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SECTION I.
Sanitary Area.
The Urban District of Soutball-Norwood is situated on the
main road from London to Oxford, miles from the Marble Arch,
5! miles south-east of Uxbridge, and 4 miles north-west of Brentford
—the County Town.
The area of the District is 2,575 statute acres; 2,525 acres of
land, and 50 acres of water.
The soil is gravel, with occasional outcrops of brick earth.
The length of the District from North to South is 2 miles 4
furlongs 86 yards, and the breadth from Bull's Bridge to the Sewage
Disposal Works 3 miles o furlongs 203 yards, the narrowest parts
being at the extreme northern end of the District, which is 2 furlongs
210 yards.
The highest point above Trinity high water mark is on the
Southall Station Bridge, which is ii5'5 feet, and the lowest point at
the Sewage Disposal Works, which is 21-5 feet above such level.
The total length of public roads now under the jurisdiction of
the Council is about 13 miles. The mileage of private roads is
about 5 miles.
Wards.
For administrative purposes the District is divided into East
and West Wards.
The dividing line of the Wards is the centre of the road outside
Waxlow Farm entrance, down North Road to Uxbridge Road, thence
to the " Three Horseshoes" Beer-house, down South Road, over
Station Bridge and on by St. John's Church, along Western Road, by
" Halfway House " Beer-house, and on until opposite the " Prince of
Wales," where the imaginary line leaves the road, going to rear of the
two cottages opposite, and again joining the road immediately after
passing over Canal Bridge to Watersplash. The left hand being
East Ward and the right hand the West Ward.