The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

Kingston upon Thames is a London borough in south-west London

Geography

The main town in the borough is Kingston upon Thames, but it coveres a wider area also including places such as Chessington and Surbiton. Population: 151,800 Area: 37.25 km²

Major Towns,

Berrylands,  Cherssington,  Chessington,  Coombe,  Hook,  Kingston Upon Thames,  Kingston Vale,  Malden Green,  Malden Rushett,  Motspur Park,  New Malden,  Norbiton,  Old Malden,  Surbiton,  Tolworth

History

The main town in the borough, Kingston upon Thames, has existed on the banks of the River Thames in south-west London for many hundreds, if not thousands of years. Many Roman relics have also been found in the surrounding areas. Kingston was famous in antiquity for being the coronation place of seven Anglo-Saxon monarchs. Kingston still has a monument, the Coronation Stone, on which the monarchs were said to have actually been crowned. A coin from the reign of each of the monarchs listed is set into the base of the stone, which now stands outside the local council offices, the Guildhall.Thee current borough was formed in 1965 as a merger of the previous Municipal borough of Kingston upon Thames (which had the title of a Royal Borough) with the Municipal Borough of Malden and Coombe and the Municipal Borough of Surbiton which were transferred from Surrey to Greater London.