- Kensington division
infobox historic subdivision
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AreaLastYear= The Kensington Division was one of four divisions of the Hundred ofOssulstone , in thecounty ofMiddlesex ,England .The other divisions were named Finsbury, Holborn and Tower. Ossulstone hundred was divided in the seventeenth century, with each of the four divisions replacing the hundred for most administrative purposes.Area
The division lay to the west and north west of the liberty of
Westminster , and in 1889 it was divided, part passing to the newCounty of London and part remaining inMiddlesex .The area is now covered by four
London Borough s: Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea, most of Ealing and part of Hounslow.Constituent Parishes
The Kensington Division contained the following "parishes, townships, precincts and places" in 1829:
*The parish of
Kensington
*The parish of St Luke, Chelsea
*The parish ofFulham
*The hamlet ofHammersmith
*The parish ofChiswick
*The parish ofEaling
*The parish of ActonExternal links
*Map of the Divisions of Ossulstone Hundred [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/image.aspx?compid=22489&filename=fig01.gif]
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