Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames |
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Royal borough | |||
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Kingston upon Thames shown within Greater London |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom | ||
Constituent country | England | ||
Region | London | ||
Ceremonial county | Greater London | ||
Status | Royal borough | ||
Admin HQ | Kingston upon Thames | ||
Created | 1 April 1965 | ||
Government | |||
• Type | London borough council | ||
• Body | Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council | ||
• Leadership | Kevin Davis (Con) (Conservative) | ||
• Mayor | Geoff Austin (Con) | ||
• MPs |
James Berry (Con) Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat, for North Kingston) |
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• London Assembly | Tony Arbour (Con) AM for South West | ||
• EU Parliament | London | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 14.38 sq mi (37.25 km2) | ||
Area rank | 297th (of 326) | ||
Population (mid-2015 est.) | |||
• Total | 173,500 | ||
• Rank | 107th (of 326) | ||
• Density | 12,000/sq mi (4,700/km2) | ||
• Ethnicity |
63.1% White British |
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• ONS code | 00AX | ||
Time zone | GMT (UTC0) | ||
• Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) | ||
Postcodes | KT, SW, TW | ||
Area code(s) | 020 | ||
Police force | Metropolitan Police | ||
Website | www |
63.1% White British
1.7% White Irish
0.1% White Gypsy or Irish Traveller
9.6% Other White
0.8% White & Black Caribbean
0.4% White & Black African
1.6% White & Asian
1.1% Other Mixed
4% Indian
1.9% Pakistani
0.6% Bangladeshi
1.8% Chinese
8.1% Other Asian
1.6% Black African
0.6% Black Caribbean
0.2% Other Black
1.5% Arab
The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is a borough in southwest London, England. The main town is Kingston upon Thames and it includes Surbiton, Chessington, New Malden, Tolworth and part of Worcester Park. It is the oldest of the four Royal Boroughs in England. The others are Kensington and Chelsea and Greenwich also in London, and Windsor and Maidenhead. The local authority is Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council.
Kingston upon Thames, on the south bank of the River Thames has existed for many hundreds of years. Many Roman relics have been found in the surrounding areas. A church has stood on the site of All Saints' Church, in the centre of Kingston, for more than a thousand years. An earlier church was sacked by the Vikings in 1009 AD. Kingston was the site of the coronations of seven Anglo-Saxon monarchs: