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Waltham Cross, eccl. dist. and ry. sta., Cheshunt par., Herts, in SE. of co., on S. side and wholly in town of Cheshunt, pop. 3391; P.O., T.O.; takes its name from a "Queen Eleanor's cross" of Edward I., restored in 1833; the sta. serves for the town of Waltham Abbey (in Essex), 1 mile E.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "ecclesiastical district and railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Cheshunt CP/AP Hertfordshire AncC |
Place: | Waltham Cross |
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