Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Petersham

Petersham, par. and vil., Surrey, 1 mile S. of Richmond and 10 miles SW. of London, 652 ac., pop. 566; P.O., T.O.; gives the title of viscount to the Earl of Harrington; the church has a memorial to Vancouver (1758-1798), the voyager.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Petersham Ch/CP       Surrey AncC
Place: Petersham

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