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Vauxhall.-- eccl. dist. and ry. sta., Lambeth par., Surrey, on river Thames, pop. 10,447; the sta. is, 1¼ mile SW. of Waterloo sta., London; Vauxhall Bridge, leading across the Thames to Pimlico, was constructed in 1811-1816; the long-famous Vauxhall Gardens (now built over) were formed in 1615 by the Vauxes, and closed in 1859.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "ecclesiastical district and railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Lambeth St Mary Vest/AP/CP Surrey AncC |
Place: | Vauxhall |
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