Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames [ kɪŋstən ə ˌ pɒn tɛmz ] is a city district of London. It is located in the southwest of the city. The addition of " Royal Borough " ( royal church ) carries the district because it was during the Middle Ages private ownership of the English kings. With the establishment of the administrative region of Greater London in 1965, he emerged from Municipal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, the Municipal Borough of Malden and Coombe and the Municipal Borough of Surbiton, Surrey.
The population continued in 2008, composed of 79.7 % White, 9.6 % Asian, 2.4% black and 1.7 % Chinese.
Between 900 and 979 seven Anglo-Saxon kings were crowned in Richmond. The Coronation Stone ( coronation stone) is still preserved. Between Kingston, Richmond and Roehampton is the Richmond Park, a former royal hunting area.
Districts
- Berrylands
- Chessington *
- Coombe *
- Hook
- Kingston upon Thames *
- Kingston Vale
- Malden Rushett
- Motspur Park *
- New Malden *
- Norbiton
- Old Malden
- Surbiton *
- Tolworth *
* - There are no separate article, only redirects here For the corresponding parts of the city.
Personalities
- Louis Jeremiah But Hawe, Mugger
- Jez Alborough, children's book author and illustrator
- Nigel Barley, anthropologist
- Derek Bourgeois, composer
- John Cleland, author
- Terence Conran, designer, furniture dealers and restaurant owners
- John Cooper, car designer
- Richard Fairbrass, singer
- Peter King, jazz musicians
- John Martyn, singer-songwriter
- Jonny Lee Miller, actor
- Eadweard Muybridge, photographer
- Betty Nuthall, tennis player
- Kelly Reilly, actress
- Dave Swarbrick, folk fiddler
- David Whitaker, composer
Pictures of Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
