HAMPSTEAD  , a See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north-western See also:

• METROPOLITAN (Lat. metropolitanus, Gr. µnrpoiroXtrns)

metropolitan See also:

• BOROUGH (A.S. nominative burh, dative byrig, which produces some of the place-names ending in bury, a sheltered or fortified place, the camp of refuge of a tribe, the stronghold of a chieftain; cf. Ger. Burg, Fr. bor, bore, bourg)
• BOROUGH [BURROUGH, BURROWE, BORROWS], STEVEN (1525–1584)

borough of See also:

• LONDON

London, See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England, bounded E. by St Pancras and S. by St Marylebone, and extending N. and W. to the boundary of the See also:

• COUNTY (through Norm. Fr. comae, cf. O. Fr. cunte, conk', Mod. Fr. comae, from Lat. comitatus, cf. Ital. comitato, Prov. comtat; see COUNT)

county of London . Pop . (1901), 81,942 . The name, Hamstede, is synonymous with " See also:

• HOMESTEAD

homestead," and the See also:

• MANOR

manor is first named in a See also:

• CHARTER (Lat. charta, carta, from Gr. Xap-rns, originally for papyrus, material for writing, thence transferred to paper and from this material to the document, in O. Eng. boc, book)

charter of See also:

• EDGAR (EADGAR)
• EDGAR, or EADGAR (c. 1050-c. 1130)

Edgar (957-975), and was granted to the See also:

• ABBEY (Lat. abbatia; from Syr. abba, father)
• ABBEY, EDWIN AUSTIN (1852– )

abbey of See also:

• WESTMINSTER
• WESTMINSTER, MARQUESSES AND DUKES OF
• WESTMINSTER, STATUTES OF
• WESTMINSTER, SYNODS OF

Westminster by See also:

• ETHELRED

Ethelred in 986 . It reverted to the See also:

• CROWN

Crown in 1550, and had various owners until the See also:

• CLOSE
• CLOSE (from Lat. clausum, shut)
• CLOSE, MAXWELL HENRY (1822-1903)

close of the 18th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century, when it came to See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• THOMAS
• THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
• THOMAS (d. 110o)
• THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
• THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
• THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
• THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
• THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
• THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
• THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
• THOMAS, ST
• THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
• THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)

Thomas See also:

• SPENCER
• SPENCER, HERBERT (1820-1903)
• SPENCER, JOHN CHARLES SPENCER, 3RD EARL (1782-1845)
• SPENCER, JOHNPOYNTZ SPENCER
• SPENCER, WILLIAM ROBERT (1769-1834)

Spencer See also:

• WILSON, ALEXANDER (1766-1813)
• WILSON, HENRY (1812–1875)
• WILSON, HORACE HAYMAN (1786–1860)
• WILSON, JAMES (1742—1798)
• WILSON, JAMES (1835— )
• WILSON, JAMES HARRISON (1837– )
• WILSON, JOHN (1627-1696)
• WILSON, JOHN (178 1854)
• WILSON, ROBERT (d. 1600)
• WILSON, SIR DANIEL (1816–1892)
• WILSON, SIR ROBERT THOMAS (1777—1849)
• WILSON, SIR WILLIAM JAMES ERASMUS
• WILSON, THOMAS (1663-1755)
• WILSON, THOMAS (c. 1525-1581)
• WILSON, WOODROW (1856— )

Wilson, whose descendants retain it . The borough includes the sub-manor of Belsize and See also:

• PART

part of the See also:

• HAMLET

hamlet of Kilburn . The See also:

• SURFACE

surface of the ground is sharply undulating, an elevated See also:

• SPUR (A.S. spura, spora, related to spornan, spurnan, to kick, spurn; cf. M.H.G. sporn, mod. Ger. Sporn)

spur extending See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south-See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west from the neighbourhood of See also:

• HIGHGATE

Highgate, and turning south through Hampstead . It reaches a height of 443 ft. above the level of the See also:

• THAMES

Thames . The Edgware Road See also:

• BOUNDS, BEATING THE

bounds Hampstead on the west; and the borough is intersected, parallel to this thoroughfare, by See also:

• FINCHLEY

Finchley Road, and by Haver-stock See also:

• HILL
• HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
• HILL, A
• HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
• HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
• HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
• HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
• HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
• HILL, JAMES J
• HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
• HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
• HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
• HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
• HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)

Hill, which, continued under the names of See also:

• ROSSLYN, ALEXANDER WEDDERBURN, 1ST EARL OP (1733-1805)
• ROSSLYN, EARLS OF

Rosslyn Hill, High See also:

• STREET
• STREET, GEORGE EDMUND (1824-1881)

Street, See also:

• HEATH
• HEATH, BENJAMIN (1704-1766)
• HEATH, WILLIAM (1737—1814)

Heath Street, and North End, crosses the Heath for which Hampstead is chiefly celebrated . This is a See also:

• FINE

fine open space of about 240 acres, including in its bounds the See also:

• SUMMIT

summit of Hampstead Hill . It is a sandy See also:

• TRACT (from Lat. tractare, to treat of a matter, through Provencal tractat and Ital. trattato)

tract, in parts well wooded, diversified with several small sheets of See also:

• WATER

water, and to a See also:

• GREAT

great extent preserves its natural characteristics unaltered . Beautiful views, both near and distant, are commanded from many points .

Of all the public grounds within London this is the most valuable to the populace at large; the number of visitors on a See also:

• BANK

Bank See also:

• HOLIDAY

holiday in See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August is generally, under favourable conditions, about 100,000; and strenuous efforts are always forthcoming from either public or private bodies when the integrity of the Heath is in any way menaced . As See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early as 1829 attempts to See also:

• SAVE, or SAVA (Ger. Sau; Hungarian Szdva; Lat. Savus)

save it from the builder are recorded . In 1871 its preservation as an open space was insured after several years' dispute, when the See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

lord of the manor gave up his rights . An See also:

• ACT (Lat. actus, actum)

act of See also:

• PARLIAMENT (Anglo-Lat. parliamentum, Fr. parlement, from parler, to speak)

parliament transferred the ownership to the Metropolitan See also:

• BOARD (O. Eng. bord)

Board of See also:

• WORKS

Works, to which See also:

• BODY

body the London County See also:

• COUNCIL (Lat. concilium, from cum, together, and the root cal, to call)

Council succeeded . The Heath is continued eastward in Parliament Hill (borough of St Pancras), acquired for the public in 1890; and westward outside the county boundary in Golders Hill, owned by Sir See also:

• SPENSER, EDMUND (c. 1552-1599)
• SPENSER, JOHN (1559-1614)

Spenser See also:

• WELLS
• WELLS, CHARLES JEREMIAH (1798?–1879)
• WELLS, DAVID AMES (1828—1898)
• WELLS, HERBERT GEORGE (1866— )
• WELLS, SIR THOMAS SPENCER, 1ST BART

Wells, See also:

• BART, JEAN (1651-1702)

Bart., until 1898 . A See also:

• PROTECTION

Protection Society See also:

• GUARDS, AND HOUSEHOLD TROOPS

guards the preservation of the natural beauty and interests of the Heath . It is not the interests of visitors alone that must be consulted, for Hampstead, adding to its other attractions a singularly healthy See also:

• CLIMATE

climate, has See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long been a favourite residential See also:

• QUARTER (through Fr. from Lat. quartarius, fourth part)

quarter, especially for lawyers, artists and men of letters . Among famous residents are found the first See also:

• EARL

earl of See also:

• CHATHAM
• CHATHAM, WILLIAM PITT

Chatham, See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John See also:

• CONSTABLE (0. Fr. connestable, Fr. connetable, Med. Lat. comestabilis, conestabilis, constabularius, from the Lat. comes stabuli, count of the stable)
• CONSTABLE, ARCHIBALD (1774-1827)
• CONSTABLE, HENRY (1562-1613)
• CONSTABLE, JOHN (1776-1837)
• CONSTABLE, SIR MARMADUKE (c. 1455-1518)

Constable, See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

George See also:

• ROMNEY (NEw ROMNEY)
• ROMNEY, GEORGE (1734-1802)
• ROMNEY, HENRY SIDNEY, EARL OF (1641-1704)

Romney, George du Maurier, See also:

• JOSEPH
• JOSEPH, COMTE DE (1785-1870)
• JOSEPH, FATHER (FRANCOIS LECLERC DU TREMBLAY) (1577-1638)

Joseph See also:

• BUTLER
• BUTLER (or BOTELER), SAMUEL (1612–168o)
• BUTLER (through the O. Fr. bouteillier, from the Late Lat. buticularius, buticula, a bottle)
• BUTLER, ALBAN (1710-1773)
• BUTLER, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1818-1893)
• BUTLER, CHARLES (1750–1832)
• BUTLER, GEORGE (1774-1853)
• BUTLER, JOSEPH (1692-1752)
• BUTLER, NICHOLAS MURRAY (1862– )
• BUTLER, SAMUEL (1774-1839)
• BUTLER, SAMUEL (1835-1902)
• BUTLER, SIR WILLIAM FRANCIS (1838– )
• BUTLER, WILLIAM ARCHER (1814-1848)

Butler, author of the See also:

• ANALOGY (Gr. avaXo-yLa, proportion)

Analogy, Sir See also:

• RICHARD
• RICHARD (d. 1184)
• RICHARD, FRANCOIS MARIE BENJAMIN (18,9-1908)
• RICHARD, HENRY (1812-1888)
• RICHARD, ST

Richard See also:

• STEELE
• STEELE, ANNE (1717-1778)
• STEELE, SIR RICHARD (1672-1729)
• STEELE, THOMAS (1788-1848)
• STEELE, WILLIAM (d. 1680)

Steele, John See also:

• KEATS, JOHN (1795-1821)

Keats, the sisters See also:

• JOANNA (1479-1555)

Joanna and See also:

• AGNES, SAINT

Agnes See also:

• BAILLIE, JOANNA (1762-1851)
• BAILLIE, LADY GRIZEL (1665-1746)
• BAILLIE, ROBERT (1602-1662)
• BAILLIE, ROBERT (d. 1684)

Baillie, See also:

• LEIGH
• LEIGH, EDWARD (1602–1671)

Leigh See also:

• HUNT, ALFRED WILLIAM (183o-1896)
• HUNT, HENRY (1i73-1835)
• HUNT, HENRY JACKSON (1819-1889)
• HUNT, JAMES HENRY LEIGH (1784-1859)
• HUNT, ROBERT (1807-1887)
• HUNT, THOMAS STERRY (1826-1892)
• HUNT, WILLIAM HENRY (1790—1864)
• HUNT, WILLIAM HOLMAN (1827-1910)
• HUNT, WILLIAM MORRIS (1824-1879)

Hunt and many others . The See also:

• PARISH (Gr. irapouda, district, neighbourhood; 7r&poucos, one dwelling near or beside, from crap&, OtKOS, house; Lat. paroecur, Late Lat. parochia; cf. Fr. paroisse)

parish See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church of St John (1747) has several monuments of eminent persons . Chatham's See also:

• RESIDENCE (Latin residere, to remain behind, to dwell, reside)

residence was at North End, a picturesque quarter yet preserving characteristics of a rural See also:

• VILLAGE

village; here also See also:

• WILKIE, SIR DAVID (1785–1841)

Wilkie See also:

• COLLINS, ANTHONY (1676-1729)
• COLLINS, JOHN CHURTON (1848-1908)
• COLLINS, MORTIMER (1827-1876)
• COLLINS, WILLIAM (1721-1759)
• COLLINS, WILLIAM (1787–1847)
• COLLINS, WILLIAM WILKIE (1824–1889)

Collins was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born . Three old-established inns, the See also:

• BULL
• BULL, GEORGE (1634–1710)
• BULL, JOHN (c. 1562–1628)
• BULL, OLE BORNEMANN (18ro-188o)

Bull and See also:

• BUSH

Bush, the Spaniards, and See also:

• JACK

Jack See also:

• STRAW

Straw's See also:

• CASTLE
• CASTLE (Lat. castellum, a fort, diminutive of castra, a camp; Fr. chateau and chdtel)

Castle (the name of which has no See also:

• HISTORICAL

historical significance), claim many great names among former visitors; while the Upper See also:

• FLASK

Flask See also:

• INN

Inn, now a private See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

house, was the See also:

• MEETING (from " to meet," to come together, assemble, 0. Eng. metals ; cf. Du. moeten, Swed. mota, Goth. gamotjan, &c., derivatives of the Teut. word for a meeting, seen in O. Eng. Wit, moot, an assembly of the people; cf. witanagemot)

meeting-See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place of the See also:

• KIT (1) (probably an adaptation of the Middle Dutch kitie, a wooden tub, usually with a lid and handles; in modern Dutch kit means a tankard)

Kit-See also:

• CAT
• CAT, CIVET
• CAT, HOUSE

Cat See also:

• CLUB (connected with " clump ")

Club . Chalybeate springs were discovered at Hampstead in the 17th century, and early in the 18th rivalled those of Tunbridge Wells and See also:

• EPSOM

Epsom .

The name of Well Walk recalls them, but their fame is lost . There are others at Kilburn . In the south-See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east Hampstead includes the greater part of See also:

• PRIMROSE

Primrose Hill, a public ground adjacent to the north See also:

• SIDE
• SIDE (mod. Eski Adalia)

side of See also:

• REGENT (from Lat. regere, to rule)

Regent's See also:

• PARK (Fr. part; Ital. parco; Sp. Marque; O.Eng. pearroc; connected with Ger. pferch, fold, and pfarrei, district, translating med. Lat. parochia, parish)
• PARK, EDWARDS AMASA (1808–1900)
• PARK, MUNGO (1771-1806?)

Park . The borough has in all about 350 acres of open spaces . The name of the sub-manor of Belsize is preserved in several streets in the central part . Kilburn, which as a See also:

• DISTRICT

district extends outside the borough, takes name from a stream which, as the Westbourne, entered the Thames at See also:

• CHELSEA

Chelsea . See also:

• FLEET

Fleet Road similarly recalls the more famous stream which washed the walls of the See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

City of London on the west . Hampstead has numerous charitable institutions, amongst which are the North London consumptive See also:

• HOSPITAL (Lat. haspitalis, the adjective of hospes, host or guest)

hospital, the See also:

• ORPHAN

Orphan Working School, Haverstock Hill (1758), the See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general hospital and the north-western See also:

• FEVER (Lat. febris, connected with fervere, to burn)

fever hospital . In Finchley Road are the New and See also:

• HACKNEY
• HACKNEY (from Fr. haquenee, Lat. equus, an ambling horse or mare, especially for ladies to ride; the English " hack " is simply an abbreviation)

Hackney Colleges, both Congregational . The See also:

• PARLIAMENTARY

parliamentary borough of Hampstead returns one member . The borough council consists of a See also:

• MAYOR (Lat. major, greater)
• MAYOR, JOHN EYTON BICKERSTETH (1825– )

mayor, 7 aldermen and 42 councillors . See also:

• AREA

Area, 2265 acres .