Kew

Kew
The Parish Church of St Anne, Kew
Temperate House in Kew Gardens
Kew
Kew shown within Greater London
Area	3.30 km2 (1.27 sq mi)
Population	11,436 2011 Census (Kew ward 2011)
• Density	3,465/km2 (8,970/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TQ195775
London borough	Richmond
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	RICHMOND
Postcode district	TW9
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
EU Parliament	London
UK Parliament	Richmond Park
London Assembly	South West
List of places UK England LondonCoordinates: 51°29′01″N 0°16′41″W / 51.4837°N 0.2780°W / 51.4837; -0.2780

The Kew Society

Motto	We care about Kew
Formation	1901 (as the Kew Union)
Legal status	registered charity
Membership	650
Chair	Caroline Brock
Main organ	The Kew Society Newsletter
Budget	£32,000
Staff	none
Website	www.kewsociety.org

Kew (/kjuː/) is a suburban district in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north-east of Richmond and 7.1 miles (11.4 km) west by south-west of Charing Cross; its population at the 2011 Census was 11,436.

Kew is the location of the Royal Botanic Gardens ("Kew Gardens"), now a World Heritage Site, which includes Kew Palace. Kew is also the home of important historical documents such as Domesday Book, which is held at The National Archives.

Successive Tudor, Stuart and Georgian monarchs maintained links with Kew. During the French Revolution, many refugees established themselves there and it was the home of several artists in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Since 1965 Kew has incorporated the former area of North Sheen which includes St Philip and All Saints, the first barn church consecrated in England. It is now in a combined Church of England ecclesiastical parish with St Luke's Church, Kew.

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