Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Tower Division was a liberty, a historical form of local government, in the ancient county of Middlesex, England. It was also known as the Tower Hamlets, and took its name from being under the special jurisdiction of the Constable of the Tower of London. The name "Tower Hamlets" was subsequently used for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets created in 1965.The Tower Division was one of four divisions of the Hundred of Ossulstone. The other divisions were named Finsbury, Holborn and Kensington. Unlike the other divisions, the Tower Division was outside the jurisdiction of the Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex, with the Constable of the Tower exercising lieutenancy powers ex-officio. The area's special status ceased in 1889 with the creation of the County of London, and the creation of a Lord Lieutenant for the new county.In 1829 the Tower Division contained the following "parishes, townships, precincts and places":The parish of St Mary, WhitechapelThe parish of Christchurch, SpitalfieldsThe parish of St Leonard, ShoreditchThe liberty of Norton FolgateThe parish of St John, HackneyThe parish of St Matthew, Bethnal GreenThe hamlet of Mile End Old TownThe hamlet of Mile End New TownThe parish of St Mary, Stratford BowThe parish of Bromley St LeonardThe parish of All Saints, PoplarThe parish of St Anne, LimehouseThe hamlet of RatcliffThe parish of St Paul, ShadwellThe parish of St John, WappingThe liberty of East SmithfieldThe precinct of St CatherineThe liberty of His Majesty's Tower of London consisting of:The precinct of Tower WithinThe precinct of Old Tower WithoutThe liberty of Old Artillery GroundThe parish of Minories Holy TrinityThe precinct of Wellclose. }
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- Tower_division abstract "The Tower Division was a liberty, a historical form of local government, in the ancient county of Middlesex, England. It was also known as the Tower Hamlets, and took its name from being under the special jurisdiction of the Constable of the Tower of London. The name "Tower Hamlets" was subsequently used for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets created in 1965.The Tower Division was one of four divisions of the Hundred of Ossulstone. The other divisions were named Finsbury, Holborn and Kensington. Unlike the other divisions, the Tower Division was outside the jurisdiction of the Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex, with the Constable of the Tower exercising lieutenancy powers ex-officio. The area's special status ceased in 1889 with the creation of the County of London, and the creation of a Lord Lieutenant for the new county.In 1829 the Tower Division contained the following "parishes, townships, precincts and places":The parish of St Mary, WhitechapelThe parish of Christchurch, SpitalfieldsThe parish of St Leonard, ShoreditchThe liberty of Norton FolgateThe parish of St John, HackneyThe parish of St Matthew, Bethnal GreenThe hamlet of Mile End Old TownThe hamlet of Mile End New TownThe parish of St Mary, Stratford BowThe parish of Bromley St LeonardThe parish of All Saints, PoplarThe parish of St Anne, LimehouseThe hamlet of RatcliffThe parish of St Paul, ShadwellThe parish of St John, WappingThe liberty of East SmithfieldThe precinct of St CatherineThe liberty of His Majesty's Tower of London consisting of:The precinct of Tower WithinThe precinct of Old Tower WithoutThe liberty of Old Artillery GroundThe parish of Minories Holy TrinityThe precinct of Wellclose".