Sunbury on Thames, Surrey : Historical writing

Descriptive gazetteer entries

These other entries in our collection of descriptive gazetteers are also about Sunbury on Thames. You may be able to find further references to Sunbury on Thames in the descriptive gazetteers by doing a full-text search here.

Place Type of entry Source
Sunbury market town and parish with railway station Bartholomew
SUNBURY a village, a parish, and a sub-district Imperial

This additional information from our descriptive gazetteers is for locations within the parish or parishes associated with Sunbury on Thames.

Place Type of entry Source
Charlton hamlet Bartholomew
CHARLTON a hamlet Imperial
Kempton Park seat Bartholomew
KEMPTON PARK a seat Imperial

Travel writing

Sorry, but no mentions of this place can be found.

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Place Mentioned in Travel Writing Mentioned in Historical Gazetteer
Halliford 0 2
Kempton Park 0 2
Shepperton 2 2
Littleton 0 2
Coway Stakes 0 2
Ashford 0 2
Spelthorne 0 2
Laleham 0 2
Oatlands 1 2
West Molesey 0 3
Hanworth 1 2
Ham Haw 0 2
Feltham 0 2
Walton upon Thames 0 2
Weybridge 1 2
Hampton 4 3
East Bedfont 0 2
Hersham 0 2
East Molesey 2 4
Staines 20 3

Names from historical writing

The following appear as names for Sunbury on Thames. Follow the links for what the author actually said:

Name Author Source
SUNBURY John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
John Marius Wilson Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (Edinburgh: A Fullarton & Co., 1870-72).
SUNEBERIE John Marius Wilson Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (Edinburgh: A Fullarton & Co., 1870-72).

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