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Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

Royal Borough of
Kingston upon Thames
Royal borough
Coat of arms of Royal Borough ofKingston upon Thames
Coat of arms
Official logo of Royal Borough ofKingston upon Thames
Council logo
Kingston upon Thames shown within Greater London
Kingston upon Thames shown within Greater London
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)
 • 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
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

1.2% Other
 • 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.kingston.gov.uk

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:


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