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 of London, par., Middlesex, Tower Hamlets parl. bor., London, 27 ac. (including Old Tower Without), pop. 928. The par. contains the fortress of the same name, founded by William the Conqueror, probably on the site of an older fortress; once a fortress, a royal residence, a court of justice, and a prison, it is now a Government storehouse and armoury. The Tower Subway consists of an iron tube, 7 ft. in diameter and 1235 ft. in length, laid 18 ft. below the bed of the Thames, and running from Great Tower Hill on the Middlesex side of the river to Tooley Street on the Surrey side; it was at first opened (1870) for tramway traffic, but in a few months was made a footway.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Tower of London CP/ExP Middlesex AncC |
| Place: | Tower of London |
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