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378:Barking Town Urban District
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75:6,565 acres (26.57 km)
65:6,554 acres (26.52 km)
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981:St. Pancras
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1330:Carshalton
1244:Wood Green
1224:Twickenham
1064:Hornchurch
996:Wandsworth
966:Shoreditch
956:Paddington
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481:Abolition
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