A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
KNAPHILL, a village in the W of Surrey; partly in Horsell parish, near the Basingstoke canal, 2½ miles W of Woking r. station. It has a post office‡ under Woking station, and fairs on the Saturday in Whitsun week and 10 Nov. A nursery is here, occupying about 120 acres, famous for American plants, specially notable for rhododendrons and azaleas, and open at all times to visitors.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Surrey AncC |
| Place: | Knaphill |
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