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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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Chislehurst, par. and vil. with ry. sta., W. Kent, 2½ miles NE. of Bromley and 9 miles SE. of London, 2748 ac., pop. 5341; P.O., T.O.; and P.O. at West Chislehurst, 1 mile distant; is charmingly situated on a common, about 300 ft. above sea-level. At Camden Place, in vicinity of vil., the Emperor Napoleon III. died in exile, January 1873; his tomb is in a side chapel added to St Mary's Catholic Church. See CAMDEN PLACE.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish and village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Chislehurst CP/AP Kent AncC |
| Place: | Chislehurst |
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