The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is a

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in southwest

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. The main town is

Kingston upon Thames Kingston upon Thames (hyphenated until 1965, colloquially known as Kingston) is a town in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, southwest London, England. It is situated on the River Thames and southwest of Charing Cross. It is notable as ...

and it includes

Surbiton Surbiton is a suburban neighbourhood in South West London, within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (RBK). It is next to the River Thames, southwest of Charing Cross. Surbiton was in the historic county of Surrey and since 1965 it ha ...

Chessington Chessington is an area in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames within Greater London. Historically part of Surrey, today it is the largest salient of Greater London into that county. At the 2011 census it had a population of 18,973. The ...

, Malden Rushett,

New Malden New Malden is an area in South West London, England. It is located mainly within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and the London Borough of Merton, and is from Charing Cross. Neighbouring localities include Kingston, Norbiton, Raynes ...

and Tolworth. It is the oldest of the four

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s in England. The others are Kensington and Chelsea and

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also in London, and

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. The local authority is

Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council Kingston London Borough Council is the local authority for the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London. History There have previously b ...

Districts in the borough

Berrylands Berrylands is a residential neighbourhood in Surbiton, London, originally forming part of the Municipal Borough of Surbiton, and since 1965 part of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. It is a suburban development situated south west o ...

Canbury Canbury is a district of the northern part of Kingston upon Thames that takes its name from the historic manor that covered the area. Modern Canbury comprises two electoral wards in the constituency of Richmond Park; Canbury Ward to the south ...

* Coombe *

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Kingston Vale Kingston Vale with Kingston Hill is a district in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in south-west London. It is a residential area between Richmond Park, the much smaller Putney Vale, Wimbledon Common, Coombe/Coombe Hill and the Norbit ...

* Malden Rushett *

Motspur Park Motspur Park, also known locally as West Barnes, is a residential suburb in south-west London, in the New Malden district. It straddles the boroughs of Kingston upon Thames and Merton. Motspur Park owes its identity to the railway station of ...

Norbiton Norbiton is an area within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, London. It lies approximately east of Kingston upon Thames town centre, and from Charing Cross. Its main landmarks include Kingston Hospital, Kingsmeadow football stadium ...

* Old Malden *

* Tolworth

Adjacent local government districts

* Elmbridge *

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* Merton * Mole Valley *

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* Sutton *

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History

Kingston upon Thames, on the south bank of the

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has existed for many hundreds of years. Many

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relics have been found in the surrounding areas. A church has stood on the site of All Saints' Church, in the centre of Kingston, for more than a thousand years. An earlier church was sacked by the

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in 1009 AD. Kingston was the site of the

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s of seven

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: *

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, son of

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, 900AD * Athelstan, 925AD *

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, 939AD *

Eadred Eadred (c. 923 – 23 November 955) was King of the English from 26 May 946 until his death. He was the younger son of Edward the Elder and his third wife Eadgifu, and a grandson of Alfred the Great. His elder brother, Edmund, was killed try ...

, 946AD *

Eadwig Eadwig (also Edwy or Eadwig All-Fair, 1 October 959) was King of England from 23 November 955 until his death in 959. He was the elder son of Edmund I and his first wife Ælfgifu, who died in 944. Eadwig and his brother Edgar were young ...

, 956AD *

Edward the Martyr Edward ( ang, Eadweard, ; 18 March 978), often called the Martyr, was King of the English from 975 until he was murdered in 978. Edward was the eldest son of King Edgar, but was not his father's acknowledged heir. On Edgar's death, the leader ...

, 975AD * Ethelred the Unready, 979AD The

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, on which they are said to have been crowned stands outside the local council offices, the Guildhall. A coin from the reign of each of those kings is set into the base of the stone. Saxon Coronation Stone( Edward)

The borough was formed in 1965 by the merger of the

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s of

Kingston-upon-Thames Kingston upon Thames (hyphenated until 1965, colloquially known as Kingston) is a town in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, southwest London, England. It is situated on the River Thames and southwest of Charing Cross. It is notable as ...

(which itself was a

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), Malden and Coombe and

. At time of the merger the new borough was transferred from

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and since then it has been administratively part of

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. The current name of the borough omits hyphens to distinguish it from the similarly named former municipal borough. Kingston also contains County Hall, the former seat of

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. It was part of

for postal purposes until postal counties were abolished in 1996. Districts mainly use the KT

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, except from the parts of Ham in the borough which use the TW code, and the Kingston Vale area in the north-east which has an SW15 postcode.

Demography

Ethnicity

The following table shows the ethnic group of respondents in the 2001 and 2011 census in Kingston upon Thames.

Politics

Kingston upon Thames London UK labelled ward map 2002

Parliament

The borough includes the whole of the Kingston and Surbiton Westminster Parliamentary Constituency and part of the Richmond Park Constituency, both constituencies were created in 1997. The previous constituencies re-arranged to form these two had been essentially Conservative. In 1997 the Liberal Democrats won both seats. Dr Jenny Tonge took Richmond Park constituency and in 2005

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became its Liberal Democrat MP with a majority of 3,731 but she was beaten in the May 2010 election by Conservative

Zac Goldsmith Frank Zacharias Robin Goldsmith, Baron Goldsmith of Richmond Park, (born 20 January 1975) is a British politician, life peer and journalist serving as Minister of State for Overseas Territories, Commonwealth, Energy, Climate and Environment s ...

with a majority of 4,091. Goldsmith retained his seat at the 2015 general election, with a greatly increased majority of 23,015. Goldsmith stood as an Independent candidate in the

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held on 1 December 2016, but was defeated by

Sarah Olney Sarah Jane Olney (' McGibbon; born 11 January 1977) is a British Liberal Democrat politician and former accountant who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Richmond Park since 2019, and previously from 2016 to 2017. Olney has served as ...

, a Liberal Democrat, after the Conservative Party decided not to put forward its own candidate. Goldsmith regained the seat for the Conservatives in the 2017 general election with a significantly reduced majority of 45 votes. Sarah Olney then regained the seat during the 2019 General Election. In 1997 Edward Davey overturned the previous Conservative majority of more than 10,000 in Kingston and Surbiton, to win by 56 votes after three recounts. He retained the seat in 2001 with a majority of 15,676 over the Conservative candidate David Shaw. In 2005 Davey's majority was 8,961, and in the May 2010 general election he again retained the seat with a slightly reduced majority, beating the Conservative candidate

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. In the 2015 general election, Davey's seat was taken by

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James Berry with a majority of 2,834. Davey's was one of six Liberal Democrat losses in London and 49 overall as the party suffered its worst election results since its formation in 1988. Davey regained the seat in the 2017 general election.

Local government

The Borough Council was controlled by the

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from 1965 to 1986, when a short-lived SDP-Liberal Alliance minority administration took over. It lost several by-elections due to its attempt to abolish the Borough's

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system. The Conservatives regained control in 1987. The 1990 election gave no party a majority but the Conservatives kept power with the

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of the Mayor. In 2011, Councillor Tim Dennen resigned from the Liberal Democrat group to sit as an independent member. On Tuesday 11 June 2013 Derek Osborne was arrested on suspicion of possessing indecent images of children, following his release on bail he resigned the Liberal Democrat group, as leader of Kingston Council and as a councillor for Beverley Ward. Osborne pleaded guilty and was subsequently jailed for 2 years in October 2013. The Conservatives comfortably won the by-election following the resignation of the former leader of the council. In 2014 the Conservatives gained a majority of 8 at the local elections, bucking a trend of the Liberal Democrats retaining control in their heartlands. The Liberal Democrats regained control of the council in 2018 with a large majority of 39 seats compared to the Conservatives' 9 seats.

Modern Kingston

Kingston benefits from one of the biggest and most visited shopping areas outside of

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, with a varied selection of high street stores, and a large number of independent boutiques and retailers. The most famous shop in Kingston is

Bentalls Bentalls is a British department store chain with a branch in Kingston upon Thames. The well regarded 'county' department store began as a drapery shop, founded by Frank Bentall in 1867. The company was formerly listed on the London Stock Exchang ...

, started by Frank Bentall in 1867 in Clarence Street, where it (or at least the completely rebuilt Bentall Centre) stands. Close to Kingston, and located between Kingston, Richmond and Roehampton, is

Richmond Park Richmond Park, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, is the largest of London's Royal Parks, and is of national and international importance for wildlife conservation. It was created by Charles I in the 17th century as a deer park ...

, one of the oldest of London's royal parks. The borough is home to the highest number of

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ns in Europe, in the town of

Tourism in Kingston

Kingston has many attractions in and near it, ranging from nature and historical attractions to

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. Some of the borough's attractions are: *

Chessington World of Adventures Chessington World of Adventures Resort is a theme park, zoo and hotel complex in Chessington, Greater London, England, around southwest of Central London. The complex opened as Chessington Zoo in 1931, with the theme park being developed along ...

. Resort in the south of the borough. The closest railway station is Chessington South. Chessington is one of the UK's premier theme parks attracting thousands of visitors from all around the UK to its rides, aquarium and zoo. * Thames Riverside. A walkway beside the Thames at Kingston and

, it has a variety of restaurants. *

. Situated outside The Guildhall in Kingston, this ancient rock was the crowning point of some of England's early kings. *

. One of the world's largest urban parks, its Kingston Gate is situated within the borough's boundary. * Kingston Town Centre. One of London's biggest shopping destinations, with hundreds of shops, cafes and restaurants, as well as a large entertainment complex, including an Odeon Cinema and Tenpin Bowling. Also in the town centre is a historic market which has been running for hundreds of years. * Rose Theatre. An 822-seat theatre in the centre of Kingston. * Bentall Centre (a shopping centre). It is home to over 75 shops (including the Bentalls department store), restaurants and other services.

Economy

Kingston is the 3rd largest retail centre by employment, in London. Sega Amusements International, responsible for the production of arcade games outside Japan, has its head office in

, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. Lidl relocated its UK Headquarters to Kingston in 2020.

Industry

Sopwith Aviation Company The Sopwith Aviation Company was a British aircraft company that designed and manufactured aeroplanes mainly for the British Royal Naval Air Service, the Royal Flying Corps and later the Royal Air Force during the First World War, most famously ...

had a factory in the Canbury Park area of Kingston, where the famous

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was produced during

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. The

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was designed in a site in Kingston town centre and built in the aviation factory near Ham now known as the Hawker Centre.

Education

Primary responsibility for education in the borough lies with the local education authority.

Schools

Free schools: * The Kingston Academy (mixed), Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PE

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: *

Chessington School Chessington School (Chessington Community College until September 2018) is a co-educational secondary school with a sports centre, in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Greater London. The current building was opened in September 2009. ...

(mixed), Garrison Lane, Chessington KT9 2JS * Coombe Boys’ School, College Gardens, Blakes Lane, New Malden KT3 6NU * Coombe Girls’ School, Clarence Avenue, New Malden KT3 3TU * The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre (mixed), Surbiton Hill Road, Surbiton KT6 4TU * Holy Cross School (girls) (Roman Catholic), Sandal Road, New Malden KT3 5AR *

Richard Challoner School Richard Challoner School is an all boys secondary school with a mixed sixth form that is federated with Holy Cross School, New Malden. It has an academy status and is located in Surrey, England. The school is named after Bishop Richard Cha ...

(boys) (Roman Catholic), Manor Drive North, New Malden KT3 5PE * Southborough High School (boys), Hook Road, Surbiton KT6 5AS * Tiffin Girls’ School, Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames KT2 5PL * Tiffin School (boys), Queen Elizabeth Road, Kingston upon Thames KT2 6RL * Tolworth Girls’ School and Sixth Form, Fullers Way North, Surbiton KT6 7LQ

Further education

* Kingston College *

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Higher education

Kingston University , mottoeng = "Through Learning We Progress" , established = – gained University Status – Kingston Technical Institute , type = Public , endowment = £2.3 m (2015) , ...

Transport

Kingston has nine South Western Railway stations and two centrally located bus stations, but no

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or other Transport for London stations. In 2008, 64 bus routes served Kingston.

Railway

Coaching interests in Kingston opposed the plan of the

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to run its line to Southampton near Kingston. The line consequently avoided the town with a station opened in 1838 southwest of the town; it was later resited to the present site of Surbiton station. In 1863 a branch was built from Twickenham to a terminus in Kingston. That line was extended to the main line in 1869 to form the Kingston Loop Line. All rail services in the borough are operated by South Western Railway, who provide regular services to and from

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. Railway stations in the borough: *, London Zone 5 *, London Zone 6 *, London Zone 6 * Kingston, London Zone 6 *, London Zone 4 *, London Zone 4 *, London Zone 5 *, London Zone 6 *, London Zone 5

Travel to work

In March 2011, the main forms of transport that residents used to travel to work were: driving a car or van, 26.1% of all residents aged 16–74; train, 7.1%; bus, minibus or coach, 7.1%; on foot, 6.9%; work mainly at or from home, 4.3%; bicycle, 2.8%; underground, metro, light rail, tram, 2.5%.

Coat of arms

The Kingston

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displays three salmon and its shield is almost identical to the coat of arms of the Swedish municipality of Laholm. Both coats of arms can be traced back to the 16th century. The arms of the

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town of

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is also similar, but more recent. In 1966 the newly created

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added a set crests and

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taken from the localities merged into it. The crest came from the Municipal Borough of Malden and Coombe, with the with that Borough's arms hung from the neck of the stag, and the supporters taken from Municipal Borough of Surbiton, with again it's arms hanging from the stags neck.

International links

Although not officially 'twinned', The Royal Borough of Kingston has a partner city of Oldenburg in

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and Gwanak-gu, an administrative subdivision of

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, in

. Some road signs announce that Kingston is linked with

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in the

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but this official link has ended.International Relations – European and International Partnerships
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

Sport and leisure

The Borough of Kingston upon Thames has several football clubs in its area: *

Kingstonian Kingstonian Football Club is an English semi-professional football club based in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, southwest London which currently plays in the Isthmian League Premier Division. The club was founded in 1885 by YMC ...

Non-League football Non-League football describes association football, football leagues played outside the top leagues of a country. Usually, it describes leagues which are not fully professional. The term is primarily used for football in England, where it is s ...

club who play at King George's Field *

Corinthian Casuals Corinthian-Casuals Football Club is a football club based in Tolworth in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, England. Affiliated to the London Football Association, they are currently members of the and play at King George's Field. His ...

club who play at King George's Field * Chessington & Hook United a

club who play at Chalky Lane * Epsom Athletic a defunct

club who play at Chalky Lane * Chelsea F.C. Women who play at the Kingsmeadow Stadium in WSL 1

References

External links

Kingston upon Thames Council
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