Facts About Kingston upon Thames
Area Code |
01482 |
Population |
258700 |
Latitude / Longitude |
51.40 / -0.29 |
Information About Kingston upon Thames
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Kingston upon Thames is the principal settlement of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in south-west London.
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Kingston upon Thames was the ancient market town where Saxon kings were crowned and is now a suburb situated 10 miles (16.1 km) south west of Charing Cross.
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Kingston upon Thames is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan.
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Kingston upon Thames was built at the first crossing point of the Thames upstream from London Bridge and a bridge still exists at the same site.
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Kingston upon Thames was occupied by the Romans, and later it was either a royal residence or a royal demesne.
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Kingston upon Thames appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as Chingestone and Chingetune.
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Kingston upon Thames was held by William the Conqueror.
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Kingston upon Thames's civic buildings include the Guildhall which houses Kingston Council and the magistrates' court.
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There is also the county court, a local museum and public library.
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A short distance away is the new crown court building, adjacent to the County Hall Building which houses the main offices of Surrey County Council.
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Kingston upon Thames's main open space is the River Thames, with its lively frontage of bars and restaurants.
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Kingston upon Thames is the home of two non-league association football clubs, both of which play at the Kingsmeadow Stadium.
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Kingston upon Thames has many pubs and restaurants, though several public houses in the centre have closed in recent years to become restaurants or bars.
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The more traditional pubs tend to be in the northern part of the town (Canbury) and include the Park Tavern, Wych Elm and Willoughby Arms.
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Further south are found the Druid's Head, the Spring Grove, The Cricketers, The Duke Of Buckingham, and several small local pubs around Fairfield.
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The Druid's Head is notable as one of the first taverns to make the famous dessert syllabub in the 18th century.
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Kingston upon Thames has several Chinese, Indian, Thai and Italian restaurants.
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Kingston upon Thames straddles two Parliamentary constituencies.
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Kingston upon Thames is also the home of the Kingston Synagogue and Kingston Liberal Synagogue.
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Kingston upon Thames also has a Quaker meeting house, a Mosque and a Sikh Gurdwara.
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Kingston upon Thames's is served by three railway stations on a line into Waterloo Station via New Malden and Wimbledon or via Richmond upon Thames.
Areas in and Around Kingston upon Thames
- Ham
- Surbiton
- Walton
- on
- Thames
- Merton