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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Coway Stakes like this:
COWAY-STAKES, a place on the right bank of the Thames, 3 miles E of Chertsey, in Surrey. It is generally regarded as the point where Cæsar crossed the Thames in pursuit of Cassivelaunus. Stakes had been driven in to defend the passage; and trunks of young oaks, so indurated as to resemble ebony, were not long ago found at the place.
Coway Stakes is now part of ELMBRIDGE District. Click here for graphs and data of how ELMBRIDGE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Coway Stakes itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Coway Stakes, in Elmbridge and Surrey | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24187
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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