58-528: Malden Rushett is a small village in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames , London. It is located at the southernmost tip of the Royal Borough, surrounded by woodland and farmland, and between the larger suburban villages and towns of Claygate , Chessington , Epsom , Ashtead , Leatherhead and Oxshott . Rushett was a detached part of the parish of Malden , located approximately 5 miles southwest of
116-491: A Chelsea-Hackney line , with a station in the King's Road near Chelsea Town Hall , and possibly another at Sloane Square. As of June 2019, the plans for Crossrail 2 materialising show the proposed route tunnelling through Chelsea and featuring the planned King's Road Chelsea station on the site of Dovehouse Green. The future of this station, being the only fully new station on the proposed line, remains ambiguous; initial reports of
174-415: A British royal residence. The local authority is Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council . Its motto, adapted from the opening words of Psalm 133 , is Quam bonum in unum habitare , which translates roughly as 'How good it is to dwell in unity'. Chelsea and Kensington were both ancient parishes in the historic county of Middlesex . From 1856 the two parishes were in the area governed by
232-535: A beefed-up operation in the local area. Anna Stec who gave evidence as an expert witness to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry has urged the authorities to test rescue workers, nearby residents and survivors for carcinogenic chemicals following the fire. Religion in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (2018) The following shows the religious identity of residents residing in Kensington and Chelsea according to
290-534: A key objective. In every corner of the borough signs of its history can be seen: from Grade 1 listed buildings Kensington Palace and the Royal Hospital, Chelsea to others recalled in street names such as Pottery Lane and Hippodrome Mews." In 200 years the area has been transformed from a "rural idyll" to a thriving part of the modern metropolis. Chelsea had originally been countryside upon which Thomas More built Beaufort House . He came to Chelsea in 1520 and built
348-471: A long history prior to that as 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
406-574: 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 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
464-629: A popular residential area. The Palace was regularly used by reigning monarchs until 1760 and since then by members of the Royal family. Kensington's royal borough status was inherited by the new borough. In the 19th century the last emperor of the Sikh Empire , Maharaja Duleep Singh who was brought to England as a child following the Second Anglo-Sikh War , along with the Koh-i-noor diamond, lived in
522-568: A thousand years. An earlier church was sacked by the Vikings in 1009 AD. Kingston 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
580-613: 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, 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
638-591: 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 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
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#1732852720708696-471: Is a major provider of social housing in the borough owning 9,459 properties. Of these over 73 percent are tenanted, with the remainder being leasehold . The management of this housing was devolved to the Kensington and Chelsea TMO (KCTMO), a tenant management organisation . Properties included Trellick Tower . The 2017 Grenfell Tower fire , in which one public-housing tower of the estate Grenfell Tower
754-605: 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
812-518: Is an Inner London borough with royal status . It is the smallest borough in London and the second smallest district in England ; it is one of the most densely populated administrative regions in the United Kingdom. It includes affluent areas such as Notting Hill , Kensington , South Kensington , Chelsea , and Knightsbridge . The borough is immediately west of the City of Westminster and east of
870-781: Is based at Kensington Town Hall on Horton Street. Since 2000, for elections to the London Assembly , the borough forms part of the West Central constituency. The borough is divided between two constituencies represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom : Kensington and Bayswater , held by Joe Powell for the Labour Party , and Chelsea and Fulham (partly in Hammersmith & Fulham ), held by Ben Coleman for
928-443: Is the least populated of the 32 London boroughs . Due to its high French population it has long held the unofficial title of the 21st arrondissement of Paris. In 2005, the borough had more of its land covered by domestic buildings than anywhere else in England at 19%, over half the national average. It also had the fifth highest proportion of land covered by non-domestic buildings at 12 percent. As of 2010 statistics released by
986-466: The Greater London Council . It was a merger of the old metropolitan boroughs of Chelsea and Kensington, and it inherited Kensington's royal borough status. The new borough was originally intended to be called only "Kensington", but after protests from thousands of Chelsea residents, the then Minister of Housing and Local Government, Sir Keith Joseph , announced on 2 January 1964 that the name of
1044-657: The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham . It contains major museums and universities in Albertopolis , department stores such as Harrods , Peter Jones and Harvey Nichols , and embassies in Belgravia , Knightsbridge and Kensington Gardens . The borough is home to the Notting Hill Carnival , Europe's largest, and contains many of the most expensive residential properties in the world, as well as Kensington Palace ,
1102-583: The Metropolitan Board of Works , which was established to provide services across the metropolis of London. In 1889 the Metropolitan Board of Works' area was made the County of London . From 1856 until 1900 the lower tier of local government within the metropolis comprised various parish vestries and district boards , with both Chelsea and Kensington being governed by their respective vestries . In 1900
1160-479: The Office for National Statistics showed that life expectancy at birth for females was 89.8 years in 2008–2010, the highest in the United Kingdom. Male life expectancy at birth for the same period was 85.1 years. The figures in 1991–1993 were significantly lower: 73.0 years for males (ranking 301st in the nation) and 80.0 for females (ranking 129th). Further investigation indicates a 12-year gap in life expectancy between
1218-467: The Royal Hospital and Holland House . Areas in the borough include: Most parks and open spaces in this borough are quite small, the majority being squares built to service houses around them. The area does contain larger parks, containing Kensington Park and parts of Hyde Park , as well as parts of the "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries. The local authority is Kensington and Chelsea Council, which
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#17328527207081276-485: The Southern Railway's extension from Motspur Park to Leatherhead via Chessington. The line reached Chessington South in 1939 and work was well underway on the final part of the line to Malden Rushett and Leatherhead, which was expected to stimulate further housing development beyond Chessington. The railway was extended beyond Chessington South station as far as Chalky Lane, with a bridge built over this road. Work
1334-643: The 2001, 2011 and the 2021 censuses. The borough has a number of notable churches, including: It is home to a small Spanish and Portuguese synagogue , several mosques and the Sikh Central Gurudwara in Holland Park . There are two Armenian churches – Saint Sarkis Armenian Church and Church of Saint Yeghiche . Westminster Synagogue is also partially located in the borough. The borough's notable districts are home to numerous international diplomatic missions: High Commissions Embassies Within
1392-577: The Blitz much damage was caused by explosive and incendiary bombs, especially along Chelsea's riverside. But worse was to come in 1944 with the arrival of the V2 rockets , or flying bombs. Among the buildings either destroyed or seriously damaged, usually with terrible loss of life, were Chelsea Old Church , Church of Our Most Holy Redeemer , Our Lady of Victories , St Mary Abbots , St Stephens Hospital, St Mary Abbots Hospital , Sloane Square tube station , World's End ,
1450-661: The Explorer Gate (south entrance and car park) of Chessington World of Adventures & Zoo Resort. South of Malden Rushett is Rushett Common, consisting of two strips of woodland alongside the A243 to the edge of the boundary between Greater London and Surrey. These are bounded by the Surrey woodlands of Princes Covert to the west and Epsom Common to the east. Within Rushett Common is Telegraph Hill – earlier known as Cabbage Hill – which
1508-620: The KT postcode , except from the parts of Ham in the borough which use the TW code, and the Kingston Vale area in 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
1566-604: The Labour Party. At the 2005 General Election , the borough was divided differently: Rifkind held the Kensington seat until the 2015 General Election when he stood down after becoming embroiled in a scandal, uncovered by a television investigation, over accepting money in return for access to influential British diplomats and politicians. At the 2011 census, the borough had a population of 158,649 who were 71 percent White, 10 percent Asian, 5 percent of multiple ethnic groups, 4 percent Black African and 3 percent Black Caribbean. It
1624-480: The London boroughs of Richmond upon Thames , Wandsworth , Merton and Sutton , and 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
1682-402: The affluent wards of Chelsea (Royal Hospital, Hans Town) and the most northerly wards of North Kensington (Golborne, Dalgarno), which have high levels of social housing and poverty. The borough has a higher proportion (16.6 percent) of high earners (over £60,000 per year) than any other local government district in the country. It has the highest proportion of workers in the financial sector and
1740-525: The area. Paddington and Victoria are the nearest major railway termini; National Rail stations in the borough are Kensington (Olympia) and West Brompton (and partly Kensal Green ), both served by London Overground and Southern . Many London bus routes pass through the borough, most of them along King's Road , Fulham Road , Kensington High Street and Ladbroke Grove . Kensington and Chelsea council has been criticised for its lack of support for cycle lanes and active travel in general. In 2019
1798-510: 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
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1856-472: The borough at 53 Holland Park, while his mother Maharani Jind Kaur (wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh ) lived at the nearby Abingdon House till her death in 1846. During the Second World War civilians suffered great hardship; there were some 800 deaths and 40,000 injuries. A huge army of civilian volunteers was raised, including Auxiliary Fire Service, Red Cross, Air Raid Wardens and Rescue Services. During
1914-469: The borough there are several of London's tourist attractions and landmarks: The council's education department finances state schools. London's Poverty Profile - a 2017 study by Trust for London and the New Policy Institute - found that 75% of 19-year-olds in Kensington and Chelsea have at least a C in their GCSE English and Maths. This is the highest success rate in London. Libraries include
1972-527: The borough's attractions are: Kingston is the 3rd largest retail centre by employment, in London. Sega Amusements International , responsible for 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
2030-575: The council vetoed a flagship programme by Transport for London for safer walking and cycling in the borough. In 2020 it scrapped a cycle lane along Kensington High Street just seven weeks after it was installed. In March 2011 the main forms of transport that residents used to travel to work were: underground, metro, light rail, tram, 23.6 percent of all residents aged 16–74; driving a car or van, 8.2 percent; on foot, 8.2 percent; bus, minibus or coach, 8.0 percent; work mainly at or from home, 7.0 percent; bicycle, 3.1 percent; train, 2.1 percent. The RBKC
2088-738: 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 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
2146-537: The greatest income inequality of any London Borough. Private rent for low earners was also found to be the least affordable in London. However, the borough's poverty rate of 28% is roughly in line with the London-wide average. The borough has 12 tube stations, on five of the 11 London Underground lines: the Central line , Circle line , District line , Hammersmith & City line and Piccadilly line . The borough contains
2204-590: The house, which in his day had two courtyards laid out between the house and the river, and in the north of the site acres of gardens and orchards were planted. It was from here in 1535 that More was taken to the Tower and beheaded later that year. This area of Cheyne Walk continued its historic significance; nearby Crosby Hall sits on the river near the Church of Thomas More, and what was once Thomas Carlyle 's residence remains on Cheyne Row . Kensington's royal borough status
2262-469: The lower tier was reorganised into metropolitan boroughs , two of which were called Chelsea and Kensington , corresponding to the two parishes. The borough of Kensington was given the honorific title of royal borough in 1901. The modern borough was created in 1965 under the London Government Act 1963 , which reorganised 86 boroughs and urban districts into 32 London boroughs and also created
2320-484: The lowest proportion working in the retail sector. In December 2006 Sport England published a survey which showed that the borough's residents were the fourth most active in England in sports and other fitness activities. 27.9 percent of the population participate at least three times a week for 30 minutes. A 2017 study by Trust for London and the New Policy Institute found that Kensington & Chelsea has
2378-546: The main parish. On 24 March 1884 it was transferred to the parish of Chessington . Malden Rushett sits on the crossroads of the A243 road from Kingston upon Thames to Leatherhead and the B280 from Oxshott to Epsom . It consists of a few houses, two pubs and a petrol station incorporating an M&S Simply Food shop. It is two miles from Junction 9 on the M25 motorway . The area also houses
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2436-923: 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 Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (often known by its acronym as RBKC )
2494-425: The neighbouring parishes of Coombe and Malden , at which point the urban district was renamed The Maldens and Coombe. Surbiton 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
2552-405: The new borough would be the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Of its history the council states: "Despite the boroughs being separate originally, Kensington and Chelsea still retain their unique characters. Even the amalgamation of the two boroughs, unpopular as it was at the time, has been accepted. Today conservation combined with the adoption of sympathetic new architecture is seen as
2610-535: 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
2668-460: The revenue earned from a station at Malden Rushett would have been minimal and the work was abandoned. The village is now served by the London Buses route 465 , while route 65 terminates at the nearby Chessington World of Adventures as part of its night route, with route 71 also terminating there. Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
2726-574: 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 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
2784-400: 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 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
2842-524: The station idea having been scrapped seem to be contradicted by the station's placement on an official Transport for London map for the route. A Crossrail station on the original Crossrail route, from Paddington to Reading, has been proposed and endorsed by the council. This station would be located near the northern end of Ladbroke Grove , and would serve the areas of North Kensington and Kensal. The council supports this station concept as it would renew infrastructure and build regeneration benefits in
2900-491: The stations of South Kensington , Gloucester Road , High Street Kensington , Earl's Court , Sloane Square , West Brompton , Notting Hill Gate , Holland Park , Latimer Road , Knightsbridge , Westbourne Park and Ladbroke Grove . Chelsea (SW3, SW10 and partly SW1) has significantly less Underground access than Kensington, the only station within Chelsea being Sloane Square . There have for some time been long-term plans for
2958-486: The whole parish of Kingston upon Thames, and separate local government arrangements were later put in place for 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
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#17328527207083016-589: 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 the Liberal Democrats won both seats. Jenny Tonge took Richmond Park constituency and in 2005 Susan Kramer became its Liberal Democrat MP with
3074-440: 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 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
3132-411: Was completely destroyed and 72 lives were lost, drew international attention to the borough. After widespread criticism of the borough council's response to the fire, responsibility for providing services to those affected by the fire was taken away from RBKC. Prime Minister Theresa May previously branded the response to the tragedy "not good enough", with Whitehall civil servants drafted in as part of
3190-481: 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 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
3248-401: Was granted in 1901 as it included of Kensington Palace , where Queen Victoria was born in 1819 and lived until her accession in 1837. Commissioned by King William III , Christopher Wren enlarged and rebuilt the original house in 1689, turning it into a fitting royal residence. With the King came many court officials, servants and followers. Kensington Square, until then a failing venture, became
3306-477: Was halted due to the outbreak of World War II , although the Royal Engineers did build a further railway embankment south of Chalky Lane which went as far as Chessington Wood and, probably, not far from the location where Malden Rushett station would have been built. Following the introduction after the war of Green Belt legislation, little housing development could take place beyond Chessington South . Thus,
3364-462: Was the site of a station on the Admiralty Shutter telegraph line . This used the shutter system to communicate between London and Portsmouth from 1796 until 1816. The buildings were small two-roomed wooden huts with a frame which held the six wooden shutters. The station was replaced by a semaphore station built at Claygate . Malden Rushett was due to have had a railway station built as part of
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