Village London: The Story of Greater London, Volume 1Alderman Press, 1884 - 608 pages Originally published in 1883 under the title Greater London, and first reprinted 100 years later, this work by a Victorian historian and antiquarian records the history of the hamlets, villages and market towns that made up the metropolitan area before the urban sprawl took over. |
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Abbey acres Acton afterwards aisles Ambresbury Banks ancient appears Barnet beautiful Bishop Brentford brick building built buried called chancel chapel Charles Chase Cheshunt Chigwell Chingford churchyard Crown died district Duke Ealing Earl early east Edward Elizabeth Enfield Enfield Chase England Epping Forest erected Essex feet formed formerly gardens George Green ground Hall hamlet Hampton Court Harrow Heath Henry VIII Hill Horace Walpole Hounslow Hounslow Heath inhabitants Isle of Dogs Isleworth John King Lady land last century London Lord Lysons manor mansion mentioned Middlesex miles monument nave neighbourhood palace parish parish church Park passed Pope present Queen Railway reign residence river road Roman royal seat side Sion Sir Thomas stands Stanmore stone Street style Teddington Thames tion tower town trees Twickenham Uxbridge village walls Walpole Waltham Waltham Abbey Wanstead whilst William wood
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