Historically, the telephone system on the Isle of Man had been run as a monopoly by the British General Post Office, and later British Telecommunications, and operated as part of the Liverpool telephone district.

Historically, dog meat has been consumed in various part of the world, such as Hawaii, Japan, Switzerland and Mexico.

Historically, mainframes acquired their name in part because of their substantial size, and because of requirements for specialized heating, ventilation, and air conditioning ( HVAC ), and electrical power, essentially posing a " main framework " of dedicated infrastructure.

Historically, throughout the Christian world and in the context of Christian missionary activity, the New Testament ( or portions thereof ) has been that part of the Christian Bible first translated into the vernacular.

Historically, the term terrorism was used to refer to actions taken by governments against their citizens whereas now it is more often perceived as targeting of civilians as part of a strategy directed against governments.

Historically, many Canadian private sector business scandals had come to light only through the intervention of the US SEC or other regulators ( Garth Drabinsky, Conrad Black, Steven Bingham being three notable examples ), due in part to the lack of whistleblower protections, plaintiff-friendly libel laws and a lack of investigative journalism due to these.

Historically part of the parish of St Margaret in the county of Middlesex, the name Westminster was the ancient description for the area around Westminster Abbey – the West Minster, or monastery church, that gave the area its name – which has been the seat of the government of England ( and later the British government ) for almost a thousand years.

Historically, the larger part of the present-day Slough area was formerly in Buckinghamshire with a small part of the borough a part of Middlesex.

Historically, moreover, the spread of Catalan was limited to the city " Intra Moenia " and part of the coast, given that the countryside has always been highly frequented by the Sardinian speaking-community ( as evidenced by the place names: Sa Segada, Pala Pirastru, etc.

Historically, after the Roman denomination of it as Gallia Belgica, the region politically had its origins in Middle Francia, more precisely its northern part which became the Duchy of Lower Lotharingia.

Historically it had been a part of the Netherlands ( Seventeen Provinces or Burgundian Netherlands ), up to 1648, but Luxembourg was still a part of the discussions.

Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle.

Historically, the English language name for the city, " Kishinev ", was based on the modified Russian one because it entered the English language via Russian at the time Chișinău was part of the Russian Empire ( e. g. Kishinev pogrom ).

Historically part of Cumberland, the early history of Carlisle is marked by its status as a Roman settlement, established to serve the forts on Hadrian's Wall.

Historically, it used to be a part of the traditional region of Inner Carniola, but it is now generally regarded as a part of the Slovenian Littoral.

Historically, In Armies of the Young: Child Soldiers in War and Terrorism anthropologist David M. Rosen discusses the creation of troops of boys aged twelve and up, modelled on the Hitler Youth, and armed by the Arab Nazi party in Palestine and that carried out military attacks as part of the 1936 – 1939 Arab revolt in Palestine.

Historically the people of Hunza cultivated and grazed areas to the north, and the Mir claimed those areas as part of Hunza's territories.

Historically the area broadly covered by the département was known as Bigorre, a territory at times independent but later part of Gascony province.

Historically part of Surrey, Barnes appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as " Berne ".

Historically a part of Surrey, the area takes its name from the old village of Battersea, an island settlement established in the river delta of the Falconbrook ; a river that rises in Tooting Bec Common and flows underground through south London to the River Thames.

Historically the settlement was known as Aperfield and formed part of the parish of Cudham.

Historically part of Lancashire, the town is located in the Furness area, close to the Lake District, and just north of Morecambe Bay and neighboured by Swarthmoor, Pennington and Rosside.

Historically a part of Lancashire, and with little early history to speak of, Oldham rose to prominence during the 19th century as an international centre of textile manufacture.

Historically part of Lancashire, Denton grew as a significant centre of hat manufacture, though today it is a predominantly residential town.

Historically within Lancashire, Latchford is a predominantly residential area, Latchford lies between the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal, and broadly consists of 19th century terraced housing and some open space.

Historically within Lancashire, the town was developed from the 1950s through 1970s as a means to house the overspill of Liverpool.

Historically a part of Lancashire, Kirkby is believed to have been founded circa 870,

Historically a part of Lancashire, at the 2001 Census, the population of the civil parish was 20, 309.

Historically a part of Lancashire, Bury emerged during the Industrial Revolution as a mill town centred on textile manufacture.

Historically, the town is mostly within Cheshire, but is historically also a part of Lancashire, to the north of the Mersey.

Historically within Lancashire, until 1 April 1974, Winwick was administered as part of Lancashire with the rest of north Warrington.

Historically within Lancashire, the parish has a Parish Council and is a ward of Warrington Borough.

Historically a part of Lancashire, it lies on the north bank of the River Tame, on undulating land at the foothills of the Pennines.

Historically a part of Lancashire, the town in its present form was founded in 1792 when William Sutton, an innkeeper from Churchtown, built a bathing house at what now is the south end of Lord Street, the town's main thoroughfare.

Historically a part of Lancashire, Rainhill was formerly a township within the ecclesiastical parish of Prescot, and hundred of West Derby.

Historically within Lancashire, Earlestown is named after Hardman Earle ( 11 July 1792-25 January 1877 ) who was the Chairman of the London and North Western Railway.

Historically part of Lancashire, Bootle's economy has been centred around the docks and their associated industries for decades.

Historically a part of Lancashire, Great Crosby was a small village of Viking origin until the arrival of the railway in the 1840s.

Historically a part of Lancashire, it is situated about midway ( about 15 miles from each ) between the cities of Manchester and Liverpool, to the east of St Helens, to the north of Warrington and to the south of Wigan.

Historically a part of Lancashire, three manors are recorded in the Domesday book under " Fornebei " as Halsall, Walton and Poynton.

Historically in Lancashire, the town has had an elected council since the Local Government Act 1894 when the government set up a network of local governance across England.

Historically a part of Lancashire, Aigburth means " hill where oak trees grow " and is a hybrid place-name: the first part of the name is from Old Norse eikr " oak tree " ( which is found in Eikton in Cumbria and Eakring in Nottinghamshire ) and Old English beorg meaning " hill, tumulus " but here in the sense " rising ground ".

Historically a part of Lancashire, Allerton has a number of large houses in the prestigious Calderstones Park area, with mainly 1930s semi-detached housing around the shopping area of Allerton Road.

Historically part of Lancashire it is situated north of Bootle, south of Southport, Formby and west of Netherton.

Historically part of Lancashire and originally an area of Crosby, named Crosby Seabank, it consisted mostly of sandhills and fields.