record providers can help with more complicated searches and historical research.

Order a copy

You can order a copy of a land record either online or by completing a printable order form and posting or faxing it to us.

About field books

Field books date back more than 160 years. Older books may have place names and physical features (eg pa sites, hills, houses, etc). They are typically bound volumes from circa 1840.