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.
PURLEY HOUSE, a seat in the E of Surrey; near the London and Brighton railway, 2½ miles S of Croydon. It belonged to Bradshaw, who presided at the trial of Charles I.; was the residence of Horne Tooke, whilewriting his " Diversions of Purley; " passed to the Goslings; and is now the seat of J. H. Smith, Esq.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a seat" (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites") |
| Administrative units: | Surrey AncC |
| Place: | Purley |
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