Thames Ditton, Surrey : Historical writing

Descriptive gazetteer entries

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

Place Type of entry Source
Thames-Ditton parish Bartholomew
THAMES-DITTON a village and a parish Imperial

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

Place Type of entry Source
Claygate ecclesiastical district Bartholomew
Ember hamlet Bartholomew
EMBER and WESTON a hamlet Imperial
Imber hamlet Bartholomew
WESTON a hamlet Imperial
Weston Green (or Weston) hamlet Bartholomew

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
Esher 2 2
Claygate 0 2
Weston Green 0 2
Long Ditton 0 3
Hook 0 2
Ember 0 2
Claremont 0 2
Chessington 0 2
East Molesey 2 4
Hampton Court 32 2
Elmbridge 0 2
Surbiton 0 2
Hersham 0 2
Tolworth 0 2
West Molesey 0 3
Oxshott 0 2
Horton 0 2
Hampton 4 3
Walton upon Thames 0 2
Kingston upon Thames 21 4

Names from historical writing

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

Name Author Source
THAMES DITTON 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).

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