Tower Division
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The Tower Division was a liberty in the ancient county of Middlesex, England. It was also known as the Tower Hamlets, and took its name from the military obligations owed to the Constable of the Tower of London. The term ‘Hamlets’ probably referred to territorial sub-divisions of the parish of Stepney – and its daughter parishes – rather than to the usual meaning of a small village.
The Iron Gate stood on the outside of the moat, to the south-east of the Tower
The once whitewashed White Tower in the 15th century. The Tower was a striking landmark for many miles to the east. The Traitors Gate was also once whitewashed.
Recruitment poster for the Tower Hamlets Rifles, c.1930
Ossulstone
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Ossulstone is an obsolete subdivision (hundred) covering 26.4% of – and the most metropolitan part – of the historic county of Middlesex, England. It surrounded but did not include the City of London and the area has been entirely absorbed by the growth of London. It now corresponds to the seven London Boroughs of Inner London north of the Thames and, from Outer London, in decreasing order, certain historic parishes of the London boroughs of Ealing, Brent, Barnet, and Haringey.
Image: Middlesex parishes