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CLEMENT-DANES (St.), a parish and a sub-district in Strand district, Middlesex; in Westminster, adjacent to Temple-Bar. The parish contains Clement's Inn and New Inn: and comprises 44 acres, of which 16 are in the Thames. Real property, £57, 057. Pop., 15, 592. Houses, 1, 396. The living is a rectory in the diocese of London. Value, £330. Patron, the Marquis of Exeter. The church was founded about 1022 by a colony of Danes; was rebuilt in 1683; and has a steeple rebuilt in 1719.The sub-district excludes Holywell ward, but includes the Middle Temple and the Rolls. Acres, 52. Pop., 15, 207.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a parish and a sub-district" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | St Clement Danes CP/AP St Clement Danes SubD Strand RegD/PLU Middlesex AncC |
Place names: | CLEMENT DANES ST | ST CLEMENT DANES |
Place: | Strand |
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