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in this part by what is termed the liberty of the duchy of
Lancaster and by the western part of the Temple. The boundary turns northward from Temple Bar up Shire Lane, and then runs in an irregular line westward, keeping to the south of Lincoln’s Inn Fields till it reaches Drury Lane: it then turns north-westward up Drury Lane to Castle Street, and again turn westward and then northward runs by Castle Street, West Street, and Crown Street, Soho, to the eastern end of Oxford Street. The northern boundary runs in a very direct line westward along Oxford Street and the north side of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens, making a small detour in one place, so as to include St. George’s burying-ground, to the northern end of the Serpentine river. From this point the western boundary follows the course of the Serpentine and of a stream which runs from its south-eastern extremity, now for the most part covered over, west of
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The burgesses chose two head burgesses, one for the city and one for the liberty, who ranked next after the high bailiff. A high constable was appointed by the court leet, under whom was a force of
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The City and
Liberty of Westminster was a franchise coroner's district until 1930, when it became part of the Central district of the County of London.
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from 1585 to 1900. The area now forms the southern part of the
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Verge of the
Palaces of St James and Whitehall (also known as
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Description of the City and
Liberties of Westminster in 1819
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continued in existence until 1900, and the creation of the
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The
Liberty of the City of Westminster consisted of:
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27:Unit of local government in Middlesex, England
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776:St Anne Within the Liberty of Westminster
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37:City of Westminster and Its Liberty
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616:"AIM25 collection description"
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272:Westminster Court of Burgesses
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407:St Paul Covent Garden
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326:Metropolitan Police
254:in Greater London.
252:City of Westminster
911:Spelthorne Hundred
588:2006-05-23 at the
335:of Westminster is
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901:Isleworth Hundred
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322:constables
295:court leet
258:Governance
149:Government
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827:The Savoy
820:Liberties
453:Geography
446:Whitehall
328:in 1829.
236:Middlesex
754:Parishes
586:Archived
411:St James
405:(1724),
401:(1687),
399:St Anne
341:Deputy
311:burgess
303:bailiff
284:liberty
116:History
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95:Density
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