Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Shown within Greater London
Geography
Status	London borough Royal borough
Area — Total	Ranked 325th 37.25 km²
ONS code	00AX
Admin HQ	Kingston upon Thames
Demographics
Population — Total (2005 est.) — Density	Ranked 107th (of 354) 153,000 4,107 / km²
Ethnicity	84.5% White 7.8% South Asian 1.6% Afro-Caribbean 1.4% Chinese
Politics
Leadership	Leader & Executive
Mayor	Mary Reid (Lib)
Executive	Liberal Democrats
MPs	Edward Davey (Lib) Susan Kramer (Lib)
London Assembly — Member	South West London Tony Arbour (Con)
Coat of Arms
Official website	http://www.kingston.gov.uk/

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is a London borough in south-west London. The main town in the borough is Kingston upon Thames, but it covers a wider area also including places such as Surbiton, Chessington, New Malden and Tolworth. Image File history File links LondonKingston. ... Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... The administrative area of Greater London contains thirty-two London boroughs. ... English Regis Bere Regis Bognor Regis Grafton Regis Houghton Regis Lyme Regis Melcombe Regis Rowley Regis Wyke Regis Royal Royal Berkshire Royal Leamington Spa Royal Tunbridge Wells Royal Borough Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Former Royal Borough... This article explains the meaning of area as a Physical quantity. ... This is a list of districts of England ordered by area. ... To help compare sizes of different geographic regions, we list here areas between 10 km² (1000 hectares) and 100 km² (10,000 hectares). ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating census and other statistical data. ... Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per volume. ... This is a list of districts of England ordered by population. ... The term British Asian is used to denote a person of South Asian ancestry or origin, who was born in or was an immigrant to the United Kingdom, former heartland of the British Empire. ... The Leicester Caribbean Carnival The British African-Caribbean (Afro-Caribbean) community is a term that refers to residents of the United Kingdom who are of West Indian background, and whose ancestors were indigenous to Africa. ... The United Kingdom is divided into four parts, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. ... now. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. ... This is a list of MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005 to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom at the United Kingdom general election, 2005, arranged by constituency. ... Edward Davey Edward Jonathan Ed Davey (born 25 December 1965) British politician He is the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Kingston and Surbiton. ... Susan Kramer Susan Kramer (born 22 July 1950) is a London businesswoman and Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Richmond Park. ... The London Assembly is an elected body that supervises the Greater London Authority and the Mayor of London. ... South West is a constituency represented in the London Assembly. ... Tony Arbour is a Conservative Party politician and member of the London Assembly for South West London. ... Arms of Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames . ... The administrative area of Greater London contains thirty-two London boroughs. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... 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. ... Surbiton is a suburban area of London situated in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. ... Chessington is a place in Greater London in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. ... New Malden is a suburban town and shopping centre mostly in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and partly in the London Borough of Merton, and is situated 9. ... Tolworth is a mostly residential suburb of London in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. ...

Districts in the Royal Borough

Areas included in the borough:

• Berrylands
• Chessington
• Coombe
• Kingston upon Thames
• Kingston Vale
• Malden Rushett
• Motspur Park
• New Malden
• Norbiton
• Old Malden
• Surbiton
• Tolworth

Berrylands is a residential neighbourhood in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. ... Chessington is a place in Greater London in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. ... Coombe is a neighbourhood of London in England, within the borough of Kingston-upon-Thames. ... 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. ... Kingston Vale is a place in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. ... Motspur Park, also known locally as West Barnes is a suburb in South West London situated across the boundary between the London boroughs of Merton and Kingston upon Thames. ... New Malden is a suburban town and shopping centre mostly in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and partly in the London Borough of Merton, and is situated 9. ... Norbiton is a place in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, London. ... Old Malden is a ward of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames situated 10 miles (16 km) south west of Charing Cross. ... Surbiton is a suburban area of London situated in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. ... Tolworth is a mostly residential suburb of London in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. ...

History

The main town in the borough, Kingston upon Thames, has existed on the banks of the River Thames in south-west London for many hundreds, if not thousands of years. Many Roman relics have also been found in the surrounding areas. 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. ... The Thames (pronounced []) is a river flowing through southern England, in its lower reaches flowing through London into the sea. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... 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. ...

Kingston was famous in antiquity for being the coronation place of seven Anglo-Saxon monarchs, listed below The coronation of Empress Farah, of Iran in 1967. ... The foremost of the kings of Anglo-Saxon England was Ælle of Sussex in 477, who was much later followed by Alfred the Great (who took the place of Ethelred) in 871. ...

Kingston still has a monument, the Coronation Stone, on which the monarchs were said to have actually been crowned. A coin from the reign of each of the monarchs listed is set into the base of the stone, which now stands outside the local council offices, the Guildhall. Edward the Elder or Eadweard I (c. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Events Persian scientist, Rhazes, distinguished smallpox from measles in the course of his writings. ... Athelstan (c. ... Events Alfonso IV the Monk becomes king of Leon Ha-Mim proclaims himself a prophet among the Ghomara of Morocco Tomislav, duke of the Croatian duchies of Pannonia and Dalmatia, is crowned King of Croatia at Duvno field. ... Edmund I, or Edmund the Deed-Doer (921–May 26, 946) was King of England from 939 until his death. ... Events Vietnam became a tributary kingdom to China. ... King Edred or Eadred (c. ... Events Eadred I succeeds his brother as king of England End of the reign of Emperor Suzaku of Japan Emperor Murakami ascends the throne of Japan Births Deaths May 26 - King Edmund I of England Abu-Bakr Muhammad ben Yahya as-Suli Categories: 946 ... Edwy All-Fair (941? - October 1, 959) was a King of England (955-959). ... Deaths April 8 - Gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy Categories: 956 ... King Edward the Martyr or Eadweard II (c. ... Events Coronation of King Edward the Martyr Births Deaths July 8 Edgar of England Categories: 975 ... Ethelred II (c. ... Events: The Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man, is founded. ... The Coronation Stone is an ancient stone block, located next to the Guildhall in Kingston upon Thames, a suburb of London, England. ...

The Saxon Coronation Stone.

Sopwith Aviation Company had a factory in the Canbury Park area of Kingston, where the famous Sopwith Camel was produced during World War I. The Sopwith Aviation Company was a British aircraft company that designed and manufactured aeroplanes mainly for the British Royal Flying Corps, Royal Naval Air Service and later Royal Air Force in the First World War, most famously the Sopwith Camel. ... A Sopwith Camel at the Imperial War Museum in London. ... Combatants Allied Powers: British Empire France Italy Russia United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary Bulgaria Germany Ottoman Empire Commanders Ferdinand Foch Georges Clemenceau Joseph Joffre Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Armando Diaz Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Herbert Henry Asquith Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Wilhelm II Paul...

N.B. The Hawker Hurricane was designed upon a site in Kingston town centre and built in the aviation factory near Ham now known as the Hawker Centre The Hawker Hurricane is a fighter design from the 1930s which was used extensively by the Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain. ...

Politics

Background

The current borough was formed in 1965 as a merger of the previous Municipal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (which had the title of a Royal Borough) with the Municipal Borough of Malden and Coombe and the Municipal Borough of Surbiton which were transferred from Surrey to Greater London. It contains all of the Kingston and Surbiton Westminster Parliamentary Constituency and part of the Richmond Park Constituency. There is also a lot of dispute as Kingston is counted as Surrey yet it's a part of Greater London. 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Kingston upon Thames is the principal settlement of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. ... Malden and Coombe was an urban district and then municipal borough in Surrey, England. ... Surbiton is a suburban area of London situated in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. ... Surrey is a county in southern England, part of the South East England region and one of the Home Counties. ... Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... Kingston and Surbiton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Richmond Park is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Surrey is a county in southern England, part of the South East England region and one of the Home Counties. ... Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ...

The Borough Council was controlled by the Conservatve Party from 1965 until 1986, when a SDP-Liberal Alliance minority administration briefly took control at the Guildhall. This administration was shortlived, foundering amid controversy over its attempt to abolish the Borough's Grammar School system. After a number of by-election losses, the Conservatives regained control of the Council, narrowly retaining control at the subsequent Borough elections in 1990 on the casting vote of the Mayor. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative & Unionist Party) is currently the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), and the largest in terms of public membership. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The SDP-Liberal Alliance was an electoral alliance of the Social Democratic Party and the Liberal Party in the UK that ran from 1981 to 1988, when the bulk of the two parties merged to form the Social and Liberal Democrats, later referred to as simply the Liberal Democrats. ... This article is about the year. ...

In 1994 the Liberal Democrats obtained majority control of the Council for the first time. and in 1997, gained both Parliamentary seats. With Dr Jenny Tonge gaining Richmond Park constituency and Edward Davey overturned a Conservative majority in Kingston and Surbiton and had a majority to take the seat by a small majority of 56 votes, after 3 recounts. Edward Davey has retained his seat in the 2001 & 2005 elections with a majority of over 8,961 at the last election. Susan Kramer, since the 2005 election, is the Liberal Democrat MP for Richmond Park, having a majority of 3,731. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Edward Davey Edward Jonathan Ed Davey (born 25 December 1965) British politician He is the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Kingston and Surbiton. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Susan Kramer Susan Kramer (born 22 July 1950) is a London businesswoman and Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Richmond Park. ...

In 1998 the Liberal Democrats lost their majority on the Council and a minority Conservative administration was formed. At the 2002 elections, the Lib Dems took control of the Council, this time with a majority of 12. They retained control at the May 2006 local elections with a reduced majority of 2. This is the first time any political party has retained control of the council since 1982. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Current Council

See also: Kingston upon Thames local elections Kingston upon Thames Council is elected every four years. ...

The current state of the parties on the Council is:

Modern Kingston

Modern day Kingston benefits from one of the best shopping areas outside of central London, with a varied selection of high street stores, and a large number of independent boutiques and retailers. London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ...

The most famous shop in Kingston is Bentalls, started by Frank Bentall in 1867 in Clarence Street, where it (or least the completely rebuilt Bentalls Centre) stands to this day. Bentalls is a department store in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England. ... Bentalls is a department store in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England. ... 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Bentalls is a department store in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England. ...

Close to Kingston, and located between Kingston, Richmond and Roehampton, is Richmond Park, one of the old Royal parks. A corner of the Isabella Plantation in Richmond Park Richmond Park is the largest of the Royal Parks in London. ...

See also

• Kingston parks and open spaces

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is located along a stretch of the River Thames where the Hogsmill River joins the former at the town of Kingston. ...

External links

• Kingston upon Thames Council
• Kingston Heritage Open Days

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