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.
LALEHAM, a village and a parish in Staines district, Middlesex. The village stands on the Thames, at the boundary with Surrey, 2 miles SSE of Staines r. station; was anciently known as Leleham; and has a post-office under Chertsey.—The parish comprises 1,214 acres. Real property, £3,674. Pop., 613. Houses, 128. The manor belonged, at Domesday, to the Earl of Mortaigne. Laleham House is the seat of the Earl of Lucan, and has extensive gardens and shrubberies. The neighbourhood is picturesque, and draws many visitors. Remains of a Roman camp are at Greenfield. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of London. Value, £130. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is very ancient, shows some Norman traces, and has a tower. Charities, £14. Donna Maria, the second queen of Portugal, resided here in her childhood.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Laleham CP/Ch Staines RegD/PLU Middlesex AncC |
| Place names: | LALEHAM | LELEHAM |
| Place: | Laleham |
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