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Excerpt from The Environs of London: Being an Historical Account of the Towns, Villages, and Hamlets, Within Twelve Miles of That Capital; Interspersed With Biographical Anecdotes H ilst a tafie for local hifiory fo generally prevails, it is fomewhat fingular that the coun ties adjacent to London lhould not have had their due ibare of illuf'tration; for even in thofe of which biito ries have been publifhed, fome very interefiing parti culars have been wholly unnoticed. The author of the following work offers to the public what he has been able to collect, relating either to the ancient hii'tory or prefent {late of the feveral pariihes within twelve miles of the capital, a difiriet which furnifhes perhaps more curious and interefting matter for obfer vation than any other of the fame extent in the king dom. A brief defcription of the fituation, foil, pro duce, and manufactures 5 the defcent of the principal, particularly manerial property; the parifh churches, and ecclefiafiical hifiory; the Rate of population, and the biography connected with each parifh; are the principal objects of the following work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.