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WORMWOOD, or Wormholt, a common adjacent to the metropolis, in Middlesex; on the Paddington canal, at the intersection of the Great Western and North-western railways, 5¾ miles W by N of St. Paul's, London.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a common adjacent to the metropolis" (ADL Feature Type: "parks") |
| Administrative units: | Middlesex Ancient County |
| Place names: | WORMHOLT | WORMWOOD | WORMWOOD OR WORMHOLT |
| Place: | Wormwood Scrubs |
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