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Richmond es una localidad suburbana en el suroeste de Londres (Reino Unido) que forma parte del municipio de Londres de Richmond upon Thames. Se encuentra a 13.2 kilómetros al suroeste de la estación de Charing Cross.
Richmond is a town in south-west London, 8.2 miles (13.2 km) west-southwest of Charing Cross. It stands on the River Thames, and features many parks and open spaces, including Richmond Park, and many protected conservation areas, which include much of Richmond Hill.
- 5.38 km² (2.08 sq mi)
- Greater London
- 21,469 (North Richmond and South Richmond wards 2011)
- London
- Settlement, Economy and Demography
- Attractions, Parks and Open Spaces
- History
- Politics
- Transport
- Education
- Sport and Leisure
- Arts and Culture
- Twin Towns and Sister Cities
The borough is approximately half parkland – large areas of London's open space fall within its boundaries, including Richmond Park, Kew Gardens, Bushy Park and Old Deer Park. The predominant other land use is residential. Most businesses within the borough consist of retail, property improvement/development and professional services. Parts of the ...
Parks take up a great deal of the borough and include Richmond Park, Bushy Park, Kew Gardens, and Hampton Court Park. There are over 100 parks and open spaces in Richmond upon Thames and 21 miles (34 km) of river frontage. 140 hectares within the borough are designated as part of the Metropolitan Green Belt. The borough is home to the National Phys...
The borough was formed in 1965 by the merger of the Municipal Borough of Twickenham from Middlesex with the Municipal Borough of Richmond and the Municipal Borough of Barnes from Surrey; the new council's offices were at York Housein Twickenham.
Council
Since its formation, the council has most often been led either by the Conservatives or by the Liberal Democrats. Currently, the Lib Dems make up the majority in the council.
Parliamentary representation
The borough is split into two constituencies, according to the river. On the north bank, there is the constituency of Twickenham and on the south bank there is the constituency of Richmond Park, which also contains some of the northern wards of the borough of Kingston.
Greater London representation
For elections to the Greater London Council, the borough formed the Richmond upon Thames electoral division, electing two members. In 1973 it was divided into the single-member Richmond and Twickenham electoral divisions.The Greater London Council was abolished in 1986. Since 2000, for elections to the London Assembly, the borough forms part of the South Westconstituency.
Aviation
London Heathrow Airport is located a short distance west, in the London Borough of Hillingdon.
Buses
The borough is served by many Transport for Londonbus routes.
Rail services
The borough is connected to central London and Reading by the National Rail services of the South Western Railway. Richmond upon Thames is not very well served by the London Underground compared with other boroughs in West London. Two stations, served by the District line, are located towards the borough's northeastern end: Richmond and Kew Gardens station. Both are also served by London Overground trains on the North London line, which connects Richmond with inner North London before termina...
Richmond upon Thames is the local education authorityfor the borough. Richmond upon Thames College opened in 1977 and was the first tertiary college in Greater London. The borough adopted a tertiary post-16 provision with virtually all 16-19 studies taking place at this college. This system lasted until 2012 when the council approved the creation o...
The borough has a non-League football club, Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C., who play at Beveree Stadium in Hampton. Twickenham Stadium hosts rugby internationals and the Twickenham Stoop is home to the Harlequins Rugby Team. Richmond Rugby Club are also active and share their grounds with London Scottish F.C.The Richmond Minis is a large youth rug...
The Twickenham Museum is a volunteer-run museum opposite St Mary's parish church. The Museum of Richmond, in Richmond's Old Town Hall, close to Richmond Bridge, has displays relating to the history of Richmond, Ham, Petersham and Kew. Its rotating exhibitions, education activities and a programme of events cover the whole of the modern borough. The...
Richmond upon Thames is twinnedwith: 1. Fontainebleau, France(since 1977) 2. Konstanz, Germany(since 1983) 3. Richmond, Virginia, United States(since 1980)
Richmond upon Thames es un municipio en el suroeste de Londres ( London Borough of Richmond upon Thames ), pronunciación ⓘ ), Inglaterra. Forma parte del Londres exterior y es el único municipio londinense con territorio a ambos lados del río Támesis .
Richmond Park, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, is the largest of London's Royal Parks and is of national and international importance for wildlife conservation. It was created by Charles I in the 17th century as a deer park.
- 955 hectares (2360 acres)
- 1992
- Biological, historical
- Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Article History. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, with the Temperate House at centre. Richmond upon Thames, outer borough of London, England. It is drained by a 12-mile (19-km) section of the River Thames, which bisects the borough and also forms its northern and southern boundaries.
Richmond is a wealthy town on the Thames in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in south-west London. Richmond's postcodes are TW9 and TW10. About 25,000 people live in the town. Transport. Road. The A305, A307, A316, B321, B322 and B353 roads pass through Richmond. Rail. Richmond has a station called Richmond station .
