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Kew, London

Kew
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Parish Church of St Anne, Kew
Kew Gardens Temperate House - Sept 2008.jpg
Temperate House in Kew Gardens
Kew is located in Greater London
Kew
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
Ceremonial county Greater London
Region
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
London Assembly
List of places
UK
England
London
51°29′01″N 0°16′41″W / 51.4837°N 0.2780°W / 51.4837; -0.2780Coordinates: 51°29′01″N 0°16′41″W / 51.4837°N 0.2780°W / 51.4837; -0.2780
The Kew Society
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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
£27,000
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 Kew is also the home of important historical documents such as Domesday Book, which is held at The National Archives.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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