A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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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.
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.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a hundred" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 3rd order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Middlesex AncC |
| Place: | Ossulstone |
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