Kingston upon Thames
Kingston upon Thames shown within the United Kingdom
OS grid reference	TQ182693
	Greater London
Region
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KINGSTON UPON THAMES
Postcode district	KT1, KT2
Dialling code	020
Police
Fire
Ambulance
European Parliament	Surrey
UK Parliament	Kingston and Surbiton
	Richmond Park
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Kingston upon Thames is the principal settlement of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in Surrey. The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is a London borough in south-west London. ... This article is about the English county. ...

It was the ancient market town where Saxon kings were crowned and is now a lively suburb situated 10 miles (16.1 km) south west of Charing Cross. It is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. The market town is a medieval phenomenon. ... The Victorian Eleanor Cross at Charing Cross The name Charing Cross, now given to a district of central London in the City of Westminster, comes from the original hamlet of Charing, where King Edward I placed a memorial to his wife, Eleanor of Castile. ... Ken Livingstone, the current Mayor of London The Mayor of London is an elected politician in London, United Kingdom. ...

History

Kingston in 1846

Kingston was built at the first crossing point of the Thames upstream from London Bridge and a bridge still exists at the same site. Kingston was occupied by the Romans, and later it was either a royal residence or a royal demesne. 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. 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. There is a local rumour that these Saxon coronations gave Kingston its name, but the records of the 838 council disprove this.^[1] This article is about the River Thames in southern England. ... For other uses, see London Bridge (disambiguation). ... A view of Kingston Bridge published in 1831. ... For other uses, see Roman Empire (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Events At Hingston Down, Egbert of Wessex beats the Danish and the West Welsh. ... Egbert (also Ecgbehrt or Ecgbert, means roughly The shining edge of a blade) (c. ... Ethelwulfs first tombstone, in the church porch at Steyning - the two incised crosses indicate a royal burial Ethelwulf, Old English: Æþelwulf, (c. ... Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon[1], Old English: ) is an early form of the English language that was spoken in parts of what is now England and southern Scotland between the mid-fifth century and the mid-twelfth century. ... For other uses, see Anglo-Saxon. ... The Coronation Stone is an ancient stone block, located next to the Guildhall in Kingston upon Thames, a suburb of London, England. ... The Guildhall in Windsor, Berkshire is the town hall. ...

Kingston upon Thames appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as Chingestone and Chingetun(e). It was held by William the Conqueror. Its domesday assets were: a church, five mills, three fisheries worth 10s, 27 ploughs, 40 acres of meadow, woodland worth six hogs. It rendered £30.^[2] A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ... William I ( 1027 – September 9, 1087), was King of England from 1066 to 1087. ... An ancient Chinese tomb model of a foot-powered mill, Eastern Han Dynasty (25 - 220 AD), Freer Gallery of Art. ... A fishery (plural: fisheries) is an organized effort by humans to catch fish or other aquatic species, an activity known as fishing. ... The traditional way: a German farmer works the land with horses and plough. ... A meadow is a habitat of rolling or flat terrain where grasses predominate. ... Limber Pine woodland, Toiyabe Range, central Nevada Biologically, a woodland is a treed area differentiated from a forest. ... Hog is a domestic or feral adult swine. ... GBP may be: short for Game Boy Player the ISO currency code for the British Pound Sterling. ...

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. Other charters were issued by later kings, including Edward IV's charter that gave the town the status of a borough in 1481. 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. 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. It is the only private chantry chapel to survive the Reformation. Alternate use, see charter airline or bare-boat charter. ... This article is about the King of England. ... January 31 - Inferior Swedish forces defeats the invading danes in Battle of Lena. ... Edward IV (April 28, 1442 – April 9, 1483) was King of England from March 4, 1461 to April 9, 1483, with a break of a few months in the period 1470–1471. ... Look up Borough in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Year 1481 was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar). ... Events Pope Clement XII elected September 17 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed III (1703-1730) to Mahmud I (1730-1754) Anna Ivanova (Anna I of Russia) became czarina Births April 16 - Henry Clinton, British general (d. ... Events August 15 - The city of Rhodes surrenders to the forces of the Knights of St. ... // Kingston Grammar School is an independent selective co-educational school in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey. ... The Protestant Reformation was a movement which began in the 16th century as a series of attempts to reform the Roman Catholic Church, but ended in division and the establishment of new institutions, most importantly Lutheranism, Reformed churches, and Anabaptists. ...

Kingston sent members to early Parliaments, until a petition by the inhabitants prayed to be relieved from the burden. The English parliament in front of the King, c. ...

Placard commemorating the coronation of the Saxon Kings.

Kingston was one of the Boroughs to be reformed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, becoming a municipal borough. 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. 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. 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. For river users, Kingston is still on the "Surrey" bank. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1862x1101, 254 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Kingston upon Thames ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1862x1101, 254 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Kingston upon Thames ... The administrative area of Greater London contains 32 London Boroughs, of which twelve (plus the City of London) make up Inner London and twenty Outer London. ... The Municipal Reform Act 1835 required members of town councils (municipal corporations) to be elected by ratepayers and councils to publish their financial accounts. ... A borough is a political division originally used in England. ... The London Government Act 1963 was an Act of the UK parliament which led to the official recognition of 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 of Art-Deco courts, spacious and grand late-19th century town houses blending into a sea of semi-detached 20th century housing estates. ... 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 Borough of Merton, and is situated 9. ... The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is the oldest of the Royal Boroughs in England and Wales, with great historical interest. ... Elizabeth II in an official portrait as Queen of Canada (on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee in 2002, wearing the Sovereigns badges of the Order of Canada and the Order of Military Merit) Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) (born 21 April 1926), styled HM The... This article is about the English county. ... Surrey is a county in southern England, part of the South East England region and one of the Home Counties. ...

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 manufactured aeroplanes for the British Military in the first world war, most famously the Sopwith Camel. ... Hawker-Siddeley was a British aircraft manufacturing company. ... British Aerospace (BAe) was a UK aircraft and defence systems manufacturer, 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

A corner of Kingston's Market Square.

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. 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. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 1339 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Kingston upon Thames Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 1339 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Kingston upon Thames Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used... Parking lot is the American English term that refers to a cleared area that is more or less level and is intended for parking vehicles. ... A one-way street is a street on which vehicles can only move in one direction. ... Twickenham is a suburb in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, south west London. ... Richmond is a suburb and the principal settlement of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in south west London, England. ... , This article is about the district of London. ... For other uses, see Waterloo station (disambiguation). ...

Kingston Bridge with John Lewis in the background.

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. There is a large branch of the John Lewis department store group, with a Waitrose supermarket, located in the basement. 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. 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. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 1346 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Kingston upon Thames Kingston Bridge, London Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 1346 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Kingston upon Thames Kingston Bridge, London Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera... For the traditional meaning of the word mall, see pedestrian street or promenade. ... Bentalls is a department store in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England. ... Chain stores are a range of retail outlets which share a brand and central management, usually with standardised business methods and practices. ... John Lewis on Oxford Street, London is the flagship department store of the John Lewis Partnership. ... Waitrose is the supermarket division of the John Lewis Partnership, with 187 branches as of November 2007. ... Megabowls logo. ... Odeon Cinemas is the largest chain of cinemas in the United Kingdom. ... Sir Peter Reginald Frederick Hall CBE (born 22 November 1930) is an English theatre and film director. ... Look up Market in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Kingston's civic buildings include the Guildhall which houses Kingston Council, the magistrates' court, the county court, and a local museum and public library. Adjacent to the County Hall Building is the new crown court building. The main offices of Surrey County Council are also in County Hall Kingston, even though Kingston is not administered by Surrey. Plans to move these offices to Woking have been scrapped. The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is a London borough in south-west London. ... This article is about Magistrates Courts in England and Wales. ... Crown Court and County Court in Oxford. ... For other uses, see Museum (disambiguation). ... Librarians and patrons in a typical larger urban public library. ... Crown Court and County Court in Oxford. ... This article is about the English county. ... County Hall is the main government building for the County of Surrey. ... , See Woking (borough) for the administrative district. ...

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. Upstream there is a promenade crossing the Hogsmill river and reaching almost to Surbiton. Across Kingston Bridge is a tree lined river bank fronting the expanse of Hampton Court Park. Teddington Lock is a lock and weir situated on the River Thames in the town of Teddington in the western suburbs of London, England. ... An English river which flows from its source in the spring line village of Ewell (a corruption of The Well) in Surrey to join the River Thames at Kingston-upon-Thames. ...

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. This sculpture by David Mach was commissioned in 1988, and is called Out of Order. K2 red telephone boxes behind Enzo Plazzottas bronze, Young Dancer, on Broad Street, Covent Garden, London A K6 red telephone box in Oxford The red telephone box, a public telephone kiosk designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, was a once familiar sight on the streets of the United Kingdom. ... David Mach (born 18 March 1956) is a Scottish sculptor and installation artist. ...

The sculpture "Out of Order"

Another recent novelty is the Toilet Gallery, a minimalist art gallery housed in an ex-public lavatory near the Phone Box sculpture. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1646x2304, 371 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Kingston upon Thames ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1646x2304, 371 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Kingston upon Thames ...

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. Soccer redirects here. ... Kingstonian Football Club are an English, semi-professional football club that are playing in the Isthmian League First Division South for the 2006-07 season. ... Wimbledon (full name AFC Wimbledon) is a semi-professional English football club, affiliated to both the London and Surrey FAs, and representing the area of Wimbledon in south London. ... The Fans Stadium, Kingsmeadow The Fans Stadium, Kingsmeadow (formerly the Kingsmeadow Stadium) is a football stadium in Kingston upon Thames, London. ...

Kingston Rugby Club is based on the outskirts of the town and Kingston Rowing Club is based on the River Thames. Kingston Regatta takes place on the river at the town in July. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

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. There are several Chinese, Indian, Thai and Italian restaurants. A syllalalalalabub is a traditional British dessert that dates from at least the eighteenth century. ...

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. Both Members of Parliament are members of the Liberal Democrat party. 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 Davey Edward Jonathan Ed Davey (born 25 December 1965) British politician He is the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Kingston and Surbiton. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ...

Ecclesiastically, Kingston lies in the Church of England Diocese of Southwark and Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark. The suffragan or Area Bishop of Kingston is the Rt Rev. Dr Richard Cheetham. The Church of England is the officially established Christian church[3] in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the oldest among the communions thirty-eight independent national churches. ... The Diocese of Southwark forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... The Archbishop of Southwark is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark in the Region of Great Britain. ... A bishop is an ordained person who holds a specific position of authority in any of a number of Christian churches. ...

Kingston Green Fair

Kingston University main building, Penrhyn Road campus

Kingston Green Fair has been held annually since 1987 in Canbury Gardens, next to the river, on the Spring Bank Holiday. The word "Green" in the title refers to the ethos of the fair as promoting sustainable development. 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] Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Kingston University is a university in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, south-west London. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Sustainable development is a socio-ecological process characterized by the fulfilment of human needs while maintaining the quality of the natural environment indefinitely. ...

Education

For education in Kingston upon Thames see the main Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames article.

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. Kingston is also home to Kingston University and Kingston College. The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is a London borough in south-west London. ... 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 secondary foundation school in Surbiton, Surrey, England, with Technology College status. ... Southborough High School is a High School located in Surbiton, Surrey it was open in the late 1960s. ... Chessington Community College is a local secondary school and sixth form college in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. ... Kingston Grammar School is an independent and highly selective co-educational school in Kingston upon Thames, Greater London. ... 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, 1849. ... Tiffin School is a selective boys grammar school, situated in Kingston upon Thames, southwest London, England, with specialist Performing Arts College status. ... The Tiffin Girls School is an all girls grammar school located in Kingston upon Thames, south-west London, England. ... Kingston University is a university in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, south-west London. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ...

Transport

Kingston railway station

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). The local stations are: Kingston and Norbiton. An additional railway station is located on the main line in nearby Surbiton, and has a more frequent service. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Kingston railway station serves Kingston upon Thames in the London Borough of the same name, in south west London, and is in Travelcard Zone 6. ... For other uses, see Waterloo station (disambiguation). ... New Malden railway station is in the London 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 station in Richmond upon Thames, in South West London England, and is a south-western terminus of London Undergrounds District Line, and the western terminus of the North London Line (now run by Silverlink and called the Silverlink Metro). ... Kingston railway station serves Kingston upon Thames in the London Borough of the same name, in south west London, and is in Travelcard Zone 6. ... Norbiton railway station serves Norbiton, a suburb of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, in south west London. ... Surbiton railway station is in the London 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 "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. Kingston is also served by the A240, the A307, Portsmouth Road, A308 and A310. The A3 is a trunk road in Southern England, connecting London to Portsmouth. ... Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, KG, PC (3 August 1867 – 14 December 1947) was a British statesman and thrice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. ... The junction with the A24. ... The A307 runs from Kingston upon Thames to Cobham, via Surbiton, Long Ditton, Thames Ditton, and Esher. ... The A308, is a road in England in two parts. ... The numbering zones for A-roads in Great Britain 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 and it is referenced (and used as a filming location) in episodes of Monty Python. Furthermore a scene from Mujhse Dosti Karoge, a Bollywood film, was filmed by the toppled telephone boxes. This had Hrithik Roshan as the leading actor. 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. Interestingly Nipper, the famous "HMV" dog, is buried (1895) in the town under Lloyds bank. 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. Image:Cg Charles Dickens is still one of the best known English writers of any era. ... Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog), published 1889, is a humorous account by Jerome K. Jerome of a boating holiday on the Thames between Kingston and Oxford. ... Jerome Klapka Jerome (May 2, 1859 – June 14, 1927) was an English author, best known for the humorous travelogue Three Men in a Boat. ... Bollywood (Hindi: , Urdu: ) is the informal term popularly used for Mumbai-based Hindi-language film industry in India. ... Hrithik Roshan (Hindi: ऋतिक रोशन, pronunciation: / born 10 January 1974) is a prominent award-winning Bollywood actor. ... Richard Briers, CBE (born on January 14, 1934) is a popular English actor whose career encompasses the theatre, television, film and radio. ... Photograph of the original painting of Nipper looking into an Edison Bell cylinder phonograph. ... Bentalls is a department store in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England. ... John Lewis on Oxford Street, London is the flagship department store of the John Lewis Partnership. ...

Notable people

Eadweard Muybridge (photographer) was born in the town in 1830

See also alumini of local schools, colleges and the university

Notable people born in the town include John Galsworthy in 1830 and Eadweard Muybridge in 1867. Also the current Republic of Ireland and Blackburn Rovers F.C. footballer Steven Reid was born here in 1981. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Muybridges The Horse in Motion. ... John Galsworthy OM (14 August 1867 – 31 January 1933) was an English novelist and playwright. ... Muybridges The Horse in Motion. ... Blackburn Rovers Football Club are an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. ... Steven John Reid (born 10 March 1981 in Kingston, London England) is an Irish football player who currently plays for Blackburn Rovers and the Republic of Ireland, primarily as a midfielder. ...

References

Sources consulted

• Dickens, Charles, Jr [1887, 1879] (1994). Dickens's Dictionary of the Thames, 1887, facsimile, Devon: Old House Books. ISBN 1-873590-12-1.  – A guide to the Thames written by the novelist's son.

Endnotes

Charles Dickens, Jr, born Charles Culliford Boz Dickens (6 January 1837 – 1896), was the first child of the novelist Charles Dickens (1812–1870). ...

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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Parks and open spaces in Kingston upon Thames

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