London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
London borough in United Kingdom
About
The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames () is an Outer London borough formed in 1965 from the merger of three older boroughs. These were the Municipal Borough of Richmond and the Municipal Borough of Barnes, situated south of the Thames which was, until 1965, part of Surrey, and the Municipal Borough of Twickenham on the northern, Middlesex bank of the Thames. In this way it is the only London borough to straddle the River Thames.
The population is 198,019 and the major communities are Barnes, East Sheen, Mortlake, Kew, Richmond, Twickenham, Teddington and Hampton.
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River Mole
Tributary of the River Thames in southern England
1.1 mi away
Towpath murders
1953 double murder in Richmond, London
1.1 mi away
National Physical Laboratory (United Kingdom)
National measurement institution of the UK
0.8 mi away
Tagg's Island
Island in the River Thames in London, England
1.0 mi away
Teddington Lock
Series of locks on the River Thames in London
1.1 mi away
Hogsmill River
River in Surrey and Greater London, England
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