Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for WHITTON

WHITTON, a chapelry, with a village, in Twickenham parish, Middlesex; on the loop-line of the South-western railway, 2 miles SSW of Hounslow. It has a post-office under Hounslow, and a r. station jointly with Hounslow. Pop., about 730. W. Park House was built by the third Duke of Argyle, and became the residence of Sir W. Chambers, the architect of Somerset House. W. Place was originally the greenhouse in W. Park grounds; and is now a villa, belonging to the Gostlings. Kneller Hall was the seat of Sir G. Kneller; passed to the Calverts; and is now a military music college. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of London. Value, £101. Patron, the Vicar of Twickenham. The church was built in 1862. There is a good library.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a chapelry, with a village"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Twickenham St Mary the Virgin CP/AP       Middlesex AncC
Place: Whitton

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