In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ossulstone like this:
OSSULSTONE, a hundred in Middlesex; bounded, on the N and the N E, by Gore, Edmonton, and Hertson the E, by the river Lea, on the S, by the Thames, on the W, by Isleworth and Elthorne; and cut into thefive divisions of Finsbury, Holborn, Kensington, Tower, and Westminster. Acres of the F. div., 11, 492. ...
Pop.in 1851, 239, 788; in 1861, 310, 385. Houses, 38, 791. Acres of the H. div., 8, 188. Pop. in 1851, 485, 372; in 1861, 555, 538. Houses, 59, 646. Acres of the K. div., 18, 863. Pop. in 1851, 151, 910; in 1861, 199, 121. Houses, 29, 255. Acres of the T. div., 9, 515. Pop. in 1851, 537, 139; in 1861, 647, 845. Houses, 88, 310. Acres of the W. div., 2, 691. Pop. in 1851, 237, 425; in 1861, 250, 741. Houses, 25, 785. Ossulstone gives the title of Baron to Earl Tankerville.
Ossulstone through time
Ossulstone is now part of Brent district. Click here for graphs and data of how Brent has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ossulstone itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ossulstone, in Brent and Middlesex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20602
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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