London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
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Template:Infobox London Borough The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is a London borough in South West London and part of Outer London.
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Settlement
It can been seen from a map that the borough is not entirely urbanised. There are some large areas of open space within the borough boundaries. The main suburban developments are Hampton and Teddington in the south, Twickenham, St Margarets and Whitton in the central area west of the River Thames and the Richmond-Kew-Mortlake-Barnes corridor across the loop of the river. It is the only London borough to straddle the Thames with districts on both sides of the river.
List of districts
- Barnes
- East Sheen
- Ham
- Hampton
- Hampton Hill
- Hampton Wick
- Kew
- Mortlake
- North Sheen
- Petersham
- Richmond upon Thames
- St. Margarets
- Strawberry Hill
- Teddington
- Twickenham
- Whitton
Attractions, parks and open spaces
Image:Hampton Court RJL.JPG Template:Main Parks take up a great deal of the borough and include Richmond Park, Bushy Park, Kew Gardens, and Hampton Court Park. There are over 100 parks and open spaces within its boundary and 21 miles of river frontage.
Image:View from Richmond Hill Surrey 01.jpg 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.
History
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.
The borough is twinned with Konstanz in Germany, Fontainebleau in France and Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Transport
The borough is connected to central London by the National Rail services of South West Trains. The London Underground, District Line, serves Richmond and Kew Gardens stations: both are also served by Silverlink trains on the North London Line.
List of stations
The other stations are:
- Barnes
- Barnes Bridge
- Fulwell
- Hampton
- Hampton Wick
- Mortlake
- North Sheen
- St Margarets
- Strawberry Hill
- Teddington
- Twickenham
- Whitton
Schools
- Grey Court School
- The Green School
- Hampton School, independent boys' school established in 1557
- Lady Eleanor Holles School, independent girls' school established in 1711
- List of schools in Twickenham
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