Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for HATCH

HATCH, a hamlet in Kingston upon Thames parish, Surrey; adjacent to Ham, 2 miles N of Kingston. The national orphan home for girls, established in 1849, and rebuilt in 1862, is here, and has accommodation for 200 inmates.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a hamlet"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Kingston upon Thames CP/AP       Surrey AncC
Place: Hatch

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