In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Turnham Green like this:
TURNHAM-GREEN, a chapelry, with a village, in Chiswick parish, Middlesex; 1 mile N by E of Chiswick r. station. It was constituted in 1845; and it has a post-office‡ under London W. Pop., 2,623. Houses, 517. There are numerous good residences; and ruins exist of Heathfield House, the seat of Lord Lovat, who was executed in 1746. ...
Lord Essex encamped here in 1642; Waller, in 1643; and a skirmish was fought with Prince Rupert. Roman coins were found in 1731. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of London. Value, £300. Patron, the Bishop of L. The church was built in 1843, at a cost of £6,000. The Ladies' Institution for female idiots is here.
Turnham Green through time
Turnham Green is now part of Hounslow district. Click here for graphs and data of how Hounslow has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Turnham Green itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Turnham Green, in Hounslow and Middlesex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21640
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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