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COOMBE, a chapelry in Kingston parish, Surrey; on the Southwestern railway, 2½ miles E of Kingston. It was constituted in 1866; it includes New Malden; and it has a r. station. Pop., 1, 200. Coombe House was the residence of the prime minister, Lord Liverpool; where he entertained the Prince Regent, the King of Prussia, and Emperor of Russia. The living is a vicarage in the dio. of Winchester. Value, £170. Patrons, Trustees.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Kingston upon Thames CP/AP Surrey AncC |
Place: | Coombe |
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