Other current and historical names
Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Chelsea within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Chelsea, parl. bor. and par. with ry. sta., on river Thames, Middlesex, 796 ac., pop. 88,128; was formerly a vil. 2 miles W. of London, but now forms part of the metropolis. In the 16th century C. was the residence of Queen Catherine Parr, Sir Thomas More, the Princess Elizabeth, Sir Hans Sloane, and many of the nobility. In the 18th century it was a favourite resort of pleasure-seekers from the capital, the principal attractions being Ranelagh and Cremorne Gardens. C., however, is chiefly famous for its hospital for invalid soldiers, built by Sir Christopher Wren (1682-1690) on the site of King James's College. It has also a Royal Military Asylum, for the education of children connected with the army. Chelsea returns 1 member to Parliament; it returned 2 members till 1885, when its parliamentary limits were reduced by the formation of the new parliamentary boroughs of Fulham, Hammersmith, and Kensington.
A village in Ossulstone hundred, in the county of Middlesex.