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4 days ago · Kingston-upon-Thames Until the 16th century the external history of the town centred in the bridge, but with the occupation of Hampton Court as a royal palace Kingston gained a new importance as a lodging-place for those connected with the court, and accordingly many orders were issued respecting infection from the plague, which attacked the town with great violence in 1625 and 1636.
4 days ago · Kingston is a market and corporation town; it is about eleven miles from Westminster-bridge, and gives name to the hundred in which it lies. Boundaries. Soil. The parish is of large extent, and is bounded by Petersham, Richmond, Putney, Mortlake, Wimbledon, Merton, Malden, Chesington, and Long Ditton.
5 days ago · Borough status is granted by royal charter to local government districts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The status is purely honorary, and does not give any additional powers to the council or inhabitants of the district. In Scotland, similarly chartered communities were known as royal burghs, although the status is no longer granted.
1 day ago · Tom King has been putting his wife Belle Dingle through hell and is now set to isolate her further from her friends and family by moving away from Emmerdale village. 2 days ago. Sir Ed Davey arrives in Kingston-upon-Thames ahead of the declaration for his seat as the Liberal Democrats look set for major gains in the 2024 General Election.
2 days ago · This is an exciting time to be joining the Community Housing Service at RBK. We have restructured all services with a renewed focus on managing our housing challenges particularly around prevention and temporary accommodation and we are seeking highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals who want to get the very best of outcomes for residents of the Borough.
2 days ago · We cover the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (including Surbiton and New Malden), Wimbledon, Elmbridge (including Esher, Cobham, Walton-on-Thames, and Weybridge). We walk throughout the south east of England, particularly the North and South Downs, the Surrey Area of Natural Beauty, and the Chiltern Hills.
3 days ago · The northeastern part of the historic county now lies within Greater London, forming all or most of the boroughs of Croydon, Kingston upon Thames, Lambeth, Merton, Richmond upon Thames, Southwark, Sutton, and Wandsworth. That history accounts for the location of the county’s administrative centre in the London borough of Kingston ...
