Hampton Hill
| Hampton Hill | |
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 Hampton Hill cemetery and the spire of St James's Church |
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 Hampton Hill
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| Hampton Hill shown within Greater London | |
| OS grid reference | TQ144710 |
| London borough | |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HAMPTON |
| Postcode district | TW12 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| EU Parliament | London |
| UK Parliament | |
| London Assembly | |
Hampton Hill (initially known as 'New Hampton') is a place in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames to the west of Twickenham, bounded by Fulwell and Twickenham Golf Course to the northwest; the road bridge over the railway line; a line southward just east of Wellington Road; Bushy Park to the southeast; and the artificial Longford River to the south and west. It is served by Fulwell railway station on the Shepperton to Waterloo line.
Hampton Hill's urban development was railway-fuelled building in an area that was since the Middle Ages the north of Hampton ecclesiastical parish further away from the River Thames. Distinguished from Hampton on all street name signs, it is that part across the Charles I-commissioned Longford River, an artificial watercourse built to supply Hampton Court, which forms the boundary between Hampton Hill and Hampton.
Its lack of development is reflected by the fact only seven of this complete list of listed buildings are buildings:
The oldest of the listed structures lie within the part of Bushy Park in the area; the Old Brew House may be late 17th century.
In the First World War, No 15 High Street was the drill hall of the 8th Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment. The regiment's insignia can still be seen in stone over the door.
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