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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.
Plumstead.-- par. and ry. sta., Kent, on E. side and wholly within the parl. bor. of Woolwich, 3388 ac., pop. 33,250. From a mere vil. Plumstead has grown up within recent times to be a populous place, through the Government works established at Woolwich. The Plumstead Marshes are principally used for the proving of cannon. Powder magazines, brick fields, and tile kilns are here. See WOOLWICH.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish and railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Plumstead Vest/AP/CP Kent AncC |
| Place: | Plumstead |
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