In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Tooting Graveney like this:
TOOTING (Lower), or T.-Graveney, a parish, with a village, in Wandsworth district, Surrey; 1¼ mile WSW of Streatham r. station, and 6½ SSW of St. Pauls, London. It has a post-office‡ under London S, and a metropolitan police station. Acres, 561. Real property, £11,503. ...
Pop., 2,055. Houses, 367. The property is much subdivided. There are many elegant seats and villas, and some extensive nursery grounds. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £600.* Patron, the Rev. J. Congreve. The church was rebuilt in 1833. There are Independent and Wesley an chapels, endowed national schools, and charities £39.
Tooting Graveney through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Tooting Graveney, in Wandsworth and Surrey | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21115
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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