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Spitalfields, par., Middlesex, in parl. bor. of Tower Hamlets, 73 ac., pop. 21,340; after 1685 was extensively settled by French Protestants, who introduced the silk mfr., and is still chiefly occupied by silk-weavers; it derives its name from the spital or hospital of St Mary, founded at the end of the 12th century.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Spitalfields Parish Middlesex Ancient County |
| Place: | Spitalfields |
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