Kingston upon Thames
Kingston upon Thames is a Town in the county of Greater London.
Retail in Kingston upon Thames
There are great places to visit near Kingston upon Thames including some great cities, castles, museums, rivers and streams, shopping centres, towns, historic monuments and airports.
Don't miss London's cities if visiting the area around Kingston upon Thames.
The area around Kingston upon Thames's best castles can be found at The Tower of London.
The area around Kingston upon Thames boasts some of the best museums including The Tower of London, National Maritime Museum Greenwich, and Cutty Sark.
There are a number of rivers and streams near to Kingston upon Thames including River Thames at London.
The area around Kingston upon Thames boasts some of the best shopping centres including Westfield London, Westfield Stratford City, Brent Cross Shopping Centre, and Whitgift Centre.
Don't miss Hendon, Greenwich, and Croydon's towns if visiting the area around Kingston upon Thames.
Places near Kingston upon Thames feature a number of interesting historic monuments including Cutty Sark.
London Biggin Hill Airport, Heathrow Airport, London City Airport, and London Heliport are great places to visit near Kingston upon Thames if you like airports.
Kingston upon Thames History
There are some historic monuments around Kingston upon Thames:
Places to see near Kingston upon Thames
History of Kingston upon Thames
The first surviving record of Kingston is from AD 838 as the site of a meeting between King Egbert of Wessex and Ceolnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury. Kingston lay on the boundary between the ancient kingdoms of Wessex and Mercia, until in the early tenth century when King Athelstan united both to create the kingdom of England. Probably because of the town’s symbolic location, several tenth-century kings were crowned in Kingston, Ãthelstan in 925, Eadred in 946 and Ãthelred in 978. Other kings who may have been crowned there are Edward the Elder in 902, Edmund in 939, Eadwig in 956, Edgar in about 960 and Edward the Martyr in 975.
