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  Twickenham shown within Greater London |
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| London borough | Richmond |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | London |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TWICKENHAM |
| Postcode district | TW1, TW2 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| European Parliament | London |
| UK Parliament | Twickenham |
| London Assembly | South West |
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It is best known as the home of Twickenham Stadium — the headquarters of the Rugby Football Union. Twickenham Stadium (usually known as just Twickenham or Twickers) is a Stadium located in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond The Rugby Football Union (RFU is the Rugby union governing body in England Over the years the stadium has encouraged the growth of the disproportionately large number of public houses and restaurants in the area. Twickenham is also notable for its arts heritage and is the home of the Royal Military School of Music at Kneller Hall. The Royal Military School of Music in Twickenham, West London trains musicians for the British Army 's twenty-nine bands Kneller Hall is a stately home in the Twickenham area of west London, and takes its name from Sir Godfrey Kneller, court painter to British monarchs Historical variants of the name include Tuiccanham and Twittenham. It is also home to Harlequins, a rugby union and league club who play at The Stoop. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games The Stoop in the western suburbs of London, England, officially the Twickenham Stoop Stadium, is the home stadium of both Harlequins rugby union
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Geography
The town is bordered on the south-eastern side by the River Thames and Eel Pie Island — which is connected to the Twickenham embankment by a narrow footbridge erected in 1957, prior to which access was by means of a hand-operated ferry that was hauled across using a chain on the riverbed. The Thames ( is a major River flowing through southern England. Eel Pie Island, in the River Thames at Twickenham in London, can be reached only by footbridge or boat The land adjacent to the river, from Strawberry Hill in the south to Marble Hill Park in the north, is occupied by a mixture of luxury dwellings, formal gardens, public houses and a newly built park and leisure facility. Strawberry Hill is an affluent area of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames near Twickenham. Marble Hill House is a Palladian villa on the River Thames in southwest London, situated halfway between Richmond and Twickenham.
In the south, in Strawberry Hill, lies St Mary's University College, Twickenham (the oldest Catholic college in the UK), historically specialising in sports studies, teacher training, religious studies and the humanities Drama studies and English literature. St Mary's University College is a university college situated in Strawberry Hill, Twickenham in South West London. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Teacher education refers to the policies and procedures designed to equip Teachers with the Knowledge, Attitudes Behaviours and Skills Religious studies, or Religious education, is the academic field of multi-disciplinary Secular study of religious beliefs behaviors and institutions The humanities are academic disciplines which study the Human condition, using methods that are primarily Analytic, Critical, or Speculative The term English literature refers to Literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by Writers not necessarily from Strawberry Hill was originally a small cottage in two or three acres (8,000 or 12,000 m²) of land by the River Thames. In modern usage a cottage is a dwelling typically in a rural or semi-rural location (although there are cottage-style dwellings in cities Horace Walpole, a son of the politician Robert Walpole, rented the cottage in 1717 and subsequently bought it and turned it into one of the incunabula of the Gothic revival. Horace Walpole 4th Earl of Orford ( 24 September, 1717 &ndash 2 March, 1797) more commonly known as Horace Walpole, was a politician Robert Walpole 1st Earl of Orford, KG, KB, PC (26 August 1676 &ndash 18 March 1745 known before 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement which began The college shares part of its campus with Walpole's Strawberry Hill. On adjacent land were the villa and garden of the poet Alexander Pope. Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 – 30 May 1744 is generally regarded as the greatest English Poet of the eighteenth century best known for his Satirical A road just north of the campus is named Pope's Grove, and a local landmark next to the main road is the Pope's Grotto, a public house where Pope's landmark informal garden used to be. Near this hostelry lie St Catherine's school for girls and St James's school for boys, formerly a convent, in a building on the site of Pope's white stucco villa and the location of Pope's original — surviving — grotto. A grotto (Italian grotta) is any type of natural or artificial Cave that is associated with modern historic or prehistoric use by humans
There are a large number of fine houses in the area, many of them Victorian. The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of Architectural styles predominantly employed during the Victorian era. Radnor Gardens lies opposite the Pope's Grotto.
Twickenham proper begins in the vicinity of the Pope's Grotto, with a large and expensive residential area of (mostly) period houses to the west, and a number of exclusive properties to the east, on or near the river. Further to the north and west lies the district of Whitton, an area of Twickenham, once of allotments and farm land, but now of 1930s housing. Whitton is a place in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
The fashionable district of St Margarets lies immediately to the east of central Twickenham, across the river from Richmond, and is popular for its attractive tree-lined residential roads and an eclectic range of shops and cafés. Richmond is a town and the principal settlement of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in England. Much of St Margarets next to the River Thames was formerly Twickenham Park, the estate of Sir Francis Bacon, the 16th Century philosopher and Lord Chancellor. The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor is a senior and important functionary in the Government of the United Kingdom. St Margarets is also the home of Twickenham Studios, one of London's most important film studios. Twickenham Film Studios is a Film studio located in St Margarets London, England, that is used by many motion picture and television companies The London suburb of Isleworth lies to the north of Twickenham and St Margarets. Isleworth (ˈaɪzəlwɜːθ is a suburb located in the London Borough of Hounslow alongside the River Thames in West London.
History
Pre-Norman
Excavations have shown settlements in the area dating from the Early Neolithic, possibly Mesolithic periods. The Neolithic (from Greek νεολιθικός — neolithikos from νέος neos, "new" + λίθος lithos The Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age was a period in the development of human technology in between the Paleolithic or Old Stone Age and the Neolithic or New Stone Age Occupation seems to have continued through the Bronze Age, the Iron Age and the Roman occupation. The term Bronze Age refers to a period in human cultural development when the most advanced Metalworking (at least in systematic and widespread use included techniques for This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age for the mythological Iron Age see Ages of Man. Roman Britain refers to those parts of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire between AD 43 and 410 The area was first mentioned in a charter of 13 June 704 AD (as 'Tuican hom' and 'Tuiccanham') to cede the area to Waldhere, Bishop of London, 'for the salvation of our souls. 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 Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Events By Place Byzantine Empire Justinian II re-takes the throne of the Byzantine Empire. Waldere or Waldhere is the conventional title given to two Old English fragments from a lost Epic poem, discovered in 1860 by E The Bishop of London is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of London in the Province of Canterbury. '[1] The charter is signed with 12 crosses. The signatories included Swaefred of Essex, Cenred of Mercia and Earl Paeogthath. Swaefred (or Suebred) was joint king of Essex along with his brother Sigeheard, from 694 to 709 succeeding their father Sebbi. Cenred (or Coenred, Coinred, Kenred) ruled the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia.
Norman
In Norman times Twickenham was part of the Manor of Isleworth - itself part of the Hundred of Hounslow (mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086). Norman dynasty is the usual designation for the English monarchs which immediately followed the Norman conquest and lasted until the Plantagenet dynasty This article is about the medieval system "Manors" redirects here The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey [2] The manor had belonged to Ælfgār, Earl of Mercia in the time of Edward the Confessor, but was granted to Walter de Saint-Valery (Waleric) by William I of England after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. Ælfgar (c1030-1062 was son of Leofric Earl of Mercia, possibly by his well-known wife Godgifu ( Lady Godiva) although more probably by an earlier marriage King Edward the Confessor (c 1003 &ndash 5 January 1066 son of Ethelred the Unready, was the penultimate Anglo-Saxon King of England and the last 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
The area was farmed for the next several hundred years, while the river provided opportunities for fishing, boatbuilding and trade. Suggestions that Twickenham ever possessed a fortification (later the tower of St Mary's parish church) are completely erroneous.
17th century
Bubonic Plague spread to the town in 1605. Bubonic plague is the best-known manifestation of the bacterial disease plague, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis (formerly known as 67 deaths were recorded. It appears that Twickenham had a Pest House (short for "pestilence") in the 17th century, although the location is not known. Pest House or "Ephraim Potter House" is an historic house at 153 Fairhaven Road in Concord Massachusetts. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar
There was also a Watch House in the middle of the town, with stocks, a pillory and a whipping post — its owner charged to "ward within and about this Parish and to keep all Beggars and Vagabonds that shall lye abide or lurk about the Towne and to give correction to such. Stocks are devices used since Medieval times for Public humiliation, Corporal punishment, and Torture. Flagellation is the act of whipping (Latin flagellum, "whip" the human body A parish is a Local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in episcopal or presbyterian churches . . ".
In 1633 construction began on York House. York House is an historic stately home in Twickenham, England, and today serves as the Town Hall of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames It was occupied by Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester in 1656 and later by Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon. Edward Montagu 2nd Earl of Manchester KG, KB, FRS (1602 &ndash May 5, 1671) was an important commander of Parliamentary Edward Hyde 1st Earl of Clarendon ( 18 February 1609 &ndash 9 December 1674) was an English Historian and statesman and It is now occupied by the borough council.
1659 saw the first mention of the Twickenham Ferry, although ferrymen had already been operating in the area for many generations. The Twickenham Ferry, sometimes known as Dysart's Ferry, was a historic Ferry crossing of the River Thames in the western suburbs of London, Sometime before 1743 a 'pirate' ferry appears to have been started by Twickenham inhabitants. Year 1743 ( MDCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a There is speculation that it operated to serve 'The Folly' — a floating hostelry of some kind. Several residents wrote to the Lord Mayor of the City of London:
- ". The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the legal title for the Mayor of (and head of the City of London Corporation. . . Complaining that there is lately fixed near the Shore of Twickenham on the River Thames a Vessell made like a Barge and called the Folly wherein divers loose and disorderly persons are frequently entertained who have behaved in a very indecent Manner and do frequently afront divers persons of Fashion and Distinction who often in an Evening Walk near that place, and desired so great a Nuisance might be removed,. BARGE, the Big August RecGambling Excursion is a yearly convention held in Las Vegas during the first weekend of August Fashion refers to styles of dress (but can also include cuisine literature art architecture and general comportment that are popular in a culture at any given time . . ".
The Plague struck again in 1665; 24 deaths were recorded.
18th century
Gunpowder manufacture on an industrial scale started in the area in the 18th century, on a site between Twickenham and Whitton on the banks of the River Crane. Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 – 30 May 1744 is generally regarded as the greatest English Poet of the eighteenth century best known for his Satirical Gunpowder is a an explosive mixture of Sulfur, Charcoal and Potassium nitrate (also known as saltpetre/saltpeter that burns rapidly producing volumes The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system River Crane may refer to River Crane London River Crane Dorset There were frequent explosions and loss of life. On 11 March 1758 one of two explosions was felt in Reading, Berkshire, and in April 1774 another explosion terrified people at church in Isleworth. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Reading (ˈrɛdɪŋ as Redding) is a town in England, located at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, midway between Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
In 1772 three mills blew up, shattering glass and buildings in the neighbourhood. Year 1772 ( MDCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford wrote complaining to his friend and relative Henry Seymour Conway, then Lieutenant General of the Ordnance, that all the decorative painted glass had been blown out of his windows at Strawberry Hill. Horace Walpole 4th Earl of Orford ( 24 September, 1717 &ndash 2 March, 1797) more commonly known as Horace Walpole, was a politician Field Marshal Henry Seymour Conway (1721 – 9 July 1795) was a British General and Statesman.
The powder mills remained in operation until 1927 when they were closed. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Much of the site is now occupied by Crane Park, in which the old Shot Tower, mill sluices and blast embankments can still be seen. Much of the area along the river next to the Shot Tower is now a nature reserve.
Later
During the 18th century and 19th century a number of fine houses were built and Twickenham became a popular place of residence for people of 'Fashion and Distinction' (see Residents section below). The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar
In 1894 Twickenham Urban District Council was formed. In 1902 the council bought Radnor House as the home of the leglislature. The council bought and occupied York House in 1924. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (Radnor House was destroyed by a Luftwaffe bomb during the Blitz of 1940). ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force. A bomb is any of a range of devices that typically rely on the Exothermic Chemical reaction of an Explosive material to produce an extremely The Blitz was the sustained bombing of Britain by Nazi Germany between 7 September 1940 and 10 May 1941 in World War II. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Electricity was introduced to Twickenham in 1902 and the first trams arrived the following year. A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railborne vehicle, of lighter weight and construction than a Train
In 1926 Twickenham was constituted as a municipal borough. Municipal boroughs were a type of Local government which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974 in Northern Ireland from 1840 to Eleven years later the urban district Councils of Teddington, Hampton & Hampton Wick merged with Twickenham. In 1965 the former area of the boroughs of Twickenham, Richmond and Barnes were combined to form the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames; the council offices and chamber are still located in Twickenham at York House and in the adjacent civic centre. Richmond was a Municipal borough in Surrey, England from 1890 to 1965 Barnes was a local government district in north west Surrey from 1894 to 1965
The Member of Parliament for Twickenham has been Liberal Democrat Dr Vincent Cable since his first election in 1997. 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 WikipediaManual of Style (biographies#Academic titles --> John Vincent Cable, known as Vince Cable Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Twickenham (UK Parliament constituency) includes St Margaret's, Whitton, Heathfield, Teddington, Hampton, Fulwell, Hampton Hill and Hampton Wick. Twickenham is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Whitton can refer to People Donald Whitton, Canadian cellist and teacher Charlotte Whitton, Canadian feminist and Mayor of Ottawa Teddington is in London, England on the north bank of the River Thames, between Hampton Wick and Twickenham. Hampton is a town on the north bank of the River Thames, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in England Fulwell is located in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames between Twickenham, Teddington and Hampton Hill. Hampton Hill (known long ago as 'New Hampton' is a town in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, bounded approximately by Fulwell Golf Course to the north Bushy Hampton Wick is a Thames -side area formerly a Village, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in London, England.
Education
Famous Local Residents
- Steve Allen, LBC radio presenter
- Anne of Great Britain
- Sir Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England
- Trevor Baylis, inventor of the clockwork radio
- Richard Doddridge Blackmore, author of Lorna Doone
- Charles Calvert (MP)
- Linford Christie, athlete
- Samuel Cunard, shipping magnate
- Peter Davison, actor
- Charles Dickens - rented a flat at Ailsa Park Villas, St Margarets in 1838
- Greg Dyke, ex-BBC director general
- The Fades, indie rock band
- Sir Henry Fielding, magistrate, novelist and dramatist, author of Tom Jones
- Maria Anne Fitzherbert, morganatic wife of the Prince Regent, later King George IV
- Claire Forlani, actress
- Justine Frischmann, lead singer of rock band Elastica
- David Garrick, actor
- Dorris Henderson, folk singer & song writer
- John Hooker
- Jane Horrocks, actress
- Thomas Hudson, painter
- Edward Ironside (businessman and author of The History and Antiquities of Twickenham)
- James Johnston
- Sir Godfrey Kneller, painter
- King Manoel II of Portugal, exiled King of Portugal
- Walter de la Mare OM, poet
- Paul Miller, radio DJ on BBC local radio
- Georgia Moffett, actress
- Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
- Dermot Morgan, Father Ted actor
- Mystery Jets, up-and-coming indie rock band
- Howard Pearce, governor of the Falkland Islands
- Louis Philippe, sometime king of the French. This is a list of schools in Richmond upon Thames. The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is the Local education authority for the borough and has responsibility Steve Allen (Stephen William Allen b 17 March 1954, Bromley) is a British radio presenter on London station LBC 97 LBC Radio (originally the London Broadcasting Company) operates two London-based radio stations with news and talk formats Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714 became Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland on 8 March 1702 succeeding William III of England and II of Francis Bacon 1st Viscount St Alban KC QC (22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626 was an English Philosopher, Statesman, and author For the cricketer see Trevor Bayliss Trevor G Baylis OBE (born 13 May 1937 in Kilburn London) is an A clockwork radio or windup radio is a radio that is powered by human muscle power rather than batteries or the Electrical grid. Richard Doddridge Blackmore ( June 7, 1825 &ndash January 20, 1900) referred to most commonly as R Lorna Doone A Romance of Exmoor is a Novel by Richard Doddridge Blackmore. Charles Calvert ( 30 August 1768 – 8 September 1832) was a wealthy English Brewer and Member of Parliament Linford Christie OBE (born April 2, 1960) is a former world class athlete, and the only British man to win Olympic World Commonwealth and European Sir Samuel Cunard 1st Baronet ( 21 November 1787 &ndash 28 April 1865) was a Canadian -born British shipping magnate Peter Davison (born Peter Moffett 13 April 1951 is an English Actor, best known for his roles as Tristan Farnon in the television version of Gregory Dyke (born 20 May 1947) is a Journalist and broadcaster. The Fades are a British Indie rock band from London comprising Dave Lightfoot on guitar and vocals James Lightfoot on bass Jonathan "Jonny" Barnard Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene Henry Fielding ( April 22, 1707 &ndash October 8, 1754) was an English Novelist and Dramatist known for his The History of Tom Jones a Foundling, often known simply as Tom Jones, is a Comic novel by the English playwright and novelist Maria Fitzherbert (Maria Anne Fitzherbert née Smythe 26 July 1756 – 27 March 1837 was the first woman with whom the future George IV undertook a wedding ceremony and A morganatic marriage is a type of Marriage which can be contracted in certain countries usually between people of unequal Social rank, which prevents the passage For the station on the Docklands Light Railway, see Prince Regent DLR station. Claire Forlani (born July 1, 1972) is an English film and television actress. Justine Elinor Frischmann (born 16 September 1969, Twickenham, Middlesex, England) is an English Singer and For the theory relating to large scale deformations of elastic structures see Elastica Theory. David Garrick (born 19 February 1717 in Hereford &ndash 20 January 1779) was an English Actor, Playwright, John Hooker' may refer to John Hooker (a professor in Tepper School of Business Carnegie Mellon University John Hooker (English constitutionalist Jane Horrocks (born 18 January 1964) is an English actress, Musician, and singer Thomas Hudson (1701 - 1779 was an English portrait painter in the eighteenth century James Johnston may refer to James Johnston (Secretary of State (1655–1737 Scottish Secretary of State James Johnston (merchant (c Sir Godfrey Kneller 1st Baronet ( 8 August 1646 &ndash 19 October 1723) was the leading Portrait painter in England during Manuel II (mɐnuˈɛɫ Emanuel II the Patriot ( Port o Patriota) or the Missed King ( Port Walter John de la Mare (surname pronounced /ˈdɛləˌmeə(ɹ/ OM CH ( 25 April 1873 &ndash 22 June 1956) was an The Order of Merit is a British and Commonwealth Order bestowed by the Monarch. The name Paul Miller is shared by a number of people Paul Miller (actor, a Canadian Actor Paul Miller (North Carolina politician Georgia Elizabeth Moffett (born December 25, 1984 in West London) is an English actress The Lady Mary Wortley Montagu ( 26 May 1689 &ndash 21 August 1762) was an English aristocrat and writer Dermot John Morgan ( 3 March 1952 – 28 February 1998) was an Irish schoolteacher-turned-comedian and actor who achieved international Father Ted was a popular 1990s Television Situation comedy set around the lives of three Irish Catholic priests on the remote (and Mystery Jets is an English four-piece indie band formerly based on Eel Pie Island in Twickenham, London. His Excellency Howard John Stredder Pearce, CVO (born April 13, 1949 in Twickenham) was Governor of the Falkland Islands and Nowadays the Governor of the Falkland Islands is the local representative of the British Crown in the Falkland Islands. Louis Philippe ( 6 October 1773 &ndash 26 August 1850) was King of the French from 1830 to 1848 in what was known as the His descendants lived in the area for the latter part of the 19th century.
- Nigel Planer, actor
- Alexander Pope, poet and writer
- Andrzej Panufnik, composer
- Peter Sallis, actor, star of Last of the Summer Wine and voice of Gromit's master, Wallace, in the Aardman Animations films
- Sir Robert Shirley
- Sir John Suckling, poet
- Isaac Swainson, botanist, owner of botanical garden at Heath Lane Lodge. Nigel George Planer (born 22 February 1953 in London) is an English Actor, Novelist and Playwright. Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 – 30 May 1744 is generally regarded as the greatest English Poet of the eighteenth century best known for his Satirical Sir Andrzej Panufnik ( September 24, 1914 &ndash October 27, 1991) was a Polish Composer, Pianist, conductor Peter Sallis OBE (born 1 February 1921, Twickenham, then Middlesex now Greater London, England) is an Last of the Summer Wine is a British sitcom written by Roy Clarke that is broadcast on BBC One. Aardman Animations Ltd, also known as Aardman Studios, is an Academy Award -winning British Animation studio based in Bristol, Sir Robert Shirley (c 1581 &ndash July 13, 1628) was an English traveller and adventurer younger brother of Sir Anthony Shirley and of the Sir John Suckling ( February 10 1609 &ndash June 1 1642) was an English Cavalier poet whose best known poem may be Isaac Swainson (1746 - 1812 was the son of John Swainson (d1750 yeoman of High House Hawkshead Lancashire.
- Sir Ratan Tata (1871-1918), Indian industrialist and philanthropist, last private owner of York House
- Alfred Lord Tennyson, British Poet Laureate
- Pete Townshend of The Who, rock musician
- J.M.W. Turner, painter and poet
- Thomas Twining
- Horace Walpole, writer of gothic fiction, Prime Minister's son and resident of Strawberry Hill
- Lady Wentworth
- Paul Whitehead (Secretary and Steward of the notorious Hell-Fire Club)
- Members of The Yardbirds, rock musicians
Local geography
Nearest places
- Feltham
- Ham
- Hampton
- Hampton Hill
- Hampton Wick
- Kingston upon Thames
- Richmond
- St Margarets
- Teddington
- Whitton
- Isleworth
Nearest tube stations
Nearest railway stations
- Fulwell railway station
- Richmond station
- St Margaret's railway station
- Strawberry Hill railway station
- Twickenham railway station
- Whitton railway station
References
External links
- Twickenham Town Centre
- The London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames Council
- The Twickenham Museum
- The Twickenham Society
- Twickenham Online
- Library Local History Notes on houses and persons mentioned.
- The Guardian Pass Notes column on Twickenham
- Richmond and Twickenham Times newspaper
- Photographs of Twickenham
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