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A History of the County of Middlesex
… of communicants had risen to 50 and St. Mary's could seat only 400 out of a population of 1,400. 27 In 1851, when … and 50 others, 28 but in 1865 the church was said to seat only 500 adults. 29 Attendance in 1903 was 729 in the … except the tower, was demolished in 1865, because it could seat only 500 and was considered unworthy in style. 48 Its …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Lane crossed the boundary, which followed Bollo brook to Acton common and existed by 1394. 20 The main route … 30 Fordhook bridge at the western boundary, where Bollo brook passed under the road, was built by the Uxbridge … bridge at Acton Bottom, west of the church where Stamford brook met the high road, existed in 1742 and was rebuilt by …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Park by 1905. 36 Gravel was dug from the banks of Stamford brook's western branch at the Steyne, where free tenants were …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… for courtiers and lawyers. Sir Richard Sutton bought the seat at East Acton known later as Manor House in 1610 and Sir … 1222. 4 The ground rose steeply on each side of Stamford brook, where buildings near the church stood well above the … land, which sloped from Horn Lane westward to Stamford brook, where gravel was dug in 1622. 9 Small inclosures were …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Hammersmith was formed by the eastern branch of Stamford brook, and the south-western boundary, from Fordhook south-eastward to Acton Green, by Bollo brook. The southern boundary lay along the line of a Roman … m. in the south-east, drained by two main streams. 7 Bollo brook rises near Fordhook and flows south-eastward to Acton …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… west of the footpath to Harlesden, Horn Lane, and Stamford brook's western branch, as far as Turnham field. 82 In 1800 … 85 Benjamin Lethieullier in 1795 sold 36 a. between Bollo brook and Gunnersbury Lane to John Winter, 86 who in 1802 … of London (d. 1665), and after his death lived at the seat in Acton. On her death in 1682 the estate passed to the …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… into London's sewers, so ending Acton's use of Stamford brook. In 1884, after the rapid spread of housing, the local …