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Kingston upon Thames: Area, History and Background

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Below is some historic, cultural and background information about the area of Kingston upon Thames in the United Kingdom.

• Kingston upon Thames is the principal settlement of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in south-west London.
• It was the ancient market town where Saxon kings were crowned and is now a suburb situated 10 miles (16.1 km) south west of Charing Cross.
• Kingston upon Thames is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan.
• It was built at the first crossing point of the Thames upstream from London Bridge and a bridge still exists at the same site.
• Kingston upon Thames was occupied by the Romans, and later it was either a royal residence or a royal demesne.
• Kingston upon Thames appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as Chingestone and Chingetune.
• Kingston upon Thames was held by William the Conqueror.
• Its civic buildings include the Guildhall which houses Kingston Council and the magistrates' court.
• There is also the county court, a local museum and public library.
• A short distance away is the new crown court building, adjacent to the County Hall Building which houses the main offices of Surrey County Council.
• Kingston upon Thames's main open space is the River Thames, with its lively frontage of bars and restaurants.
• It is the home of two non-league association football clubs, both of which play at the Kingsmeadow Stadium.
• Kingston upon Thames has many pubs and restaurants, though several public houses in the centre have closed in recent years to become restaurants or bars.
• The more traditional pubs tend to be in the northern part of the town (Canbury) and include the Park Tavern, Wych Elm and Willoughby Arms.
• Further south are found the Druid's Head, the Spring Grove, The Cricketers, The Duke Of Buckingham, and several small local pubs around Fairfield.
• The Druid's Head is notable as one of the first taverns to make the famous dessert syllabub in the 18th century.
• Kingston upon Thames has several Chinese, Indian, Thai and Italian restaurants.
• It straddles two Parliamentary constituencies.
• Kingston upon Thames is also the home of the Kingston Synagogue and Kingston Liberal Synagogue.
• It also has a Quaker meeting house, a Mosque and a Sikh Gurdwara.
• Kingston upon Thames's is served by three railway stations on a line into Waterloo Station via New Malden and Wimbledon or via Richmond upon Thames.