A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Farnham.-- market town and par. with ry. sta., W. Surrey, on river Wey, 3 miles SW. of Aldershot and 35 miles SW. of London--par., 10,118 ac., pop. 11,058; town, pop. 4488; 2 Banks, 1 newspaper.Market-day, Thursday; has trade in hops; at N. end of the town is Farnham Castle (12th century), residence of the Bishop of Winchester.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
| Linked entities: | |
|---|---|
| Feature Description: | "market town and parish with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Farnham Ch/AP/CP Surrey AncC |
| Place: | Farnham |
Go to the linked place page for a location map, and for access to other historical writing about the place. Pages for linked administrative units may contain historical statistics and information on boundaries.