A vision of Britain through time
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Hounslow, town and ry. sta. (Hounslow and Whitton), Heston and Isleworth pars., Middlesex, 2½ miles SW. of Brentford and 9 miles SW. of Hyde Park Corner, London, pop. 10,459; P.O., T.O., and P.O., T.O. at Hounslow Heath, 1 Bank, 1 newspaper; has extensive military barracks for both cavalry and infantry. The mfr. of gunpowder is largely carried on, as is also carriagc-building and brickmaking. The local gardens send considerable supplies to the London market. The heath, which is notorious in the annals of highway robbery, stretches 5 m. westwards, and is partly enclosed.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "town and railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Hounslow LB Middlesex AncC |
| Place: | Hounslow |
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