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Kingston-upon-Thames: Introduction and borough
A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 3
above the Thames valley, those to the south with roads to Mid-Surrey, Southampton, ... Kingston-upon-Thames Introduction and borough KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES ... and had a stud-farm...
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Metropolitan Essex since 1919: Local adminstration
A History of the County of Essex: Volume 5
of a unified main drainage scheme for the Lea valley, and the Ministry of Health ... which contributed to land drainage. 29 The area for which the Havering Commissioners ... and...
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Local administration and public services: Utility services
A History of the County of Essex: Volume 5
The commissioners made no further attempt to extend their activities to the drainage ... of water and gas, the drainage of houses and streets, and the disposal ... Suburban Essex was too far down...
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Local administration and public services: Administrative bodies
A History of the County of Essex: Volume 5
with the Havering and Dagenham Commissioners of Sewers. 6 When the last new Commission ... Such a function was land drainage and flood protection, which was particularly important to south-west...
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The Fleet River and Fleet Ditch
Old and New London: Volume 2
on the FleetDisaster in 1846The Fleet under the Main Drainage SystemDangers of Exploring ... of Correction, its course lies beneath the valley between Turnmill Street ... itself into the Thames...
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Underground London: Its railways, subways and sewers
Old and New London: Volume 5
commission, termed "The Metropolitan Commissioners of Sewers," whose members ... into the Thames. In 1854, Mr. Bazalgette, the chief engineer to the Commissioners ......
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Agriculture
A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 2, General; Ashford, East Bedfont With Hatton, Feltham, Hampton With Hampton Wick, Hanworth, Laleham, Littleton
on the higher ground north of London, and 51 degrees in the Thames Valley ... Thames, Brent, and Colne. The soil is fertile; it varies from clay ... Isleworth, Twickenham, Teddington,...
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Berkhampstead - Berwick-upon-Tweed
A Topographical Dictionary of England
and surrounds Great Berkhampstead: the village is situated in a valley. The living ... Arms. The town is pleasantly situated in a deep valley ... continuation of the Chiltern range), on the east and north by the...
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Twickenham: Local government
A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 3, Shepperton, Staines, Stanwell, Sunbury, Teddington, Heston and Isleworth, Twickenham, Cowley, Cranford, West Drayton, Greenford, Hanwell, Harefield and Harlington
Argus, 1899, p. 516; Thames Valley Times, 3 June 1908 Twickenham B.C. Rep. ... Commission in the interim was responsible for its partial accomplishment by the time the commission...
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Sport
A History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 4
counties in this respect: its three main rivers, the Thames ... varied. The Thames and all but the highest reaches of the Bristol Avon ... salmon fishing as far up as Salisbury. 14 Of the Thames...
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