Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

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Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
City of London City of Westminster Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough of Wandsworth London Borough of Lambeth London Borough of Southwark London Borough of Tower Hamlets London Borough of Hackney London Borough of Islington London Borough of Camden London Borough of Brent London Borough of Ealing London Borough of Hounslow London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames London Borough of Merton London Borough of Sutton London Borough of Croydon London Borough of Bromley Royal Borough of Greenwich London Borough of Havering London Borough of Barking and Dagenham London Borough of Redbridge London Borough of Newham London Borough of Waltham Forest London Borough of Haringey London Borough of Enfield London Borough of Barnet London Borough of Harrow London Borough of Lewisham London Borough of Bexley London Borough of Hillingdon South East England East of EnglandKingston
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status London Borough , Royal Borough
region Greater London
Administrative headquarters Kingston upon Thames
surface 37.25 km²
Residents 175,470
was standing June 30, 2018
ONS code 00AX
Website www.kingston.gov.uk

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames [ ˈkɪŋstən əˌpɒn ˈtɛmz ] is a borough of London. It is located in the southwest of the city. Adding "Royal Borough" (Royal Borough) borne by the district because it during the Middle Ages the English kings private property was. When the Greater London Administrative Region was founded in 1965, it emerged from the Municipal Borough of Kingston upon Thames , the Municipal Borough of Malden and Coombe and the Municipal Borough of Surbiton in the county of Surrey .

The population in 2008 was composed of 79.7% white, 9.6% Asian, 2.4% black and 1.7% Chinese.

Seven Anglo-Saxon kings were crowned in Kingston between 900 and 979 . The coronation stone is still preserved. Between Kingston, Richmond and Roehampton is Richmond Park , a former royal hunting ground.

Districts

Anglo-Saxon coronation stone from Kingston upon Thames, with the name Æthelstan engraved on it
clock tower

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Mid 2018 Estimates of the population for the UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
  2. ^ ONS mid-2007 Ethnic Group Population Estimates. (PDF, 89 KB) (No longer available online.) Greater London Authority, October 2009, archived from the original on July 19, 2011 ; accessed on May 23, 2011 (English).

Coordinates: 51 ° 25 ′  N , 0 ° 18 ′  W