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.
KESTON, a parish in Bromley district, Kent; 3½ miles S by E of Bromley r. station. It contains, on its NW border, two villages 3 and 3½ miles S by E of the r. station; includes, in its centre, an open high common, with a fine view; is within the jurisdiction of the metropolitan police; and has a post office under Bromley, London SE. Acres, 1, 474. Real property, £4, 012. Pop., 690. Houses, 139. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to Col. J. F. Lennard. Keston House is the seat of Mrs. Carter; Forest Lodge, of Lady Caroline Legge; and Holwood Park, of Lord Cranworth. Holwood was the seat of William Pitt. A Roman camp was on Holwood Hill; and many Roman relics have been found. See HOLWOOD-HILL. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £272.* Patron, the Archbishop of Canterbury. The church is small, and possesses little interest. There are chapels for Independents and Wesleyans, and a national school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Keston CP/AP Bromley RegD/PLU Kent AncC |
| Place: | Keston |
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