London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
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| London Borough of Richmond upon Thames | |
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 Shown within Greater London | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | London borough |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 290th 57.41 km² |
| ONS code: | 00BD |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2003 est.) - Density | Ranked 81st 179,211 3,122 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 91.0% White 3.9% S.Asian |
| Politics | |
 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council http://www.richmond.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative |
| MPs: | Vincent Cable, Susan Kramer |
| London Assembly: - Member | South West London - Tony Arbour |
The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is a London borough in southwest London. Unusually for a London borough, it straddles the River Thames. It is home to Bushy Park and the National Physical Laboratory.
The borough was formed in 1965 by the merger of the Middlesex borough of Twickenham with the Surrey boroughs of Richmond upon Thames and Barnes.
It includes the areas:
- Barnes
- East Sheen
- Ham
- Hampton
- Hampton Hill
- Hampton Wick
- Kew
- Mortlake
- North Sheen
- Petersham
- Richmond upon Thames
- St. Margarets
- Strawberry Hill
- Teddington
- Twickenham
- Whitton
Schools
External links
- Richmond Council (http://www.richmond.gov.uk/)
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