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Surbiton, town with ry. sta., Kingston on Thames par., Surrey, on S. side of Kingston, pop. 9406; P.O., T. O., 1 Bank. Surbiton is a pleasant suburb of Kingston. On Surbiton Common took place the last struggle of the Royalists in favour of Charles I., then a prisoner in Carisbrooke Castle.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "town with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
Administrative units: | Kingston upon Thames CP/AP Surrey AncC |
Place: | Surbiton |
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