A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
BECONTREE, a hundred in Essex. It is bounded on the W by the river Roding,-on the S by the Thames; measures 8 miles by 5½; and contains nine parishes. Acres, 38,826. Pop. in 1851, 46,777: in 1861, 73,023. Houses, 12,606.
(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: | Essex AncC |
| Place: | Becontree |
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