| Kingston upon Thames | |
  Kingston upon Thames shown within Greater London |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| London borough | Kingston |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | London |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KINGSTON UPON THAMES |
| Postcode district | KT1, KT2 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| European Parliament | London |
| UK Parliament | Kingston and Surbiton |
| Richmond Park | |
| London Assembly | South West |
| List of places: UK • England • London | |
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It was the ancient market town where Saxon kings were crowned and is now a suburb situated 10 miles (16. Market town or market right is a legal term originating in the Medieval period for a European settlement that has the right to hold Markets 1 km) south west of Charing Cross. Charing Cross is located at the junction of the Strand, Whitehall and Cockspur Street in Central London, England. It is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. The London Plan is a planning document written by the Mayor of London in the United Kingdom and published by the Greater London Authority.
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History
Kingston was built at the first crossing point of the Thames upstream from London Bridge and a bridge still exists at the same site. The Thames ( is a major River flowing through southern England. London Bridge is a Bridge between the City of London and Southwark in London, England, over the River Thames. Kingston Bridge is a road bridge at Kingston upon Thames in London, England carrying the A308 across the River Thames. Kingston was occupied by the Romans, and later it was either a royal residence or a royal demesne. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial In the Feudal system demesne (also spelled desmesne pronounced /dəmeɪn/ or /dəmiːn/; via Old French demeine from Latin dominium) was all the land There is a record of a council held there in 838, at which Egbert of Wessex, the first King of All England, and his son Ethelwulf of Wessex were present; and in this record it is styled Kyningestun famosa illa locus. Events By Place Europe At Hingston Down, Egbert of Wessex beats the Danish and the West Welsh Egbert (also spelt Ecgberht) (died 839 was King of Wessex from 802 until 839 Æthelwulf, also spelled Aethelwulf or Ethelwulf; Old English: Æþelwulf, means 'Noble Wolf' (c In Old English, tun, ton or don meant farmstead - so the name Kingston may have been thought to mean farmstead of the kings. Seven Saxon kings are traditionally said to have been crowned at Kingston, while seated on a large stone - The Coronation Stone - that stands outside the Guildhall. For their language see Anglo-Saxon language. Anglo-Saxon is the term usually used to describe the invading Tribes in the south For Scotland 's Coronation Stone see Stone of Scone. For the Irish Coronation Stone see Lia Fáil. The Guildhall in Windsor Berkshire, England, is the town hall There is a local rumour that these Saxon coronations gave Kingston its name, but the records of the 838 council disprove this. [1]
Kingston upon Thames appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as Chingestone and Chingetun(e). The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey It was held by William the Conqueror. William I of England ( 1027 His reign which brought Norman culture to England had an enormous impact on the subsequent course of England in the Middle Ages Its domesday assets were: a church, five mills, three fisheries worth 10s, 27 ploughs, 40 acres of meadow, woodland worth six hogs. A grinding mill is a Unit operation designed to break a solid material into smaller pieces For the fishing industry and the practice of fishing see Fishing. The plough ( American spelling plow; both plaʊ is a Tool used in Farming for initial cultivation of soil in preparation for sowing seed A meadow is a field vegetated primarily by Grass and other non- Woody plants. Ecologically a woodland is an area covered in trees differentiated from a Forest. Pigs, also called hogs or' swine', are Ungulates which have been domesticated as sources of food leather and similar products since ancient times It rendered £30. The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency [2]
The first of the charters given to the town of Kingston was granted by King John in 1208 and this document still exists in the town's archives. A charter is the grant of authority or rights stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified John (24 December 1167 &ndash 19 October 1216 reigned as a King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death Other charters were issued by later kings, including Edward IV's charter that gave the town the status of a borough in 1481. Edward IV ( 28 April 1442 – 9 April 1483) was King of England from 4 March 1461 until 2 October A borough is an Administrative division of various countries In principle the term borough designates a self-governing Township although in practice Some interesting relics have been discovered to support this history, and statues of some of the Saxon kings and of King John were preserved in a chapel. In 1730 the chapel containing the royal effigies collapsed, burying the sexton, who was digging a grave, the sexton's daughter and another person. Year 1730 ( MDCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The daughter survived this accident and was her father's successor as sexton. Another chapel, The Lovekyn Chapel, still exists. It was founded in 1309 by a former mayor of London, Edward Lovekyn. History The school's history is traceable into the Middle Ages, where there are references to schoolmasters like Gilbert de Southwell in 1272 described as "Rector It is the only private chantry chapel to survive the Reformation. The Protestant Reformation was a reform movement in Europe that began in 1517 though its roots lie further back in time
Kingston sent members to early Parliaments, until a petition by the inhabitants prayed to be relieved from the burden. The Parliament of England was the Legislature of the Kingdom of England.
Kingston was one of the Boroughs to be reformed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, becoming a municipal borough. The administrative area of Greater London contains thirty-two London boroughs. The Municipal Corporations Act 1835 (5 & 6 Wm IV c76 - sometimes known as the Municipal Reform Act - required members of town councils ( Municipal corporations Municipal boroughs were a type of Local government which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974 in Northern Ireland from 1840 to It retained this status until the London Government Act 1963 came into force in 1965, merging Kingston upon Thames with Surbiton and Malden & Coombe Councils to form part of the London Borough of Kingston upon Thames. The London Government Act 1963 (1963 c 33 is an act of the UK parliament, which recognised officially the Conurbation known as Greater London Surbiton, a suburban area of London in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, is a commuter town next to the river Thames, populated with a mixture New Malden is a town and shopping centre in the south-western London suburbs mostly within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and partly in the London The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames ( is a borough in south-west London, England. At the request of the Council, Queen Elizabeth II granted Kingston another Royal Charter in 1965 entitling it to continue using the title "Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames" for the enlarged Borough. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II Before becoming part of Greater London in 1965, Kingston was in the county of Surrey, and some confusion continues because the county hall and offices of Surrey County Council are still in Kingston. Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. For river users, Kingston is still on the "Surrey" bank.
For much of the 20th century, Kingston was a major military aircraft manufacturing centre - first with Sopwith, then Hawker Aviation and eventually British Aerospace. The Sopwith Aviation Company was a British Aircraft company that designed and manufactured aeroplanes mainly for the British Royal Flying Corps, Royal Hawker Aircraft Limited was a British aircraft manufacturer responsible for some of the most famous products in British aviation history British Aerospace (BAe was a UK aircraft and defence-systems manufacturer that is now part of BAE Systems.
The growth and development of Kingston Polytechnic and its transformation into Kingston University has made Kingston a university town. Kingston University is a University in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, south-west London.
Kingston today
Central Kingston is a busy predominantly retail centre, with a small number of commercial offices and civic buildings. It has a great many car parks, connected by a notoriously difficult one-way system. Parking lot (called a car park in Australia and the UK) is a cleared area that is more or less level and is intended for Parking vehicles It is one of the main centres of the south west London bus network, and it is connected to Twickenham, Richmond, Wimbledon, and London Waterloo by overground train. Twickenham is a suburb in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, in south west London. Richmond is a town and the principal settlement of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in England. Wimbledon is a Suburb of London, part of the London Borough of Merton and located south west of Charing Cross.
Shopping is well catered for and is generally towards the upper end of expectations, with a good mixture of familiar High Street chains and more select boutiques. The shopping centre includes a shopping mall, "The Bentall Centre", containing the Bentalls department store and large branches of chain stores found in many British high streets. A shopping mall or shopping centre is a building or set of buildings that contain Retail units with interconnecting Walkways enabling visitors Bentalls is a Department store in Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England. Chain stores are Retail outlets that share a Brand and central management and usually have standardized business methods and practices There is a large branch of the John Lewis department store group, with a Waitrose supermarket, located in the basement. John Lewis is a chain of upmarket Department stores operating throughout Great Britain and popular amongst the British middle class for its high quality Waitrose is the Supermarket division of the John Lewis Partnership, with 192 branches as of September 2008 The Rotunda, located in the former Bentalls furniture depository building (a local landmark), includes a bowling alley, fitness centre, a 14-screen Odeon multiplex cinema and some restaurants. Megabowl is a trading name of Tenpin Ltd, a subsidiary of Georgica PLC Odeon Cinemas is the largest chain of cinemas in Europe It is owned by Terra Firma Capital Partners. Recent developments along the riverside south of Kingston Bridge have added bars, restaurants and a theatre, the Rose of Kingston which opened in 2007 with Sir Peter Hall as the director. The ancient market is still held daily in the Market Place. Sao Paulo Stock Exchangejpg|thumb| Virtual market arena where buyer and seller are not present and trade via intemediates and electronical information
Kingston's civic buildings include the Guildhall which houses Kingston Council, the magistrates' court, the county court, and a local museum and public library. The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames ( is a borough in south-west London, England. A magistrates' court or court of petty sessions, formerly known as a police court, is the lowest level of court in England and Wales and England and Wales The County Court is the Workhorse of the civil justice system in England and Wales. A museum is a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development open to the public which acquires conserves researches communicates and exhibits the A public library (also called circulating library) is a Library which is accessible by the Public and is generally funded from public sources (such Adjacent to the County Hall Building is the new crown court building. For the TV programme see Crown Court (TV series. The Crown Court of England and Wales is together with the High Court of Justice The main offices of Surrey County Council are also in County Hall Kingston, even though Kingston is not administered by Surrey. Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. County Hall is the main government building for the county of Surrey in England. Plans to move these offices to Woking have been scrapped.
Kingston's main open space is the River Thames, with its lively frontage of bars and restaurants. Downstream there is a walk through Canbury Park to Teddington Lock. Teddington Lock is a lock (or lock complex and Weir on the River Thames in England at Ham in the western suburbs of London. Upstream there is a promenade crossing the Hogsmill river and reaching almost to Surbiton. The Hogsmill River is one of the tributaries of the River Thames, 6 miles (9 Across Kingston Bridge is a tree lined river bank fronting the expanse of Hampton Court Park.
One of the more unusual sights in Kingston is several disused red telephone boxes that have been tipped up to lean against one another in an arrangement resembling dominoes. The red telephone box, a public telephone kiosk designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, is a familiar sight on the streets of the United Kingdom, Malta This sculpture by David Mach was commissioned in 1988, and is called Out of Order. David Mach (born 20 March 1956) is a Scottish sculptor and installation artist
Another recent novelty is the Toilet Gallery, a minimalist art gallery housed in an ex-public lavatory near the Phone Box sculpture.
Sport
Kingston is the home of two non-league Association football clubs, Kingstonian F.C. and AFC Wimbledon, both of which play at the Kingsmeadow Stadium. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Kingstonian Football Club are an English, Semi-professional football club that are playing in the Isthmian League First Division South for the Kingsmeadow, officially The Fans' Stadium (or The Cherry Red Records Fans' Stadium for sponsorship purposes is a football stadium in the Norbiton
Kingston Rugby Club is based on the outskirts of the town and Kingston Rowing Club is based on the River Thames. Kingston Rowing Club ( KRC) is an Amateur rowing club based in England, founded in 1858. Kingston Regatta takes place on the river at the town in July. Kingston Regatta is a rowing Regatta, on the River Thames in England which takes place at Kingston upon Thames, Surrey on the
Eating and drinking
Kingston has many pubs and restaurants, though several public houses in centre have closed in recent years to become restaurants or bars. The more traditional pubs tend to be in the northern part of the town (Canbury) and include the Park Tavern and Wych Elm. Further south are found the Druid's Head, the Spring Grove, and several small local pubs around Fairfield. The Druid's Head is notable as one of the first taverns to make the famous dessert syllabub in the 18th century. Syllabub (also sillabub, sillibub) is a traditional English Dessert, popular from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century There are several Chinese, Indian, Thai and Italian restaurants.
Politics and religion
Kingston straddles two Parliamentary constituencies: the area north of the railway line is part of Richmond Park represented by Susan Kramer; the area south of the railway line (which includes the ancient town centre) is part of Kingston and Surbiton represented by Edward Davey. Richmond Park is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Susan Veronica Kramer (born 22 July 1950) is a London businesswoman and Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Richmond Park Kingston and Surbiton is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Edward Jonathan "Ed" Davey (born 25 December 1965) a British Member of Parliament. Both Members of Parliament are members of the Liberal Democrat party. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the
Ecclesiastically, Kingston lies in the Church of England Diocese of Southwark and Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark. The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican The Diocese of Southwark forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. The suffragan or Area Bishop of Kingston is the Rt Rev. A suffragan bishop is a Bishop subordinate to a Metropolitan bishop or Diocesan bishop. Dr Richard Cheetham.
Kingston Green Fair
Kingston Green Fair has been held annually since 1987 in Canbury Gardens, next to the river, on the Spring Bank Holiday. Kingston University is a University in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, south-west London. A bank holiday is a Public holiday in the United Kingdom and also in the Republic of Ireland. The word "Green" in the title refers to the ethos of the fair as promoting sustainable development. Sustainable development is a pattern of resource use that aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present For instance no meat or other products derived from dead animals are allowed to be sold, and no electricity is permitted on the site unless generated by wind, sun, or bicycle power. [3]
Education
- For education in Kingston upon Thames see the main Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames article. The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames ( is a borough in south-west London, England.
There are many schools in Kingston including Surbiton High School, The Hollyfield School, Southborough High School, Chessington Community College, Richard Challoner School, Tolworth Girls School, Kingston Grammar School, Canbury School, The Holy Cross School, Coombe Girls' School, Coombe Boys school, Marymount International School (MMI), Tiffin School (boys) and Tiffin Girls' School. Surbiton High School is a private School in Surbiton in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, London, England. Hollyfield School is a co-educational comprehensive Foundation school, located in Surbiton, in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Southborough High School is an all-boys' secondary school located in Surbiton, Surrey founded in the late 1960s Chessington Community College is a Secondary modern community Secondary school and Sixth form college in the Royal Borough of Kingston History The school's history is traceable into the Middle Ages, where there are references to schoolmasters like Gilbert de Southwell in 1272 described as "Rector Coombe Girls' School is a highly successful and oversubscribed all-female secondary school and 6th Form Centre in New Malden, England. The Marymount Colleges are a group of colleges founded by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary (RSHM an institute with French origins which was founded on February 24 Tiffin School is a selective Boys Grammar school, situated in Kingston upon Thames, southwest London, England, with specialist The Tiffin Girls' School is an all girls Grammar school located in Kingston upon Thames, south-west London, England. Kingston is also home to Kingston University and Kingston College. Kingston University is a University in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, south-west London. Kingston College is a College of Further and Higher Education based in Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England.
Transport
The town is served by two railway stations on a line into Waterloo Station via New Malden and Wimbledon or via Richmond upon Thames (the long way round). Kingston railway station serves Kingston upon Thames in the London Borough of the same name New Malden railway station is in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in South London. Wimbledon station is a National Rail, London Underground, and Tramlink station located in Wimbledon in the London Borough of Merton Richmond station is a London Underground and National Rail station located in Richmond in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in The local stations are: Kingston and Norbiton. Kingston railway station serves Kingston upon Thames in the London Borough of the same name Norbiton railway station serves Norbiton, a suburb of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, in south west London. An additional railway station is located on the main line in nearby Surbiton, and has a more frequent service. Surbiton railway station is located in Surbiton near Kingston the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in South London.
The A3 road runs from central London towards Kingston before by-passing the town to the east. The A3, known as the Portsmouth Road for much of its length is a Trunk road in Southern England, connecting London to Portsmouth The "Kingston bypass road" was one of the first arterial roads to be built in Britain. It was originally proposed in 1912 to relieve the pressure of traffic in the town centre, but World War I delayed the start of work until 1924. It was opened by Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin on 28 October 1927. Stanley Baldwin 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, KG, PC (3 August 1867 &ndash 14 December 1947 was a British Conservative politician statesman and major Kingston is also served by the A240, the A307, Portsmouth Road, A308 and A310. The A240 is a part primary A road in Surrey and Greater London, It connects the A217 with the A3 and beyond to The A307 road is a link road running through SW London and NW Surrey which is primary at the start but for the most part is now more local in character The A308, is a Road in England in two parts The Brompton to Fulham section starts at the A4 road by Brompton Oratory List of A roads beginning with 3 in Great Britain starting west of the A3 and south of the A4.
Riverboats run regularly between Kingston and Hampton Court as well as Richmond all during the summer season. There are also direct services to Putney and Westminster from Hampton Court.
Media
Kingston has been covered in literature, film and television. It is where the comic Victorian novel Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome begins; cannons aimed against the Martians in H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds are positioned on Kingston Hill; in The Rainbow by D. H. Lawrence the youngest Brangwen dreams of a job in Kingston upon Thames in a long, lyrical passage; Mr. Victorian literature is the literature produced during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901 and corresponds to the Victorian era. Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog, published in 1889 is a humorous account by Jerome K Jerome Klapka Jerome ( May 2, 1859 – June 14, 1927) was an English writer and Humorist, best known for the humorous travelogue Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 &ndash 13 August 1946 He was an outspoken socialist and a pacifist, his later works becoming increasingly political David Herbert Richards Lawrence (11 September 1885 – 2 March 1930 was an English writer of the 20th century whose prolific and diverse output included Novels short Knightly in Emma by Jane Austen regularly visits Kingston, although the narrative never follows him there. Jane Austen (16 Kingston is referenced (and used as a filming location) in episodes of Monty Python. More recntly, a scene from Mujhse Dosti Karoge, a Bollywood film, was filmed by the toppled telephone boxes. Bollywood (बॉलीवूड بالی وڈ is the informal term popularly used for the Mumbai -based Hindi-language Film industry in India This had Hrithik Roshan as the leading actor. Hrithik Roshan ( Hindi: ऋतिक रोशन pronunciation /rɪt̪ɪk roːʃən/ / born 10 January, 1974) is an award-winning Bollywood A scene in the television programme The Good Life sees Richard Briers get on a 71 bus in 'The Avenue' towards Kingston town centre, albeit this route never served that east side of Surbiton. The Good Life is a British sitcom that aired on BBC1 from 1975 to 1978 Richard David Briers, CBE (born 14 January 1934 is an English Actor whose career has encompassed the theatre television film and radio Nipper, the famous "His Master's Voice" dog, is buried (1895) in the town under Lloyds Bank. Nipper ( 1884 - 1895) was a Dog that served as the model for a painting entitled His Master's Voice which later became identified with a His owners lived nearby in Fife Road. Also, the 2008 series of 'Primeval', shown on ITV1 in January, featured almost an entire episode filmed inside the Bentall Centre and John Lewis department stores. Bentalls is a Department store in Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England. John Lewis is a chain of upmarket Department stores operating throughout Great Britain and popular amongst the British middle class for its high quality
Notable people
- See also alumini of local schools, colleges and the university
Notable people born in the town include John Galsworthy and John Cleland (both authors), Eadweard Muybridge (photographer), John Cooper (auto engineer), Derek Bourgeois (composer), Dave Swarbrick (folk fiddle player), Nigel Barley (anthropologist), Jonny Lee Miller and Kelly Reilly (both actors), and Steven Reid (footballer). Eadweard J Muybridge ( April 9, 1830 &ndash May 8, 1904) was an English photographer, known primarily for his early use John Galsworthy OM (ˈgɔːlzwɝːðɪ ( 14 August, 1867 — 31 January, 1933) was an English Novelist and John Cleland ( baptised 24 September 1709 &ndash 23 January 1789) was an English Novelist most famous and infamous Eadweard J Muybridge ( April 9, 1830 &ndash May 8, 1904) was an English photographer, known primarily for his early use John Newton Cooper ( July 17, 1923 – December 24, 2000) was a co-founder with his father Charles Cooper of the Cooper Car Company Derek Bourgeois (born Kingston upon Thames, 1941 is an English composer David Cyril Eric 'Dave' Swarbrick (born 5 April 1941 in New Malden) is an English folk musician Nigel Barley (born 1947 in Kingston upon Thames, England) is an Anthropologist famous for the books he has written on his experiences Jonathan "Jonny" Lee Miller (born 15 November 1972) is an English actor Kelly Reilly (born 18 July 1977) is an English Actress. Personal life Reilly grew up in Chessington Greater London in Steven John Reid (born March 10, 1981 in Kingston, Greater London) is an English born Irish football player
References
- Sources consulted
- Dickens, Charles, Jr [1887, 1879] (1994). Charles Dickens Jr, born Charles Culliford Boz Dickens ( 6 January 1837 – 1896 was the first child of the Novelist Dickens's Dictionary of the Thames, 1887, facsimile, Devon: Old House Books. Charles Dickens Jr, born Charles Culliford Boz Dickens ( 6 January 1837 – 1896 was the first child of the Novelist ISBN 1-873590-12-1. – A guide to the Thames written by the novelist's son.
- Endnotes
- ^ Dickens 1887, op. cit.
- ^ Surrey Domesday Book
- ^ Kingston Green Fair.org.uk
External links
- Kingston.gov.uk – Kingston Council official website
- "Kingston on Thames" – 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article
- "A Brief History of Kingston upon Thames" by Tim Lambert
- Kingston.gov.uk/museum – Kingston Museum official website
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