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History. Middle Mill, Wandsworth by George Vincent (1796–1839), Government Art Collection. At the time of the Domesday Book (1086), the manor of Wandsworth was held partly by William, son of Ansculfy, and partly by St Wandrille's Abbey. Its Domesday assets were 12 hides, with ploughs and 22 acres (89,000 m) of meadow. It rendered £9. [4] .
Wandsworth, inner borough of London, England, in the historic county of Surrey. It lies west of Lambeth and stretches for 5 miles (8 km) along the south bank of the River Thames. The borough was established in 1965 by merging the former metropolitan borough of Battersea with approximately.
History. The area of the modern borough was historically part of the county of Surrey. From 1856 the area was governed by the Metropolitan Board of Works, which was established to provide services across the metropolis of London. [1] In 1889 the Metropolitan Board of Works' area was made the County of London.
Wandsworth. Wandsworth grew up as a crossing point on the River Wandle where originally horse-drawn coaches would ply between central London and the west...
Hace 4 días · Wandsworth, we may here state, occupies a foremost place in our railway annals, for here was made the commencement of our modern railways. The Surrey Iron Tramway was laid down in 1801 from Wandsworth to Croydon, and thence to Merstham: in all, about eighteen miles.
The Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth was a Metropolitan borough under the London County Council, from 1900 to 1965. History. The borough was formed from five civil parishes: Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting Graveney and Wandsworth.
Local history and heritage. Audio walks through Putney. History and heritage in education. Listed buildings and borough history. Local history and heritage at Battersea Library. Tooting...
