Top Sources

By Region


Classifieds

BBIH: a new bibliography
Search over 500,000 books and articles about British and Irish history in the new BBIH
history.ac.uk
MA Historical Research
Understanding history through architecture, material culture, archaeology and literature
history.ac.uk

Latest questions

Coal Porters in England I noticed that from 1806, a salary was paid...
dates What does the date 2d of Richard III mean and is...

Periods > 19th century > London, Environs of (Lysons)

Lysons' account of London within twelve miles of the city (4 volumes, 1796).

The Environs of London: volume 1County of Surrey

•  11th and 12th centuries •  13th century •  14th century •  15th century •  16th century •  17th century •  18th century •  19th century
Covers much of present-day south London, including Bermondsey, Croydon, Kingston-upon-Thames and Lambeth.

The Environs of London: volume 2County of Middlesex

•  11th and 12th centuries •  13th century •  14th century •  15th century •  16th century •  17th century •  18th century •  19th century
The first of two volumes covering the historic county of Middlesex, from Acton to Hayes.

The Environs of London: volume 3County of Middlesex

•  11th and 12th centuries •  13th century •  14th century •  15th century •  16th century •  17th century •  18th century •  19th century
The second volume covering Middlesex, from Hendon to Willesden.

The Environs of London: volume 4Counties of Herts, Essex & Kent

•  11th and 12th centuries •  13th century •  14th century •  15th century •  16th century •  17th century •  18th century •  19th century
Covers the metropolitan parts of the three counties, including East Barnet (Herts), Barking, East and West Ham and Walthamstow (Essex) and Deptford, Greenwich and Woolwich (Kent).