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The Ordnance Survey began producing six inch to the mile (1:10,560) maps of Great Britain in the 1840s, modelled on its first large-scale maps of Ireland from the mid-1830s. This was partly in response to the Tithe Commutation Act 1836 which led to calls for a large-scale survey of England and Wales .
The town has expanded greatly in terms of housing since the end of World War II, and since the 1960s. Wallsend Town Centre—including the main shopping area known as the "Wallsend Forum"—is in fact to the west of the land covered by the town. To the north of this area lies the older estate of High Farm and the new estate of Hadrian Lodge.
The Mitchell Map. The Mitchell Map is a map made by John Mitchell (1711–1768), which was reprinted several times during the second half of the 18th century. The map, formally titled A map of the British and French dominions in North America &c., was used as a primary map source during the Treaty of Paris for defining the boundaries of the newly independent United States.
August – the Oxford University Act 1854 reforms the University of Oxford, opening it to undergraduates outside the Church of England by abolishing the requirement to undergo a religious test or take the Oath of Supremacy. 10 August Youthful Offenders Act limits prison sentences for under-16s and extends the system of reformatory schools for them.
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The land between: Dr. James Schiel's account of the Gunnison-Beckwith expedition into the West, 1853-1854. Great West and Indian series, v.9. Los Angeles: Westernlore Press. p. 1. OCLC 1831916. Young, Brigham (1857). "Declaration of Martial law". Territory of Utah. Archived from the original on 2008-09-06
G.H. Hammersley - Australia Illustrated, ca. 1777–1855. Mitchell Library, Stat Library of New South Wales. The Awabakal people called the mountain Warrawelong and it is a significant site for the Awabakal. [3] It provides a vantage point to view all Awabakal lands and is an important teaching place.
1854 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1854th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 854th year of the 2nd millennium, the 54th year of the 19th century, and the 5th year of the 1850s decade. As of the start of 1854, the ...