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Encyclopedia > London Borough of Richmond
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

Shown within Greater London
Geography
Status: London borough
Area:
- Total
Ranked 290th
57.41 kmē
ONS code: 00BD
Demographics
Population:
- Total (2002 est.)
- Density
Ranked 84th
174,449
3,039 / kmē
Ethnicity: 91.0% White
3.9% S.Asian
Politics

Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council
http://www.richmond.gov.uk/
Leadership: Leader & Cabinet
Executive: Conservative
MPs: Vincent Cable, Jenny Tonge
London Assembly:
- Member
South West London
- Tony Arbour

The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is a London borough in southwest London. Unusually for a London borough, it straddles the River Thames. It is home to Bushy Park and the National Physical Laboratory.


The borough was formed in 1965 by the merger of the Middlesex borough of Twickenham with the Surrey boroughs of Richmond upon Thames and Barnes.


It includes the areas:

Schools

External links

  • Richmond Council (http://www.richmond.gov.uk/)


Greater London | London

London boroughs : Barking and Dagenham | Barnet | Bexley | Brent | Bromley | Camden | City of London | Croydon | Ealing | Enfield | Greenwich | Hackney | Hammersmith and Fulham | Haringey | Harrow | Havering | Hillingdon | Hounslow | Islington | Kensington and Chelsea | Kingston | Lambeth | Lewisham | Merton | Newham | Redbridge | Richmond | Southwark | Sutton | Tower Hamlets | Waltham Forest | Wandsworth | Westminster

Greater London Authority | London Assembly | Mayor of London


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London Borough of Richmond upon Thames - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (324 words)
The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is a London borough in South West London and part of Outer London.
The borough is also home to the National Physical Laboratory and the attractions of Hampton Court Palace, Twickenham Stadium and the WWT London Wetlands Centre draw both domestic and international tourism.
The borough was formed in 1965 by the merger of the Municipal Borough of Twickenham from Middlesex with the Municipal Borough of Richmond upon Thames and the Municipal Borough of Barnes from Surrey.
Richmond Upon Thames, Surrey, Greater London (665 words)
Richmond upon Thames is one of the most attractive of the outer London boroughs, the only one which spans the River Thames.
The borough of Richmond was formed in 1965 by the merger of the Middlesex borough of Twickenham with the Surrey boroughs of Richmond upon Thames and Barnes.
Richmond is approximately ten miles by road from London Heathrow Airport, home of British Airways and approximately 30 miles from London Gatwick Airport.
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