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.
Cities to visit near Kingston upon Thames include London.
The area around Kingston upon Thames's best castles can be found at The Tower of London.
The Tower of London, National Maritime Museum Greenwich, and Cutty Sark are some of Kingston upon Thames best museums to visit near Kingston upon Thames.
The area close to Kingston upon Thames boasts some of the best rivers and streams including River Thames at London.
Westfield London, Westfield Stratford City, Brent Cross Shopping Centre, and Whitgift Centre are some of Kingston upon Thames best shopping centres to visit near Kingston upon Thames.
Kingston upon Thames's best nearby towns can be found at Hendon, Greenwich, and Croydon.
Cutty Sark is a great place to visit close to Kingston upon Thames if you like historic monuments.
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.
