Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for GODLEY

GODLEY, a hundred in the NW of Surrey; separated by the Thames from Bucks and Middlesex; and cut into two divisions, first and second. The first div. contains Bisley parish, four other parishes, and part of another. Acres, 26, 817. Pop. in 1851, 6, 015. Houses, . 1, 208. The second div. contains Chertsey parish and two other parishes. Acres, 19, 159. Pop. in 1851, 11, 062. Houses, 2, 134. Pop. of both divisions in 1861, 19, 038. Houses, 3, 720.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

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Feature Description: "a hundred"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 3rd order divisions")
Administrative units: Surrey AncC
Place: Godley

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