Historically the languages were spoken over a larger area: West to the mouth of the Vistula river in present-day Poland, at least as far East as the Dniepr river in present-day Belarus, perhaps even to Moscow, perhaps as far south as Kiev.

Historically it extended only as far as the Brynica river, which separates it from Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in the Lesser Poland region.

Historically, the small Härjapea River flowed from Lake Ülemiste through the town into the sea, but the river was diverted for sewage in the 1930s and has since completely disappeared from the cityscape.

Historically the land was reclaimed from the river and sea by the monks of Sandwich and the northern boundary is still the old Monks ' wall of the 13th century.

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 area was a natural river crossing and it was the site of development of a ferry, boat building and a bridge to carry roads.

Historically a part of the Wapentake of Skyrack within the West Riding of Yorkshire, Wetherby is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Wedrebi, thought to derive from wether-or ram-farm or else meaning " settlement on the bend of a river ".

Historically, it was also the name of a large Wyandot town along the river.

Historically, the river Huai He, a major river in central China and the traditional border between North China and South China, cut through north Jiangsu to reach the Yellow Sea.

Historically, the river played an important role in the South African diamond rush, with the first diamonds in the country being discovered in alluvial deposits on the Orange.

Historically, the river formed the northern border of Moshoeshoe I's Basotho kingdom at its height in the mid-19th century, then became the boundary between two Boer republics ( and later provinces ): Transvaal and the Orange Free State.

Historically, it forked off the Oude Maas river at the town of Oud-Beijerland to end in the Haringvliet estuary, but as a ( planned ) result from the Delta Works, its flow has been reversed.

Historically, the river received massive discharges of untreated liquid waste from Montreal, turning it into essentially an open sewer

Historically the river flowed due south from this point, marking the boundary between Westminster and Kensington, but since 1850 it has been diverted into a culvert, running underground to reach the Thames near Chelsea Bridge.

Historically within Glamorgan, the town is located on the river of the same name, east northeast of Swansea.

Historically the dividing line between Okanogan County and Kittitas County, the river has been in the center of Chelan County since the county's formation around 1899.

Historically, the river gave its name to the Upper Oka Principalities, situated upstream from Tarusa.

Historically its northern border was held to be the river Harnen, but by the time of the War of the Ring all the land south of the river Poros was under the influence of the Haradrim.

Historically the river was also known as the " Miami " in United States treaties with Native Americans.

Historically, a much greater area would have functioned in this way, but much of it is now cut off from the river by high flood defence banks.

Historically, the Bulak river was flowing into Kazanka, until it was separated by a dam in 1957.

Historically, a natural branch of the Maas flowed from Heusden to the Amer and Hollands Diep estuary ; this branch silted up and now forms a stream called Oude Maasje.

Historically, the Guadalupe River flowed into Guadalupe Slough, west of its current drainage into Alviso Slough.

Historically the Chilliwack River flowed north from Vedder Crossing, over a broad alluvial fan to the Fraser River.

Historically, manual alphabets have had a number of additional applications — including use as ciphers, as mnemonics, and in silent religious settings.

Historically, the mixture was then fermented naturally in giant urns and under the sun, which was believed to contribute additional flavors.

Historically known for its value-investing style, in the 1990s the firm began to diversify its competencies to include additional value and growth investments, across the entire capitalization spectrum, as well as new investment categories, such as international, real-estate investment trusts and high-yield investments.

Historically, it was to provide the route for an additional motorway connecting through the Isthmus from the east into the Auckland CBD, with an estimated cost of up to $ 4 billion, but political and local community resistance made the project fail in the 2000s.

Historically, bad implementations have added additional, operating-system induced delays, which together with the other delays in practice sometimes approach 100 ms even before taking propagation delays into account.

Historically, the three parties have won a large majority of the votes between them, but their total percentage has fallen recently, such that two additional parties, the Greens and the Alternative Democratic Reform Party ( ADR ) have recorded over 9 % of votes at each of last two legislative elections.

Historically, Manama has been restricted to what is now known as the Manama Souq and the Manama Fort ( now the Ministry of Interior ) to its south.

Historically, the pestilential swamps of the Sudd discouraged expansion into the deeper south of the country.

Historically, the Arapaho had assisted the Cheyenne and Lakota people in driving the Kiowa and Comanche south from the Northern Plains, their hunting area ranged from Montana to Texas.

Historically, the north, east, and south sides were blue collar while the west side was white collar, and to a certain extent this remains true.

Historically Weber County stretched from the California, Oregon, Utah Territory border in the north west, to the current boundary in the south east.

Historically, before incorporation when it was called " Mount Wollaston " and later as the " North Precinct " of Braintree, Quincy roughly began at the Neponset River in the north and ended at the Fore River in the south.

Historically, the name Minisink, which dates to the mid 17th century, has applied to a much larger area than the current town, running as far north as Minisink Ford, twenty miles northwest of present day Minisink, south to the Delaware Water Gap, thirty miles southwest of present day Minisink, and from the Kittatinny Ridge to the east to the Poconos to the west ( See ).

Historically Cleveland, as a geographic area within the North Riding of Yorkshire, was located entirely to the south of the River Tees and its largest town was Guisborough, until the rise of Middlesbrough in the 19th century.

Historically, the Bedford Estate defined the boundary of Covent Garden, with Drury Lane to the east, the Strand to the south, St. Martin's Lane to the west, and Long Acre to the north.

Historically, in colonial times, the town of Charlestown was protected by Fort Charles to the south and Fort Black Rocks to the north.

Historically the parish was within Haverstoe, the south division of the Bradley-Haverstoe wapentake, in the North Riding of Lindsey.

Historically, the Chesapeake Bay wintered the majority of Canvasbacks, but with the recent loss of submerged aquatic vegetation ( SAV ) in the bay, their range has shifted south towards the LMAV.

Historically, immigrants who came from the Christian provinces of Mindanao, Visayas and Luzon tended to settle in the Northern part of Lanao while the Maranaos inhabited the south.

Historically speaking, Kowloon Peninsula refers to the ceded territories of Kowloon in 1860 as part of the Convention of Peking, but geographically it covers the entire Kowloon south of the mountain ranges of Lion Rock, Kowloon Peak and other hills.

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

Historically, the southern village of Umatac, Guam has been credited as the site of Magellan's landing, however, scholarly study of the navigator's diary, now kept in preservation in the Philippines, revealed a drawing of the islands with a tiny island to the south of a much larger island above it.

Historically, its lowest bridging point was at Exeter, though there is now a viaduct for the M5 motorway about south of the city centre.

Historically part of Cheshire, the town lies on flat ground on the south bank of the River Mersey, south of Stretford, northeast of Altrincham, and southwest of the city of Manchester.

Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and nestling on the lower slopes of Weets Hill in the Pennines astride the natural watershed between the Ribble and Aire valleys, Barnoldswick is the highest town on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, lying as it does on the summit level of the canal between Barrowford Locks to the south west and Greenberfield Locks just north east of the town.