In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Tolworth like this:
TALWORTH, a hamlet in Long Ditton parish, Surrey; 2½ miles SSE of Kingston-upon-Thames. Acres, 1,190. Pop., 434. Houses, 81. An ancient manor-house here was held by the Earl of Kent, uncle of Edward III.; and is now a farmhouse.
Tolworth through time
Tolworth is now part of Kingston upon Thames district. Click here for graphs and data of how Kingston upon Thames has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Tolworth itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Tolworth, in Kingston upon Thames and Surrey | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5597
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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