Knightsbridge, London
Can you please have a look at "Knightsbridge, London, England" which is down as a Populated Place from unknown to 1801?
1. a) https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/MDX/WestminsterStMargaret/KnightsbridgeHistory says this was part of Middlesex so it needs to be "Knightsbridge, Middlesex, England" to 1801.
(b) Then it needs to be "Knightsbridge, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom" from 1801 to 1889 when it became part of London (like places in the area, e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_St_Margaret_and_St_John )
(c) So that's "Knightsbridge, London, England, United Kingdom" from 1889 onwards
2. Also linked to this place is place-name "Knightsbridge, London, England, United Kingdom". I presume that this is meant to be (c) above but it's down as a "Road", which is odd in the extreme. It has the Wikipedia(?) quote for the populated place. I leave it to you to decide whether item 2 (the Road place-name) should be converted to 1(c) (the populated place in London) or what...
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Dear Adrian,
The suggestions you made concerning Knightsbridge, London, England have been made in our database. We appreciate your interest in FamilySearch Places.
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Thanks Jeanine - except they've actually done it differently to all(?) the other London places.
They've got "Knightsbridge, Middlesex, England" 1050-1801, which is fine.
Then "Knightsbridge, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom" for 1801-1965
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"Knightsbridge, Greater London, England, United Kingdom" for 1965-today.
It looks to me like this is the first time that "Places" have put anything in Greater London. Normally they get put into London (strictly speaking in its role as the County of London) from 1889 onwards and no-one mentions Greater London as a component of place names.
According to Wikipedia "Knightsbridge was a hamlet located primarily in the parish of St Margaret (detached) and partly in St Martin in the Fields (the part that later became St George Hanover Square). It also extended into the parishes of Kensington and Chelsea. It was therefore divided between local authorities from a very early time." (Not simple to track this one then!) Looking at the links in Wikipedia to those 4 places, we see...
"St Margaret (detached)" - "St Margaret and St John became part of the County of London in 1889."
"St George Hanover Square)" - "In 1889 the parish became part of the County of London"
"Kensington" - "The Metropolitan Borough of Kensington was a Metropolitan borough in the County of London from 1900 to 1965."
"Chelsea" - "The Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea was a Metropolitan borough of the County of London between 1900 and 1965. It was created by the London Government Act 1899 from most of the ancient parish of Chelsea."
Admitted the last 2 refer to Metropolitan Boroughs from 1900 rather than the earlier parishes of the same name - that's what Wikipedia linked me to - but they're definitely in (the County of) London years before 1965. So, for consistency with all the other London entries that get put into London in 1889 and ignore Greater London, can I suggest the minor changes below:
"Knightsbridge, Middlesex, England" 1050-1801 - no change needed.
"Knightsbridge, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom" 1801-1965 to become
"Knightsbridge, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom" 1801-1889 (just changing the end date)
"Knightsbridge, Greater London, England, United Kingdom" 1965-today to become
"Knightsbridge, London, England, United Kingdom" 1889-today (changing from Greater London to London and changing the start date to match)
There are, no doubt, several ways of doing these things, but doing it this way, and ignoring Greater London, matches what's been done elsewhere.
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