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.
Staines, market town and par. with ry. sta., in SW. of Middlesex, on river Thames, 6 miles SE. of Windsor and 19 SW. of London, 1843 ac. (74 water), pop. 4628; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Friday. Staines, known to the Saxons as Stane, is said to derive its name from an ancient stone on the boundary of the City of London's jurisdiction of the Thames. The church of St Mary has a tower by Inigo Jones (1631), and the river is spanned by a bridge designed by Rennie (1832). There are breweries, mustard mills, and market gardens; 2 miles W. is Runney Mead, with its racecourse.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "market town and parish with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Staines AP/CP Middlesex AncC |
| Place: | Staines |
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