Hampton Wick
Location
OS grid reference:	TQ176695
Latitude:	51.412255°
Longitude:	-0.308096°
Administration
London borough:	Richmond
County level:	Greater London
Region:	London
Constituent country:	England
Sovereign state:	United Kingdom
Other
Ceremonial county:	Greater London
Historic county:	Middlesex
Services
Police force:	Metropolitan Police
Fire brigade:	London Fire Brigade
Ambulance service:	London Ambulance
Post office and telephone
Post town:	KINGSTON UPON THAMES, EAST MOLESEY
Postal district:	KT1, KT8
Dialling code:	020
Politics
UK Parliament:	Twickenham
London Assembly:	South West
European Parliament:	London
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Once famous for its market gardens into well into the 20th century, it is now commuter-belt territory, housing developments having been built on these areas. Such development is constrained, however, since there is Bushy Park and Hampton Court Park on the west and the River Thames to the east. Operation Market Garden was an Allied military operation in World War II, which took place in September 1944. ... Bushy Park Bushy Park is the second-largest of the Royal Parks of London. ... Hampton Court Park – sometimes called the Home Park – is adjacent to Hampton Court Palace and Gardens in southwest London. ... The Thames (pronounced []) is a river flowing through southern England, in its lower reaches flowing through London into the sea. ...

There is evidence of Roman occupation; and the first bridge linking the village with Kingston upon Thames over the river is dated from c1219, replacing the Roman ford at this point. There is also a railway station serving Hampton Wick, with good connections to London Waterloo. Principal sites in Roman Britain Roman Britain refers to those parts of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire between 43 and 410. ... A view of Kingston Bridge published in 1831. ... Kingston upon Thames, part of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, is an ancient market town where Saxon kings were crowned, and is now a lively suburb of London. ... // Events Saint Francis of Assisi introduces Catholicism into Egypt, during the Fifth Crusade The Flag of Denmark fell from the sky during the Battle of Lyndanisse Ongoing events Fifth Crusade (1217-1221) Births Christopher I of Denmark (died 1259) Frederick II of Austria (died 1246) Guillaume de Gisors, supposedly the... Hampton Wick railway station is in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, in south west London, and is in Travelcard Zone 6. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Cardinal Wolsey lived here in a still existing house in Lower Teddington Road while waiting for Hampton Court Palace to be built Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (c. ... Hampton Court Palace with the Union Jack flying Hampton Court Palace is a former royal palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, south west London, United Kingdom. ...

At Hampton Wick resided Sir Richard Steele, in a house which he whimsically denominated "the hovel;" and "from the Hovel at Hampton Wick, April 7, 1711," he dedicated the fourth volume of the Tatler to Charles, Lord Halifax. This was probably about the time he became surveyor of the royal stables at Hampton Court Palace, governor of the king's comedians, a justice of the peace for Middlesex, and a knight. Sir Richard Steele (bap. ... Tatler Magazine Cover. ... Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax (April 16, 1661 - May 19, 1715) was Chancellor of the Exchequer, poet, statesman, and Earl of Halifax. ... Hampton Court Palace with the Union Jack flying Hampton Court Palace is a former royal palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, south west London, United Kingdom. ... A Justice of the Peace (JP) is a puisne judicial officer appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. ...

Trivia

"Hampton" (short for Hampton Wick) is Cockney Rhyming Slang for "prick". Cockney rhyming slang (sometimes abbreviated as CRS) is a form of English slang which originated in the East End of London. ...

External links

• notes on Hampton Wick
• Hampton Wick Association
• Old Hampton Wick (with information about new Hampton Wick)