60-591: Kingston Vale with Kingston Hill is a district in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in south-west London. It is a residential area between Richmond Park , the much smaller Putney Vale , Wimbledon Common , Coombe/Coombe Hill and the Norbiton part of the very old borough . The main road is the A308 (also called Kingston Vale and Kingston Hill) which is a through route for traffic passing to and from Kingston Hill to
120-802: A Conservative and Liberal Democrat marginal seat since the seat was created in 1997. The first church in the area was built in 1839 and became the centre of its own Parish in 1847. Its replacement is the Parish Church of St. John the Baptist on Robin Hood Lane. It was consecrated on 22 July 1861, and was completed in 1886 by the addition of the Choir Vestry. It was built on land given by the Duke of Cambridge , using funds donated by Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (a daughter of George III ) and others. It
180-570: A Montessori nursery school and a children's dancing school –the Kingston Vale Dance Academy. The bulk of the housing in Kingston Vale was built by the private sector. Most were built before the 1970s, with many houses along Kingston Hill going back to the 1840s. This older stock is typically ornate, well landscaped in small grounds, with some converted into apartments. A Topographic Dictionary of England published in 1848 describes
240-578: A conference centre by Kingston University . The playing fields host the annual Pongu Tamil event for the London area, a community rally attracting some 30,000 members of the British Tamil community. Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is a borough in southwest London . The main town is Kingston upon Thames and it includes Chessington , Malden Rushett , New Malden , Surbiton and Tolworth . It
300-767: A noraebang (Karaoke bar), and many other shops. The Korean language is visible on several shop signs. The original Embassy of South Korea was in New Malden, before moving to 60 Buckingham Gate in Westminster . Some factors cited in The Daily Telegraph as reasons why the Korean community formed in New Malden included a 1950s joint venture partnership between a chaebol and Racal Avionics (formerly Decca ), Lord Chancellor's Walk in Coombe Lane West previously serving as
360-554: A royal manor dating back to Saxon times. The borough was reformed to become a municipal borough in 1836 under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 , which standardised how most boroughs operated across the country. Kingston was often described as a royal borough , with its right to that title being formally confirmed in 1927. The old borough did not cover the whole parish of Kingston upon Thames, and separate local government arrangements were later put in place for
420-550: A variety of community activities including an art club, the local theatre group, a coffee club, meetings of the Residents' Association and many open-door events. The Kingston Vale Operatic Society (later Kingston Vale Operatic and Dramatic Society) was founded by local residents in 1943. Their first show was Gilbert and Sullivan's Trial by Jury at the Kingston Vale Village Hall in 1943. The group continued operating in
480-598: Is East Putney station on the District line to the east, with direct bus connections to Kingston Vale on routes 85 and 265. An indirect connection with South Wimbledon station on the Northern line is also possible, via New Malden , Kingston or Roehampton . The vale has its own primary school, the Robin Hood Primary School. The hill hosts Kingston Hill Campus of Kingston University . The Parish Halls play host to
540-490: Is Richmond Park , one of the oldest of London's royal parks. The borough is home to the highest number of South Koreans in Europe, in the town of New Malden . Kingston has many attractions in and near it, ranging from nature and historical attractions to theme parks . Some of the borough's attractions are: Kingston is the 3rd largest retail centre by employment, in London. Sega Amusements International , responsible for
600-558: Is a 1960s neo-Georgian brick church with a brick campanile giving it an Italianate touch. Kingston Vale is almost surrounded by open spaces, much reflected in the range of local activities; the east of the village/suburbs hosts Stag Lodge Stables, for horse-riding in adjoining Richmond Park and Wimbledon Common . The Richardson Evans Memorial Playing Fields, adjacent to Wimbledon Common , hosts many sporting activities including Saturday/Sunday league football teams, as well as number of annual schools' rugby and women's football tournaments. It
660-605: Is almost identical to the coat of arms of the Swedish municipality of Laholm . Both coats of arms can be traced back to the 16th century. The arms of the Norwegian town of Mandal is also similar, but more recent. In 1966 the newly created London Borough added a set crests and supporters taken from the localities merged into it. The crest came from the Municipal Borough of Malden and Coombe , with that borough's arms hung from
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#1732856201871720-565: Is an Anglican church in the Deanery of Kingston and the Archdiocese of Southwark . In addition to its religious functions, the church acts as a focal point for community activities, such as social clubs, table tennis and space for parties and local associations. Every year the Church holds a summer fete and a fireworks night on varying dates. The Parish Office manages the booking of four halls (three on
780-523: Is an suburban area in South West London , England. It is within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and the London Borough of Merton , and is 9.4 miles (15.1 km) from Charing Cross . Neighbouring localities include Kingston , Norbiton , Raynes Park , Surbiton , Tolworth , Wimbledon , Old Malden , and Worcester Park . Prior to the creation of Greater London in 1965, New Malden
840-681: Is in London Zone 4. The Old Malden area is well served by trains from Malden Manor railway station , travelling north to London Waterloo and south to Chessington . Motspur Park railway station on the New Malden/ Raynes Park borders also has rail connections to Chessington South , Epsom , Leatherhead and Dorking . There are many routes of London Buses going through New Malden, including route 213 route going from Kingston towards Sutton , routes 131 and N87 going through Kingston Town Centre and Tooting Broadway (and Aldwych for
900-464: Is often referred as 'Korea Town' or 'Little Korea'. The New Malden area has Korean language churches and nursery schools as well as restaurants and shops with Korean clientele. New Malden functions as the shopping and cultural centre for a Korean population spread more widely across South-West London and the neighbouring counties. The area has Korean supermarkets, about 20 Korean restaurants and cafes, including those serving bulgogi . It also has
960-575: Is the home ground of London Cornish RFC . An active local amenity group, the Kingston Vale Residents Association (KVRA), is a democratic body which deals with matters such as planning , conservation , transport, environment and social . The association's newsletter is called the Bottom Line , taking its name from the original Middle Ages name of the vale part of the area: Kingston Bottom . Kingston Vale's halls are used to host
1020-459: Is the oldest of the four royal boroughs in England. The others are Windsor and Maidenhead , the site of Windsor Castle , and the London boroughs of Greenwich , and Kensington and Chelsea . The local authority is Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council . The neighbouring districts (clockwise from north) are the London boroughs of Richmond upon Thames , Wandsworth , Merton and Sutton , and
1080-529: The Surrey Comet which has been in print since 1854, Coombe Monthly , and the Kingston Guardian . A monthly publication, The Village Voice , covers local history, news, topical articles and advertisements for businesses serving the community. There is an annual Malden Fortnight, which includes a parade showcasing all the local schools and community groups and various other activities. Each Christmas
1140-514: The 2015 general election , Davey's seat was taken by Conservative James Berry with a majority of 2,834. Davey's was one of six Liberal Democrat losses in London and 49 overall as the party suffered its worst election results since its formation in 1988. Davey regained the seat in the 2017 general election . The following table shows the ethnic group of respondents in the 2001 and 2011 census in Kingston upon Thames. Kingston benefits from one of
1200-621: The A3 trunk road (locally known as the Kingston By-pass ). Many of the branch roads are cul-de-sacs . It includes, toward the east and in the Vale, the only part of Kingston which drains eastward, that is, into Beverley Brook . The hill expanse, shared with Coombe and a golf course, has a hotel, some tall blocks overlooking Kingston, the edge of Kingston Hospital , the main campus of Kingston University London and faint remnants of dense woodland. An inn,
1260-528: The Liberal Democrats won both seats. Jenny Tonge took Richmond Park constituency and in 2005 Susan Kramer became its Liberal Democrat MP with a majority of 3,731 but she was beaten in the May 2010 election by Conservative Zac Goldsmith with a majority of 4,091. Goldsmith retained his seat at the 2015 general election , with a greatly increased majority of 23,015. Goldsmith stood as an Independent candidate in
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#17328562018711320-549: The River Thames , Beverley Brook , flows through the east of the town, while its western boundary is along the Hogsmill , another Thames tributary. The first parking meters were made in New Malden at Venners Ltd. The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames has a large expatriate communities of South Koreans in Europe. According to different sources, as of 2014 there were about 10,000 ethnic Koreans in New Malden proper, and as of
1380-520: The Surrey districts of Epsom and Ewell , Mole Valley and Elmbridge . 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
1440-525: The by-election held on 1 December 2016, but was defeated by Sarah Olney , a Liberal Democrat, after the Conservative Party decided not to put forward its own candidate. Goldsmith regained the seat for the Conservatives in the 2017 general election with a significantly reduced majority of 45 votes. Sarah Olney then regained the seat during the 2019 general election. In 1997 Ed Davey overturned
1500-481: The 1930s. The name of the road which leads up the hill to Coombe, Traps Lane, is thought to derive from a farm owned by a Mrs Trap. Following the opening of the Kingston bypass in 1927, the farms to its south were progressively developed for housing. Two miles (3 km) to the south is the former village of Old Malden the origins of which are Anglo-Saxon, the name being Old English for Mæl + duna = "the cross on
1560-601: The Bald-Faced Stag, stood on the site of the present day Asda from around 1650 into the 19th century. The inn was reputedly a haunt of the highwayman Jerry Abershawe until his execution in 1795, after which his body was displayed in a gibbet at Putney Vale. The vale part was little-inhabited and known as Kingston Bottom until the middle of the 19th century; the name is featured in a variety of documents dating from 1791 to c. 1850. The Last Will and Testament of one Philip Cawston, dated 26 September 1791, refers to his ownership of
1620-665: The High Street (corner of Sussex Road) burnt down on Boxing Day 1936. There was also a silent cinema on Coombe Road by the station, which became the New Malden Gentlemen's Club in 1923; this closed in August 2010, and is now a Korean karaoke and pool bar. New Malden also has its own "Dino-Golf" course, 18 holes of dinosaur themed crazy golf overlooking the A3, as well as a floodlit golf driving range. In recent times New Malden played host to
1680-578: The High Street is festooned with Christmas lights with its own switching-on ceremony. The choir from Christ Church School, in New Malden sing Christmas carols in the area. New Malden has a youth theatre, the Green Theatre Company, established in 1986 in a converted cricket pavilion at Barton Green. The area's last surviving cinema, the Odeon at Shannon Corner on the A3 was replaced by a large retail area including several large stores. The other cinema in
1740-550: The High Street. The company also has shops in Cobham and Dorking and expanded by acquiring department stores Elphicks of Farnham in October 2004, and Knights of Reigate in September 2006. A branch of Waitrose is one of a number of other well known stores in the High Street. Pubs in New Malden include The Glass House (formerly The Railway), Bar Malden and The Grafton Club, all adjacent to
1800-767: The Robin Hood Inn (later the Robin Hood Pub until it was converted into residential property) as early as 1874. The association with Robin Hood is thought to have arisen from the Robin Hood plays and the May Day Games put on in Richmond Park for the entertainment of Henry VIII . The Kingsnympton Park Estate was originally part of "The Knoll", a large house with extensive grounds along Kingston Hill next to Richmond Park . In 1881 it
1860-576: The Robin Hood premises in Kingston Bottom; the name also features in maps and wills held by the National Archives dating from 1791 to 1856. The earliest record of the new name Kingston Vale occurs in the 1861 Census Returns, where the area is referred to as 'Kingston Vale Hamlet'. By the time of the 1891 Census, the area is described as a 'civil parish, township or place' under the name of 'Kingston Vale'. A detailed summary of Kingston of 1848 names
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1920-478: The area as: ...from the excellent situation of the place...from the pleasing scenery with which the neighbourhood abounds, and from the salubrity of the air, the district promises to become of some importance. Kingston Vale is within the Parliamentary Constituency of Richmond Park (UK Parliament constituency) . This was won by the Liberal Democrats in the 2019 General Election , but has mainly been
1980-452: The area until the late 2000s when the old village hall was converted to residential property but continues operating in the wider Kingston area. The village has a self-managed allotment site, which caters to some 60 plot holders from around the Borough and organises a range of social events. The Dorich House Museum , a museum of sculpture and Imperial Russian art, is run both as a museum and
2040-459: The area. In 2016 New Malden gained twin city status with Jaffna , Sri Lanka and a permanent plaque was erected to celebrate this. New Malden has its own sports centre, the Malden Centre, which includes a swimming pool, gym and community facilities. It also runs several adult learning courses. Tudor Williams Ltd, established in 1913 but closed in 2019, was a family run department store in
2100-542: The aviation factory near Ham now known as the Hawker Centre. Primary responsibility for education in the borough lies with the local education authority. Free schools : Academy schools : Grammar schools: Independent Schools Kingston has nine South Western Railway stations and two centrally located bus stations , but no London Underground or other Transport for London stations. In 2008, 64 bus routes served Kingston. Coaching interests in Kingston opposed
2160-613: The biggest B&Q , Tesco and Currys . This Currys is the biggest electrical store in London. These are situated away from the High Street, which focuses more on smaller, more upmarket shops and restaurants. New Malden is home to the playing fields of both King's College London and the London School of Economics , which are available for hire when not in use by university teams. New Malden railway station has services provided by South Western Railway to London Waterloo , Hampton Court , Kingston , Richmond and Shepperton . It
2220-489: The biggest and most visited shopping areas outside of central London , with a varied selection of high street stores, and a large number of independent boutiques and retailers. The most famous shop in Kingston is Bentalls , started by Frank Bentall in 1867 in Clarence Street, where it (or at least the completely rebuilt Bentall Centre ) stands. Close to Kingston, and located between Kingston, Richmond and Roehampton,
2280-510: The borough are operated by South Western Railway, who provide regular services to and from London Waterloo . Railway stations in the borough: In March 2011, the main forms of transport that residents used to travel to work were: driving a car or van, 26.1% of all residents aged 16–74; train, 7.1%; bus, minibus or coach, 7.1%; on foot, 6.9%; work mainly at or from home, 4.3%; bicycle, 2.8%; underground, metro, light rail, tram, 2.5%. The Kingston coat of arms displays three salmon and its shield
2340-712: The hill". Under the District Councils Act 1895, The Maldens & Coombe Urban District Council was created (the plural relating to Old Malden and New Malden). In 1936 Malden and Coombe was granted full Borough status, with its own Mayor, and had the rare distinction of a civic mace bearing the royal insignia of King Edward VIII . New Malden suffered damage from German bombing during the Second World War. The first attack took place on 16 August 1940, killing about 50 people and damaging about 1,300 homes. After dropping about 150 bombs, German aircraft reportedly flew over
2400-420: The house and he renamed it "Kingsnympton" after his Dorset village, King's Nympton . The pillars on Crescent Road mark the former entrance. The estate was then owned by Mr Maneckji B. Dadabhoy of Nagpur . He installed the automated wrought iron entrance gates by South Lodge; the roundels have his intertwined initials "MBD". It was leased for a time by Montague Burton . The estate was bombed in 1940. The house
2460-821: The neck of the stag, and the supporters taken from Municipal Borough of Surbiton , with again its arms hanging from the stags' necks. Although not officially 'twinned', The Royal Borough of Kingston has a partner city of Oldenburg in Germany and Gwanak-gu , an administrative subdivision of Seoul , in South Korea . Some road signs announce that Kingston is linked with Delft in the Netherlands but this official link has ended. The Borough of Kingston upon Thames has several football clubs in its area: Other sports: 51°23′N 0°17′W / 51.39°N 0.28°W / 51.39; -0.28 New Malden New Malden
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2520-745: The north-east which has an SW15 postcode. Areas in the borough include: The local authority is Kingston Council, which is based at Kingston upon Thames Guildhall . Since 2000, for elections to the London Assembly , the borough forms part of the South West constituency. The borough includes the whole of the Kingston and Surbiton Parliamentary Constituency and part of the Richmond Park Constituency with both constituencies being created in 1997. The previous constituencies re-arranged to form these two had been essentially Conservative. In 1997
2580-502: The outlying parts of the parish. Surbiton was made an improvement commissioners district in 1855, and New Malden was made a local government district in 1866. Such districts were reconstituted as urban districts under the Local Government Act 1894 . New Malden was enlarged in 1895 to take in the neighbouring parishes of Coombe and Malden , at which point the urban district was renamed The Maldens and Coombe. Surbiton
2640-535: The plan of the London and Southampton Railway to run its line to Southampton near Kingston. The line consequently avoided the town with a station opened in 1838 southwest of the town; it was later resited to the present site of Surbiton station . In 1863 a branch was built from Twickenham to a terminus in Kingston. That line was extended to the main line in 1869 to form the Kingston Loop Line . All rail services in
2700-466: The previous Conservative majority of more than 10,000 in Kingston and Surbiton, to win by 56 votes after three recounts. He retained the seat in 2001 with a majority of 15,676 over the Conservative candidate David Shaw . In 2005 Davey's majority was 8,961, and in the May 2010 general election he again retained the seat with a slightly reduced majority, beating the Conservative candidate Helen Whately . In
2760-520: The production of arcade games outside Japan, has its head office in Chessington , Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. Lidl relocated its UK Headquarters to Kingston in 2020. Sopwith Aviation Company had a factory in the Canbury Park area of Kingston, where the famous Sopwith Camel was produced during World War I . The Hawker Hurricane was designed in a site in Kingston town centre and built in
2820-659: The railway station at low altitude and machine-gunned passengers as they disembarked from a train. Unexploded munitions from this period are still found on occasion. In 1965, the London Government Act 1963 came into force merging the boroughs of Malden & Coombe and Surbiton with Kingston upon Thames to form the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames . New Malden contains offices of several large organisations, including Northrop Grumman in Burlington Road. Nestlé Purina Pet Foods (before 1997 Spillers Pet Foods) –
2880-468: The recent new churches and describes the one erected in this neighbourhood as "at Robinhood-Gate". The name of Robin Hood has long been associated with the Kingston Vale area which is close to the Robin Hood Gate of Richmond Park (the name of the gate appearing in records from at least 1785, and a nearby "Robynhood Walke" and "Robyn-hodes Walke" in 1548). Maps of the areas also show Robin Hood Lane and
2940-585: The residence of the Ambassador of South Korea to the United Kingdom, and Samsung Electronics having its UK offices in New Malden until they moved to their current location in Chertsey , Surrey in 2005. Many Koreans settled in New Malden in the 1970s due to the ambassador's location. There is a Hindu temple in the eastern part of Burlington Road with a notable community of predominantly Sri Lankan Tamils living in
3000-636: The same year the Korean population in the area around New Malden is around 20,000, including about 600 originating from North Korea , giving it the largest group of North Koreans in Europe. In the 2001 census , some small areas of New Malden had "Other Asian" (i.e., not Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, or Chinese) populations of "over 25%", though no whole ward reached over 20%. Many of the Koreans living in New Malden work for Korean companies, and they are either permanently settled and formerly expatriate, or they are still expatriates. According to some journalists, it
3060-592: The site at St. John's and the Village Hall). Princess Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck who, as a resident in White Lodge in Richmond Park, was a frequent worshipper in the church and laid the foundation stone for the North Aisle. A Pathé newsreel from 1935 shows a society wedding at the church between Leslie Stoll (son of Putney resident Oswald Stoll ) and Gertrude Sabey who had met at the nearby riding school. This
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#17328562018713120-474: The south, Kingston and Surbiton to the south-west and Roehampton and Putney to the north-east. The bus routes serving Kingston Vale are as follows: Kingston Vale is not directly accessible by rail; the nearest stations are Norbiton to the south-west, and Putney and Barnes to the north-east. Bus connections are also available within a short walk of the stations at Kingston , New Malden , Surbiton , Tolworth and Barnes. The nearest Tube station
3180-418: The train station; The Royal Oak, north of the station on Coombe Road; Woodies Freehouse on Thetford Road; The Earl Beatty near Motspur Park, built in the 1930s; and The Watchman, located at the roundabout in a building constructed in the 1890s which was originally a police station. The Fountain pub, once located at the roundabout, closed in 2018 to make way for affordable housing. The local newspapers are
3240-486: Was also enlarged in 1895, absorbing the parishes of Hook and Tolworth , and again in 1933 when it absorbed Chessington . Both urban districts were incorporated to become municipal boroughs in 1936, at which point The Maldens and Coombe was renamed Malden and Coombe. The modern borough was created in 1965 under the London Government Act 1963 , covering the combined area of the former municipal boroughs of Kingston-upon-Thames , Malden and Coombe and Surbiton . The area
3300-432: Was demolished and then purchased by the council for housing. Kingston Vale is located north-east of Kingston on the A308; the village straddles both the A308 and the A3 London–Portsmouth Road. The closest junction of the A3 is the Robin Hood Roundabout, which is located at the north-eastern end of the village. Kingston Vale is served by three local bus routes, connecting the village with New Malden and Tolworth to
3360-506: Was in the administrative county of Surrey . New Malden was established as a result of the arrival of the railway. What is now New Malden railway station was opened on 1 December 1846 on the main line from London Waterloo . Building started slowly in the area just to the north of the station, gathering pace in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries with two- and three-bedroom terraced houses . Further out towards Coombe Hill are larger detached and semi-detached houses built in
3420-486: Was located in New Malden until 2012 when Nestlé moved its UK headquarters to Gatwick. New Malden is bounded to the north by the affluent Coombe Hill and to the south and east by Raynes Park, Tolworth and Worcester Park. New Malden includes Motspur Park , home to the training ground of Fulham FC , and also the King's College London sports ground, home to the training ground of AFC Wimbledon . The busy A3 trunk road runs through part of New Malden. A minor tributary of
3480-447: Was the scene of the Kingston Hill Murder . The house was then owned by Harry Powys-Keck of Stoughton Grange , Leicestershire. In 1914 Mr Crowther built his mansion, "Haygreen", named after his Yorkshire village and described "as one of the grandest of stately homes that once graced Kingston." The grounds included a golf course, lakes and Dutch gardens. Haygreen Close is named to remember the connection. In 1927 Mr F. N. Picket purchased
3540-414: Was the site of the coronations of seven Anglo-Saxon monarchs : The Coronation Stone , on which they are said to have been crowned stands outside the local council offices, the Guildhall. A coin from the reign of each of those kings is set into the base of the stone. The town of Kingston upon Thames was an ancient borough , having been formally incorporated in 1441, with a long history prior to that as
3600-407: Was transferred from Surrey to Greater London to become one of the 32 London Boroughs. Kingston's royal borough status transferred to the enlarged borough. Most of the borough continued to have Surrey postal addresses until postal counties were abolished in 1996. Districts mainly use the KT postcode , except from the parts of Ham in the borough which use the TW code, and the Kingston Vale area in
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