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.
Slough, market town with ry. sta., Upton cum Chalvey and Stoke Poges pars., Bucks, 2m. NE. of Windsor and 18½ W. of London by rail, 401 ac., pop. 5095; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Tuesday. Slough is considered to be a very healthy place, and has grown rapidly since the beginning of the railway period, when it was a mere village. At Slough Sir William Herschel, the astronomer, erected his large telescope, and made most of his discoveries.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "market town with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Slough CP/ExP/Tn Buckinghamshire AncC |
| Place: | Slough |
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