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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Brent like this:
BRENT (The), a stream of Herts and Middlesex. It rises near Barnet; and runs 16 miles south-south-westward. past Handon and Hanwell, to the Thames at Brentford.
Brent is now part of BRENT District. Click here for graphs and data of how BRENT has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Brent itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Brent in Middlesex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1348
Date accessed: 24th January 2026
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