Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Eltham

Eltham, par. and township with ry. sta., Kent -- 4124 ac., pop. 5827; township (in parl. bor. of Woolwich), 3782 ac., pop. 5048; P.O., T.O.; there are some remains of Eltham Palace, a residence of the English kings from Henry III. to Henry VIII.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish and township with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Eltham St John the Baptist AP/CP       Kent AncC
Place: Eltham

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