Staines, a picturesque town of Middlesex, on the left bank of the Thames, 6 miles SE. of Windsor and 19 WSW. of London (35½ by river). It took its name from the 'London Stone' (1280), marking the county boundary; it has a granite bridge by Rennie (1832); and in the neighbourhood are Runnimede, Egham, and Cooper's Hill, all noticed separately. Pop. (1851) 2430; (1891) 5060.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 9: Bound to Swansea, p. 673
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