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LANCASTER (DUCHY OF), a liberty in Strand district, Middlesex; forming part of the metropolis; and lying partly in the precinct of the Savoy and St Clement-Danes, but mostly in the parish of St. Mary-le-Strand. It includes the site of the palace of the Earls and Dukes of Lancaster.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a liberty" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Strand RegD/PLU Middlesex AncC |
Place names: | DUCHY OF LANCASTER | LANCASTER | LANCASTER DUCHY OF |
Place: | Duchy of Lancaster |
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