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Ham, London, England

Ham
Ham House 2007.jpg
Ham House in 2007
London Buses route 65 Ham Parade (1).jpg
Housing by Ham Parade
Ham is located in Greater London
Ham
Ham
Ham shown within Greater London
Area 9.26 km2 (3.58 sq mi)
Population 10,317 (Ham Petersham and Richmond Riverside wards 2011)
• Density 1,114/km2 (2,890/sq mi)
OS grid reference TQ1772
London borough
Ceremonial county Greater London
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town RICHMOND
Postcode district TW10
Dialling code 020
Police Metropolitan
Fire London
Ambulance London
EU Parliament London
UK Parliament
London Assembly
List of places
UK
England
LondonCoordinates: 51°26′06″N 0°18′36″W / 51.435°N 0.310°W / 51.435; -0.310

Ham is a suburban district in south-west London which has meadows adjoining the River Thames where the Thames Path National Trail also runs. Most of Ham is in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and, chiefly, within the ward of Ham, Petersham and Richmond Riverside; the rest is in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. The district has modest convenience shops and amenities, including a petrol station and several pubs, but its commerce is subsidiary to the nearby regional-level economic centre of Kingston upon Thames.

Ham is centred 9.25 miles (14.89 km) south-west of the centre of London. Together with Petersham, Ham lies east of the bend in the river almost surrounding it on three sides, 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Richmond and 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Kingston upon Thames. Its elevation mostly ranges between 6m and 12m OD but reaches 20m in the foothill side-streets leading to Richmond Park. It has the Thames Path National Trail and is connected to Teddington by a large Lock Footbridge at Teddington Lock, and during the summer months Hammerton's Ferry a pedestrian ferry links it to Marble Hill House, Twickenham.


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