A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Tower Hamlets, parl. bor., Middlesex, in E. of London, 4097 ac., pop. 439,137; the bor. returns 7 members to Parliament (7 divisions - viz., Whitechapel, St George, Limehouse, Mile End, Stepney, Bow and Bromley, and Poplar - 1 member for each division); its representation was increased from 2 to 7 members in 1885.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parliamentary borough" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Tower Hamlets LB Middlesex AncC |
| Place: | Tower Hamlets |
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