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{{Short description|Town in Greater London, England}}
{{for|other uses|Richmond (disambiguation)}}
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'''Richmond''' is a town in south west London, {{convert|8.2|mi}} west-southwest of ]. The town is located on a ] of the ], with a large number of ], including ], and many protected ]s,<ref name=RichmondCouncil>{{cite news |title=Richmond Conservation Areas |year=2011 |publisher= ] |url=http://www.richmond.gov.uk/home/environment/land_and_premises/conservation_area_appraisals_and_management_plans/conservation_areas_map.htm}}</ref> which include much of ].<ref> ''London Borough of Richmond upon Thames''. Retrieved 21 August 2011.</ref> A specific ] protects the scenic view of the ] from Richmond.<ref> ''London Borough of Richmond upon Thames''. Retrieved 21 August 2011.</ref>
'''Richmond''' is a town in south-west London,<ref group="nb">The ] (c.33) (as amended) categorises the ] as an ] borough. Although it is on both sides of the River Thames, the ] defines it as being in ] or the South Thames sub-region, pairing it with ] for the purposes of devising constituencies. However, for the purposes of the ], Richmond now lies within the ] region.</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher= ]|url= http://www.opsi.gov.uk/RevisedStatutes/Acts/ukpga/1963/cukpga_19630033_en_1 |title= London Government Act 1963 (c.33) (as amended)|access-date= 26 July 2017}}</ref><ref name=southb>{{cite web|publisher=]|url= https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/London-Initial-proposals-summary.pdf|title= London Initial proposals summary|date= September 2016|access-date= 12 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url= https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/250941/7032_iii.pdf|publisher= ] |title= Fifth Periodical Report Cm 7032B|isbn= 9780101703222|date= March 2007|access-date= 12 December 2022}}</ref><ref name=london_plan_amend_09>{{cite web | url= http://www.london.gov.uk/archive/mayor/publications/2009/docs/london-plan-initial-proposals.pdf | author= Mayor of London | publisher= ] | title= A new plan for London: Proposals for the Mayor's London Plan |date=April 2009| access-date=14 July 2020|archive-url= http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20111002011427/http://www.london.gov.uk/archive/mayor/publications/2009/docs/london-plan-initial-proposals.pdf|archive-date= 2 October 2011| author-link= Mayor of London }}</ref> {{convert|8.2|mi}} west-southwest of ]. It stands on the ], and features many ], including ], and many protected ]s,<ref name="Conservation Areas">{{cite news |title=Conservation Areas |publisher= ] |url=https://www.richmond.gov.uk/media/11444/conservation_area_map-2.pdf |access-date= 12 December 2022}}</ref> which include much of ].<ref name="Area 5">{{cite web | url= http://www.richmond.gov.uk/cas_5_richmond_hill.pdf | title= Richmond Hill Conservation Area 5 | publisher= ] | access-date=31 January 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131110122114/http://www.richmond.gov.uk/cas_5_richmond_hill.pdf | archive-date=10 November 2013}}</ref> A specific ] protects the scenic view of the ] from Richmond.<ref name="View">{{cite web | url= https://www.richmond.gov.uk/services/libraries/branch_libraries/local_studies_collection/local_history_notes/the_view_from_richmond_hill | publisher= ] | title= The view from Richmond Hill |author= Richmond Libraries' Local Studies Collection|date=22 October 2020|access-date=4 December 2022}}</ref>
Richmond was founded following ]'s building of ] in the 16th century, from which the town derives its name. During this era the town and palace were particularly associated with ], who spent her last days here. During the 18th century ] was completed and many Georgian terraces were built, particularly around ] and on ]. These remain well preserved and many now have ] status. The opening of ] in 1846 was a significant event in the absorption of the town into a rapidly expanding London. Richmond was formerly part of the ancient ] in the county of ]. The town ] in 1890, which was enlarged in 1892 and 1933. The municipal borough was abolished in 1965 when, as a result of boundary changes, Richmond was transferred to ].<ref name=metro>{{Cite book| author=Young, K. & Garside, P., | title=Metropolitan London: Politics and Urban Change 1837–1981 |publisher= ]|location=London |year=1982 }}</ref> It is now part of the ]. Richmond was founded following King ]'s building in the 16th century of ] (so-named in 1501), from which the town derives its name. (The palace's manor itself took its name from King Henry's ] of ], the original Richmond.) The town and palace became particularly associated with Queen ] ({{reign | 1558 | 1603}}), who spent her last days there. During the 18th century, ] connected the two banks of the Thames, and many ] terraces were built, particularly around ] and on Richmond Hill. Those that have survived remain well-preserved and many have been designated ]s on account of their architectural or historic significance. The opening of ] in 1846 was a significant event in the absorption of the town into a rapidly expanding London.


In 1890, the town of Richmond, formerly part of the ancient ] in the county of ], ], which later extended to include ], ], ] and part of ] (]).<ref name=vob_borough/> The municipal borough was abolished in 1965, when ] transferred Richmond from Surrey to ].<ref name=metro>{{Cite book |author1= Young, K. |author2= Garside, P. |name-list-style= amp |title= Metropolitan London: Politics and Urban Change 1837–1981 |publisher=] |location=London |year=1982 |isbn=9780713163315 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/metropolitanlond0000youn }}
Richmond is a much sought after residential location, and among the most wealthy areas in the United Kingdom.<ref name=Telegraph2007>{{cite news |title=The 50 richest areas |date=24 August 2007 |newspaper=] |location=London|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1561186/The-50-richest-areas.html}}</ref> It is also a significant commercial and upmarket retail centre, and has a developed day and evening economy.<ref name=RichmondCouncil>{{cite news |title=Shopping in Richmond |year=2011 |accessdate= 17 July 2012|publisher= VisitRichmond |url=http://www.visitrichmond.co.uk/shopping-richmond.asp}}</ref> Richmond is home to just over 20,000 residents.<ref></ref> Noted for its high quality of life, as well as its affluence, it has been assessed as one of the happiest places in which to live in the UK.<ref name=Guardian2009>{{cite news |title=Don't worry, be happy – move to Richmond upon Thames |author= Siddique, Haroon|date=23 June 2009 |newspaper=] |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jun/23/richmond-on-thames-happy-survey|accessdate= 17 July 2012}}</ref>
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Since 1965, Richmond has formed part of the ]. {{As of | 2011}} it had a population of 21,469 (in the North Richmond and South Richmond wards). It has a significant commercial and retail centre with a developed day and evening economy.

The name "Richmond upon Thames" refers to the London borough as a whole, not to the town of Richmond.


==History== ==History==
===Name===
The area was known in the medieval period as Shene,<ref name="Hallam Smith">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JT8HQwmZxAo&t=31s |title=Plantagenet Sheen to Tudor Richmond: royal passions, piety and power |location = London|date=8 April 2024 |access-date = 17 May 2024|publisher= Richmond Local History Society|author-link = Elizabeth Hallam Smith|last=Hallam Smith |first=Elizabeth}}</ref> a name first recorded (as ''Sceon'') in the 10th century, and which survives in the neighbouring districts of ] (also known as Sheen) and ]. The manor entered royal hands, and the ] eventually became known as Sheen Palace, before being largely destroyed by fire in 1497. ] rebuilt it and in 1501 named it ], in allusion to his ] and his ancestral ] in ]. The associated settlement took the same name, although for some years the two names were often used in conjunction (for example, "Shene otherwise called Richemount").<ref name="EB 545a">"Richmond", in '']'', (9th edition, 1881), ''s.v.''</ref><ref>{{cite book |first1=J E B |last1=Gover |first2=A|last2=Mawer |author2-link=Allen Mawer |first3=F M |last3=Stenton |author3-link=Frank Stenton |title=The Place-Names of Surrey |series=English Place-Name Society |volume=11 |place=Cambridge |publisher=] |year=1934 |pages=65–66 }}</ref>


===Royal residence=== ===Royal residence===
] the town's origin]] ]&nbsp;a view published in 1765 and based on earlier drawings]]
] lived briefly in the King's house in "Sheanes". In 1299, ], the "Hammer of the Scots", took his whole court to the manor house at Sheen, a little east of the bridge and on the riverside, and it thus became a royal residence; ] was executed in London in 1305, and it was in Sheen that the ] from Scotland went down on their knees before Edward.
] at the Old Palace Lane street, commemorating ], ], ], ] as residents of Richmond Palace. Date of inscription is unknown, but as Elisabeth I is mentioned only as Elisabeth it should be older than 6th February 1952 which is the ascension date of ].]]
The area now known as Richmond was formerly part of Shene. '''Shene''' was not listed in ], although it is depicted on the associated maps as ''Sceon'', its Saxon spelling.<ref></ref> ] lived briefly in the King's house in "Sheanes". In 1299 ] "Hammer of the Scots", took his whole court to the manor-house at Sheen, a little east of the bridge and on the riverside, and it thus became a royal residence; ] was executed in London in 1305, and it was in Sheen that the ] from ] went down on their knees before Edward.


], following his defeat by the Scots at the ] in 1314, founded a monastery for ] at Sheen. When the boy-king ] came to the throne in 1327 he gave the manor to his mother ]. Edward later spent over two thousand pounds on improvements, but in the middle of the work Edward himself died at the manor, in 1377. ] was the first English king to make Sheen his main residence, which he did in 1383. Twelve years later Richard was so distraught at the death of his wife ] at the age of 28, that he, according to ], "caused it to be thrown down and defaced; whereas the former kings of this land, being wearie of the citie, used customarily thither to resort as to a place of pleasure, and serving highly to their recreation". It was rebuilt between 1414 & 1422, but destroyed by fire 1497. ], following his defeat by the Scots at the ] in 1314, founded a monastery for ] at Sheen. When the boy-king ] came to the throne in 1327, he gave the manor to his mother ]. Edward later spent over ]2,000 on improvements, but in the middle of the work, Edward himself died at the manor, in 1377. ] was the first English king to make Sheen his main residence, which he did in 1383. Twelve years later, Richard was so distraught at the death of his wife ] at the age of 28 that, according to ], the 16th-century English chronicler, he "caused it to be thrown down and defaced; whereas the former kings of this land, being wearie of the citie, used customarily thither to resort as to a place of pleasure, and serving highly to their recreation". It was rebuilt between 1414 and 1422, but destroyed by fire in 1497.<ref name="Goringe">{{Cite web |url=https://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/blog/richmond-lost-palace/ |title=Richmond: the lost palace |last=Goringe |first=Marcus |date=12 July 2016 |publisher=] |access-date=23 July 2018}}</ref>


Following that fire ] had a palace built there and in 1501 he named it ] in recognition of his ] and his ancestral home at ] in ]. The town that developed nearby took the same name as the palace, and there are unconfirmed beliefs that ] may have performed some plays there. Once ] became queen she spent much of her time at Richmond, as she enjoyed hunting ] in the "Newe Parke of Richmonde". She died there on 24 March 1603. The image shown above right is dated 1765 and is based on earlier drawings. The palace was no longer in residential use after 1649, but in 1688 ] ordered partial reconstruction of the palace: this time as a royal nursery. The bulk of the palace had decayed by 1779; but surviving structures include the Wardrobe, Trumpeter's House (built around 1700), and the Gate House, built in 1501. This has five bedrooms and was made available on a 65-year lease by the ] Commissioners in 1986. Following that fire, Henry VII built a new residence at Sheen, and in 1501 he named it Richmond Palace.<ref name="Palace notes"/> The theatre company to which ] belonged performed some plays there during the reign of ].<ref name="Palace notes">{{Cite web |url=https://www.richmond.gov.uk/media/6334/local_history_richmond_palace.pdf|title=Richmond Palace |website= London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Local History notes |access-date=7 January 2024}}</ref> As Queen, Elizabeth spent much of her time at Richmond, as she enjoyed ] in the "Newe Parke of Richmonde" (now Old Deer Park). She died at the palace on 24 March 1603.<ref name="Black">{{Cite book |last=Black |first=J.&nbsp;B. |author-link= J. B. Black|title=The Reign of Elizabeth: 1558–1603 |location=Oxford |publisher=] |orig-year=1936 |year=1945 |pages = 410–411|oclc=5077207}}</ref> The palace was no longer in residential use after 1649, but in 1688, ] ordered its partial reconstruction, this time as a royal ]. The bulk of the palace had decayed by 1779, but surviving structures include the Wardrobe, ] (built around 1700), and the Gate House, built in 1501. This has five bedrooms and was made available on a 65-year lease by the ] Commissioners in 1986.


===18th and 19th century development=== ===18th- and 19th-century development===
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Beyond the grounds of the old palace, Richmond remained mostly agricultural land until the 18th century. ], in the middle of what is now ] was built as a hunting lodge for ] and during this period the number of large houses in their own grounds increased significantly, such as ] and ]. These were followed by the building of further important houses including ], ] and ] on the hill, as this area became an increasingly fashionable place to live. ] was completed during this period in 1777 as a replacement for a ferry crossing which connected Richmond town centre on the east bank with its neighbouring district of ]. Today, this, together with the well-preserved ] terraces that surround ] and line ] to its crest, now has ] status.<ref> ''London Borough of Richmond upon Thames''. Retrieved 21 August 2011.</ref>
] tower]]
Beyond the grounds of the old palace, Richmond remained mostly agricultural land until the 18th century. ], in the middle of what is now ], was built as a ] for ], and during this period the number of large houses in their own grounds&nbsp;– such as ] and ]&nbsp;– increased significantly. These were followed by the building of further important houses, including ], ] and ] on ], as this area became an increasingly fashionable place in which to live. ] was completed in 1777 to replace a ferry crossing that connected Richmond town centre on the east bank with its neighbouring district of ]. Today, this bridge, together with the well-preserved ] terraces that surround ] and line Richmond Hill to its crest, now has ] status.<ref name="Register">{{cite web | url=https://www.richmond.gov.uk/media/18000/listed_buildings_register.pdf| title=Listed Buildings Register | publisher=] | date = 14 October 2019|access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>


As Richmond continued to prosper and expand during the 19th century, much luxurious housing was built on the streets that line Richmond Hill, as well as shops in the town centre to serve the increasing population. As Richmond continued to prosper and expand during the 19th century, much luxurious housing was built on the streets that line Richmond Hill, as well as shops in the town centre to serve the increasing population. In July 1892, the Corporation formed a ], the Richmond (Surrey) Electric Light and Power Company, and this wired the town for electricity by around 1896.

===World Wars===
{{main|Richmond War Memorial, London}}
Like many other large towns in Britain, Richmond lost many young people in the ] and ]s. In the Second World War, 96 people were killed in ], which also resulted in the demolition of 297 houses.<ref name="At War">{{Cite book |title=Richmond at War 1939–1945 |author=Fowler, Simon |publisher=] |year=2015 |isbn=978-0-9550717-8-2 |page=90|author-link=Simon Fowler (author) }}</ref> The ], which now commemorates both wars, was installed in 1921 at the end of Whittaker Avenue, between the Old Town Hall and the Riverside.<ref name=Memorial>{{NHLE|num=1447856|desc=Richmond upon Thames Borough War Memorial|date = 20 July 2017|access-date=31 July 2020}}</ref>


==Governance== ==Governance==
===Current===
Richmond forms part of the ] UK Parliament constituency. The current Member of Parliament is ]. Richmond is also part of the ]. For elections to the European Parliament it is part of the ] constituency.
The town of Richmond is in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, which is governed by ]. The most recent election was in May 2022 when the ] retained control of the council;<ref name="Blunden">{{Cite news |last=Uyal |first=Berk |date=6 May 2022 |title=Richmond local election results 2022: Liberal Democrats hold |pages=1 |work=] |location=London |url=https://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/20119078.richmond-local-election-results-2022-liberal-democrats-hold/ |access-date=8 May 2022}}</ref> in a January 2024 by-election the Liberal Democrats gained the ]' only Council seat.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Burford |first1=Rachael |title=London by-elections: Tories 'wiped out in their former heartlands' but Labour suffer blow in Hackney |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/conservatives-labour-richmond-hackney-wandsworth-london-by-elections-b1133491.html |access-date=27 April 2024 |work=The Standard |date=19 January 2024}}</ref> Richmond town is divided into two wards – North Richmond, which has three Liberal Democrat councillors, and South Richmond, with two Liberal Democrat councillors and one from the ].


Richmond town forms part of the ] constituency for the ]. The ], since 2019, is ] from the Liberal Democrats.<ref name="Olney">{{Cite web|title=Olney, Sarah Jane, (born 11 Jan. 1977), MP (Lib Dem) Richmond Park, Dec. 2016–2017 and since 2019|url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/display/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-288426|access-date=6 November 2024|website=Who's Who 2025 & Who Was Who|date=1 December 2024|language=en|doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u288426|isbn=978-0-19-954088-4}}</ref> Richmond is also part of the ], which has been represented by ] from the Liberal Democrats since 2024.
Richmond, earlier known as ''Shene'', was part of the large ancient parish of ] in the ] of ]. Split off from Kingston upon Thames from an early time, the parish of Richmond St Mary Magdalene formed the ] from 1890.<ref name=vob_parish>{{Cite vob | url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10197843 | name=Richmond parish | map=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/boundary_map_page.jsp?u_id=10197843&c_id= | accessdate=21 November 2009}}</ref> The municipal borough was expanded in 1892 by the addition of ], ] and ]<ref name=vob_borough>{{Cite vob | url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10025618 | name=Richmond MB | map=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/boundary_map_page.jsp?u_id=10025618&c_id= | accessdate=21 November 2009}}</ref> and in 1933 ] was added to the borough.<ref name=vob_borough/> In 1965 the parish and municipal borough were abolished by the ] and the area transferred to ], to form part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. This current borough extends from and includes ] in the north-east to ] in the south-west, embracing Richmond, ] and ].


==Geography== ===Historical===
Richmond, earlier known as ''Shene'', was part of the large ancient parish of ] in the ] of ]. Split off from Kingston upon Thames from an early time, the parish of ] formed the ] from 1890.<ref name=vob_parish>{{Cite web |
]
title=GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Richmond, in Richmond upon Thames and Surrey | website= A Vision of Britain through Time|
url= http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/156|access-date= 15 December 2021}}</ref> The municipal borough was expanded in 1892 by the addition of ], ] and the ] part of ];<ref name=vob_borough>{{Cite vob | url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/156 | name=Richmond MB | map=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/boundary_map_page.jsp?u_id=10025618&c_id= | access-date=22 August 2023}}</ref> in 1933, ] was added to the borough.<ref name=vob_borough/> In 1965, the parish and municipal borough were abolished by the ], which transferred Richmond to ]. Together with the former ] and the former ], it formed a new borough, the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.<ref name="LGA">{{Cite web |title=London Government Act 1963 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1963/33/contents |access-date=1 November 2020 |website=legislation.gov.uk}}</ref>


==Geography==
Richmond sits technically on the south side of the ] opposite East Twickenham, but owing to the way this stretch of the river meanders, the town actually lies east of the river, which curves around the town in its course from ] to the south towards ] to the north. The river is still tidal at Richmond, so to allow traffic to continue to operate during low tide, a half tide ] was opened in 1894 and is used when the adjacent ] is in position. This weir ensures that there is always a minimum depth of water of 5'8" (1.72 m) in the river between Richmond and ] whatever the state of the tide. Above the lock and weir there is a small ].
]

]
Richmond is well endowed with green and open spaces accessible to the public. At the heart of the town sits ], which is roughly square in shape and together with the Little Green, a small supplementary green stretching from its southeast corner, is 12 acres (0.05&nbsp;km²) in size. The Green is surrounded by well-used metalled roads that provide for a fair amount of vehicle parking for both residents and visitors. The south corner leads into the main shopping area of the town; at the west corner is the old gate house which leads through to other remaining buildings of the palace; at the north corner is pedestrian access to ] (plus vehicle access for municipal use). The park is a {{convert|360|acre|km2|adj=on}} Crown Estate landscape extending from the town along the riverside as far as the boundary with the ] at Kew, a ]. This contains wide green lawns and sports facilities, and the Grade I listed former ] erected for ] in 1769.
Richmond sits opposite East Twickenham on what is technically the south bank of the ], but because of the bends of the river, the town is immediately north and north-east of its nearest stretch of river. The Thames curves around the town, and then Kew, in its course; starting from ], it returns to a more direct west–east direction. The river is still tidal at Richmond, so, to allow major passenger and goods traffic to continue to operate during low tide, a half-tide ] was opened in 1894 and is used when the adjacent ] is in position. This weir ensures that there is always a minimum depth of water of 5&nbsp;ft 8 in (1.73 m) toward the middle of the river between Richmond and ], whatever the state of the tide. Above the lock and weir there is a small ].


Richmond is well endowed with green and open spaces accessible to the public. At the heart of the town sits ], which is roughly square in shape and together with the Little Green, a smaller green space stretching from its southeast corner, is 12 acres (5 hectares) in area. The Green is surrounded by well-used ] roads that provide for a fair amount of vehicle parking for both residents and visitors. The south corner leads into the main shopping area of the town; at the west corner is the old ] which leads through to other remaining buildings of the palace; at the north corner is pedestrian access to ] (plus vehicle access for municipal use). The park is a {{convert|360|acre|km2|adj=on}} ] landscape extending from the town along the riverside as far as the boundary with the ] at Kew, a ]. This contains wide green lawns and sports facilities, and the Grade I listed former ] erected for ] in 1769. The town's main shopping street, ], is also named after the king.<ref>{{cite book|last=Dunbar | first=Janet | title=A Prospect of Richmond |origyear=1973 | publisher=] |year=1977 |pages=199–209 |isbn=9780856179952 }}</ref><ref name = "Streets">{{cite book|title= The Streets of Richmond and Kew|edition= Fourth|date=2022|publisher = ]|page =47}}</ref>
South of the town centre, rising from Richmond Bridge to an elevation of 165&nbsp;ft (50m), is Richmond Hill. To its south lies ], a large area of some 2,360 acres (9.55&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>; 3.69 sq mi) of wild heath and woodland originally enclosed by ] for hunting, and now forming London's largest ]. This park is both a ] and a ]. It is about three times the size of ] in ] and it has around 630 ] and ].<ref>{{cite web|url=
http://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/richmond_park/flora_fauna/deer.cfm |title= Deer|publisher= ]|accessdate = 5 October 2013}}</ref> The park has a number of traffic and pedestrian gates leading to the surrounding areas of ], ], ], ] and ].


] is a ]]]
Richmond's main arterial road, the ], running between ] and the ] motorway, bisects Old Deer Park and the town to its north. The town centre sits on the ] which links southwest London with northwest Surrey, and was originally part of the old ] before it was diverted away from the town.
] and ] viewed from a houseboat]]
The town centre lies just below 33&nbsp;ft (10 m) above sea level. South of the town centre, rising from Richmond Bridge to an elevation of 165&nbsp;ft (50 m), is Richmond Hill. Just beyond the summit of Richmond Hill is ], an area of 2,360 acres (9.55&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>; 3.7 sq mi) of wild ] and woodland originally enclosed for hunting, and now forming London's largest ].<ref name="Map">{{cite web | url= https://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/richmond-park/map-of-richmond-park| title=Map of Richmond Park | publisher=] | access-date=16 November 2022}}</ref> The park is a ],<ref name=NNR>{{cite web |url= https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/greater-londons-national-nature-reserves |title= Greater London's National Nature Reserves |publisher= ]|date= 12 November 2021|access-date=12 December 2022}}</ref> a ]<ref name="SSSI">{{cite web | url=http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002388.pdf | title=Richmond Park | publisher=] | work=Citation | date=1992 | access-date=29 August 2014 | archive-date=12 October 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012013435/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002388.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271002388%27|publisher= ]|title= Map of Richmond Park SSSI|access-date= 3 January 2018}}</ref> and a ]<ref name="JNCC">{{cite web | url= https://sac.jncc.gov.uk/site/UK0030246 | title=Richmond Park | publisher=] | access-date=3 August 2023}}</ref> and is included, at Grade I, on ]'s ].<ref name="Park list">{{NHLE|num=1000828|desc=Richmond Park|date= 1 October 1987 |access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref> It was created by ] in 1634<ref name= ParkGateway>{{cite web|title= Historic England Research Records: Richmond Park|url=
https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=397979&resourceID=19191|website= HeritageGateway|date = 2012|access-date=11 August 2024}}</ref> as a ] and now has 630 ] and ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.royalparks.org.uk/visit/parks/richmond-park/deer-richmond-park |title= Deer in Richmond Park|publisher= ]|access-date =29 January 2024}}</ref> that roam freely through much of the park. The park has a number of traffic and pedestrian gates leading to the surrounding areas of ], ], ], ] and ].


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==Economy== ==Economy==
Richmond upon Thames, of which Richmond North and South makes up two of its ], is the most affluent borough in London.<ref> 2001 Census statistics. Retrieved 25 September 2011.</ref> The town has the largest commercial centre in the borough and is classified a ] according to the ]. It is an established up-market shopping destination<ref> Business Investment Opportunities, ''London Borough of Richmond upon Thames''. Retrieved 25 September 2011</ref> with over 200 shops.<ref> ''London Borough of Richmond upon Thames''. Retrieved 25 September 2011</ref> Its compact centre has approximately 50,000m<sup>2</sup> of retail floor-space that is largely focused on George Street, the Quadrant and Hill Street. It comprises almost exclusively of high street chains, the largest of which are ], ], ], ] and ]. A ] with 20,000&nbsp;ft<sup>2</sup> of floor space within a new development opened in October 2013. The remaining town centre stores are largely single units. The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, with Richmond North and Richmond South as two of its ], has the least poverty in London.<ref name=DWP> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402194006/http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/cpa-r-u-t.xls |date=2 April 2012 }} 2001 Census statistics. Retrieved 25 September 2011.</ref> The town of Richmond has the largest commercial centre in the borough and is classified as a ] according to the ]. It is an established up-market shopping destination.<ref name="Business">{{cite web | url=https://www.richmond.gov.uk/invest_locating_your_business | title=Richmond | publisher=] | work=Business: Property and sites | access-date=22 August 2023}}</ref> Its compact centre has approximately 50,000 m<sup>2</sup> of retail floor-space that is largely focused on ], The Quadrant and Hill Street. It comprises almost exclusively high street chains, the largest of which are ], ], ] and ]. The remaining town centre stores are largely single units.


Mostly independent businesses line the narrow alleyways running off George Street towards Richmond Green and up Richmond Hill and there is a ] in Heron Square on Saturdays. Richmond has one large stand-alone supermarket, ], with parking for 420 cars, located to the east of the town. Mostly independent businesses line the narrow alleyways running off George Street towards Richmond Green and up Richmond Hill, and there is a ] in Heron Square on Saturdays. Richmond has one large stand-alone supermarket, ], with parking for 420 cars, to the east of the town near North Sheen railway station.


A range of convenience shopping, restaurants and cafes can be found on the crest of Richmond Hill lining Friars Stile Road, as well as along Kew Road towards the ], and on Sheen Road, which comprise the third tier of the shopping hierarchy.<ref>. ''London Borough of Richmond upon Thames''. Retrieved 25 September 2011</ref> A range of convenience shopping, restaurants and cafes can be found on the crest of Richmond Hill lining Friars Stile Road, as well as along Kew Road towards the ], and on Sheen Road.


Richmond also offers a wide variety of office accommodation and is the UK/European headquarters of several multi-national companies, including ], ] and ], as well as the head offices of a number of national, regional and local businesses. London's '']'' has described Richmond as "the beating heart of London's growing technology industry".<ref name="ES">{{cite news | url=https://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/richmond-revealed-as-new-tech-hotspot-8894129.html | title=Richmond revealed as new tech hotspot | work=] | date=21 October 2013|access-date = 25 July 2017}}</ref>
Retail vacancy rate, at 4.6% in 2004, is very low, well below the national average of approximately 12%. Zone A rents (prime retail floorspace) have been rising steadily since 1993 and were £180&nbsp;ft<sup>2</sup> in 2004.<ref> ''London Borough of Richmond upon Thames''. Retrieved 25 September 2011</ref> In 2011, Richmond headed the list as the most recession-proof retail centre nationwide.<ref> 2011 annual ranking, June 2011.</ref>

Richmond also offers a wide variety of office accommodation and is the UK/European headquarters of several multi-national companies including ], ] and ], as well as head office to a number of national, regional and local businesses.


==Places of interest== ==Places of interest==

===Richmond Riverside=== ===Richmond Riverside===
The ] is a major contributor to the interest that Richmond inspires in many people. It has an extensive frontage around Richmond Bridge, containing many bars and restaurants. Richmond Riverside owes much of its neo-Georgian style to the architect ], who was commissioned to restore the area (1984–87). Within the river itself at this point are the leafy ] and the two small ]. The Thames-side walkway provides access to residences, pubs and terraces, and various ], lanes and footpaths through Richmond. The stretch of the Thames below Richmond Hill is known as Horse Reach and includes ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Glover's Island (Petersham Ait), Horse Reach |url=https://thames.me.uk/s00322.htm |access-date=7 January 2024 |website=Where Thames Smooth Waters Glide}}</ref> There are ]s and tracks along both sides of the river, and they are much used by pedestrians, joggers and cyclists. ] boats, licensed by
] side of the river]]
], sail daily between ] and ], calling at Richmond in each direction.
] and ] view from houseboat]]
The ] is a major contributor to the interest that Richmond inspires in many people. It has an extensive frontage around Richmond Bridge, containing many bars and restaurants. The area owes much of its Neo-Georgian character to the architect ] who restored and rebuilt much of the area in 1984–87. Within the river itself at this point are the leafy ] and the two small Flowerpot Islands. The Thames-side walkway provides access to residences, pubs and terraces, and various ], lanes and footpaths through Richmond. The stretch of the Thames below Richmond Hill is known as Horse Reach, and includes ]. There are ]s and tracks along both sides of the river, and they are much used by pedestrians, joggers and cyclists. Richmond is now serviced by the ] with boats sailing daily between ] and ].


] ]. Click the image to access the full-size 12MB panoramic version.]]


===Richmond Green=== ===Richmond Green===
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] ], showing Pembroke Villas and Portland Terrace]]
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Richmond Green, which has been described as "one of the most beautiful urban greens surviving anywhere in England",<ref name="Cherry and Pevsner">{{cite book | title=] – London 2: South | publisher=] | author=Cherry, Bridget and ] | year=1983 | location=London | page=521 | isbn=0 14 0710 47 7}}</ref> is essentially square in shape and its open grassland, framed with ] trees, extends to roughly twelve ]. On summer weekends and public holidays the Green attracts many residents and visitors. It has a long history of hosting sporting events; from the 16th century onwards tournaments and ] contests have taken place on the green, while ] matches have occurred since the mid 18th century,<ref> Richmond Libraries’ Local Studies Collection, ]</ref> continuing to the present day. Until recently, the first recorded inter-county ] match was believed to have been played on Richmond Green in 1730 between ] and ]. It is now known, however, that an earlier match between ] and ] took place in ] in 1709.<ref>Cricket Archive</ref>
]
] has been described as "one of the most beautiful urban greens surviving anywhere in England".<ref name="Cherry and Pevsner">{{cite book | title=The Buildings of England&nbsp;– London 2: South | publisher=] | author=]; ] | year=1983 | location=London | page=521 | isbn=978-0-14-0710-47-2| title-link=The Buildings of England }}</ref> It is roughly square in shape, and its open grassland, framed with ]s, extends to roughly twelve acres (5 hectares). On summer weekends and public holidays the Green attracts many residents and visitors. It has a long history of hosting sporting events; from the 16th century onwards tournaments and ] contests have taken place on the Green, and there have been ] matches since the mid-18th century,<ref name="Richmond Green">{{Cite web |url=https://www.richmond.gov.uk/services/libraries/branch_libraries/local_studies_collection/local_history_notes/richmond_green_properties |title=Richmond Green properties |last=Richmond Libraries' Local Studies Collection |date=28 June 2023 |access-date= 25 September 2023 |website=]}}</ref> continuing to the present day. Until recently, the first recorded inter-county cricket match was believed to have been played on Richmond Green in 1730 between ] and ]. It is now known, however, that an earlier match between ] and Surrey took place in ] in 1709.<ref>CricketArchive</ref>


To the west of the Green is ], running gently down to the river. One of the oldest roads in Richmond, it was originally a route from the river, where goods were loaded and unloaded by crane, to the "tradesmen's entrance" to Richmond Palace.<ref name="Robinson and Fowler">{{Cite book |title=Old Palace Lane: Medieval to Modern Richmond |year=2020|edition = 2nd |author1=Robinson, Derek |author2-link=Simon Fowler (author) |author2=Fowler, Simon |publisher= ] and ] |isbn=978-1-912-314027}}</ref> Adjoining to the left is the renowned terrace of well-preserved three-storey houses known as Maids of Honour Row. These were built in 1724 for the ] (trusted royal wardrobe servants) of ], the ] of ]. As a child, the ] explorer ] lived at No. 2.<ref name="Burton">{{cite web | url= https://www.richmond.gov.uk/services/libraries/branch_libraries/local_studies_collection/local_history_notes/sir_richard_and_lady_isabel_burton|title=Sir Richard and Lady Isabel Burton (1831–1896) | website=] | department=Local history notes | date=20 September 2022 | access-date=12 December 2022}}</ref>
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To the west of the Green is the start of the charming Old Palace Lane running down to the river. Close by to the left is the renowned terrace of well preserved three-storey houses known as Maids of Honour Row. These were built in 1724 for the ] (trusted royal wardrobe servants) of ], the ] of ]. As a child, ], the ] explorer, lived at number 2.<ref> ''London Borough of Richmond upon Thames''. Retrieved 22 August 2011.</ref>


Today the northern, western and southern sides of the Green are residential while the eastern side, linking with George Street, is largely retail and commercial. Public buildings line the eastern side of the Little Green and pubs and cafés cluster in the corner by Paved and Golden Courts – two of a number of alleys that lead from the green to the main commercial thoroughfare of George Street. These alleys are lined with mostly privately owned ]s. Today the northern, western and southern sides of the Green are residential while the eastern side, linking with George Street, is largely retail and commercial. Public buildings line the eastern side of the Little Green and pubs and cafés cluster in the corner by Paved Court and Golden Court&nbsp;– two of a number of alleys that lead from the Green to the main commercial thoroughfare of George Street. These alleys are lined with mostly privately owned ]s.


===Richmond Hill=== ===Richmond Hill===
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] ], seen in early spring]]
] bank]] ] bank of the Thames]]
]]] ] on Richmond Hill]]
Partway up Richmond Hill is ], staffed mainly by disabled ex-servicemen and women, which produces the ] sold each November for ]. Partway up Richmond Hill is the ], staffed mainly by disabled ex-servicemen and women, which produces the ] sold each November for ].


The view from the top westward to ] has long been famous, inspiring paintings by masters such as ] and ]<ref name="Richmond Hill History"> Richmond Libraries’ Local Studies Collection</ref> and also poetry.<ref name="Richmond Hill History"/> One particularly grand description of the view can be found in ]’s novel '']'' (1818). It is a common misconception that the folk song "]" relates to this hill, but the song is actually based upon a lass residing in Hill House at ] in the ].<ref></ref> The view from the top westward to ] has long been famous, inspiring paintings by masters such as ] and ]<ref name="View"/> and also poetry.<ref name="View"/> One particularly grand description of the view can be found in ]'s novel '']'' (1818). It is a common misconception that the folk song "]" relates to this hill, but the young woman in the song lived in Hill House at ] in the ].<ref name="I'Anson">{{cite web | url=http://www.ianson-international.org.uk/england/lass.htm | title=The Lass of Richmond Hill | publisher=I'Anson International | access-date=27 December 2023}}</ref>


Apart from the great rugby ] at Twickenham and the aircraft landing and taking off from ], the scene has changed little in two hundred years. The view from Richmond Hill now forms part of the Thames Landscape Strategy which aims to protect and enhance this section of the river corridor into London.<ref name="Thames Landscape Strategy">{{cite web| title = Thames Landscape Strategy | url = http://thames-landscape-strategy.org.uk/ | accessdate = 8 May 2007 }}</ref><ref name="London's Arcadia">{{cite web| title = London's Arcadia | url = http://www.londons-arcadia.org.uk/home.htm | accessdate = 8 May 2007 }}</ref> Apart from the great ] and the aircraft landing and taking off from ], the scene has changed little in two hundred years. The view from Richmond Hill now forms part of the Thames Landscape Strategy which aims to protect and enhance this section of the river corridor into London.<ref name="Thames Landscape Strategy">{{cite web|title=Thames Landscape Strategy | url=https://thames-landscape-strategy.org.uk/| access-date=22 August 2023 }}</ref>


A broad, gravelled walk runs along the crest of the hill and is set back off the road, lined with benches, allowing pedestrians an uninterrupted view across the Thames valley with visitors' information boards describing points of interest. Sloping down to the River Thames is the ] that were laid out in the 1880s and were extended to the river some forty years later. A broad, gravelled walk runs along the crest of the hill and is set back off the road, lined with benches, allowing pedestrians an uninterrupted view across the Thames valley with visitors' information boards describing points of interest. Sloping down to the River Thames are the ] that were laid out in the 1880s and were extended to the river some 40 years later.<ref name=NHLEBuccleuch>{{NHLE|num=1001551|desc=Terrace and Buccleuch Gardens |date = 24 August 2002|access-date=22 July 2020}}</ref>


A commanding feature on the hill is the former ]. During ] an old hotel on this site, the '']'', which had been a popular place of entertainment in the 18th and 19th centuries but had closed in 1906, was taken over and used as a military hospital. After the war it was replaced by a new building providing accommodation and nursing facilities for 180 seriously injured servicemen. This was sold in 2013 after the charitable trust running the home concluded that the building no longer met modern requirements and could not be easily or economically upgraded. The trust has opened a new home in ], West Midlands; and the remaining residents moved in the summer of 2013 to a new purpose-built building in ]. A commanding feature on the hill is the former ]; in the 2010s it was sold for development and converted into residential apartments. During ] an old hotel on this site, the ], which had been a popular place of entertainment in the 18th and 19th centuries but had closed in 1906, was taken over and used as a ].<ref name="Lost">{{cite web | url=http://ezitis.myzen.co.uk/royalstarandgarter.html | title=Royal Star and Garter Home | work=Lost Hospitals of London | date = November 2013|access-date=11 August 2024}}</ref> After the war it was replaced by a new building providing accommodation and nursing facilities for 180 seriously injured servicemen. This was sold in 2013 after the ] concluded that the building no longer met modern requirements and could not be easily or economically upgraded. The trust opened an additional home in ], West Midlands, and the remaining residents in Richmond moved in 2013 to a new purpose-built building in ].<ref name="Move">{{cite news | url=http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/10640013.Residents_move_into_new_Royal_Star_and_Garter_home_in_Surbiton/ | title=Residents move into new Royal Star and Garter home in Surbiton | work=] |date=29 August 2013 | access-date=13 August 2015 | author=Sharman, Jon}}</ref>


===Richmond Park=== ===Richmond Park===
{{Main|Richmond Park}} {{Main|Richmond Park}}
] ] in ]]]
At the top of ], opposite the former Royal Star and Garter Home, sits the Richmond Gate entrance to ]. The park is a ], a ], and a ]. It is the largest of London's Royal Parks and was created by Charles I in 1634 as a deer park and now has over 600 red and fallow deer. Richmond Gate remains open to traffic between dawn and dusk. At the top of ], opposite the former Royal Star and Garter Home, sits the ] entrance to ]. The park is a ], a ], and a ]. The largest of ], it was created by Charles I in 1634 as a ] and now has over 600 ] and ]. Richmond Gate remains open to traffic between dawn and dusk.


King Henry's Mound is the highest point within the park and is named after Henry VIII. From the mound there is a protected view of ] in the ] over 10 miles (16&nbsp;km) to the east which was established in 1710. According to legend, Henry VIII stood on the mound to watch for the sign from St Paul's that ] had been executed at the ], and that he was then free to marry ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.frp.org.uk/news/22-threat-to-view-of-st-pauls-from-king-henrys-mound |title=Threat to view of St Paul's from King Henry's Mound|publisher=] Newsletter|accessdate= 28 June 2012}}</ref> ], a Grade II listed<ref name="Mound listing">{{NHLE|num=1457267|desc=King Henry VIII's Mound, Richmond Park|access-date= 18 September 2020 |date=27 May 2020}}</ref> ] ],<ref name="Myths">{{cite journal | url= https://www.richmondhistory.org.uk/wordpress/two-incorrect-myths-concerning-richmond-park/|title='Sheene Chase' and 'King Henry VIII's Mound': two incorrect myths concerning Richmond Park | author=Cloake, John | journal=Richmond History: The Journal of Richmond History Society | year=2014 | volume=35|pages=38–40 | author-link=John Cloake }}</ref> is the highest point within the park. From the mound there is a protected view, established in 1710, of ] in the ] over 10 miles (16&nbsp;km) to the east. At various times the mound's name has been connected with Henry VIII or with his father Henry VII.<ref name="Myths"/> However, there is no evidence to support the legend that Henry VIII stood on the mound to watch for the sign from St Paul's that ] had been executed at the ] and that he was then free to marry ].<ref name="Myths"/>


Near King Henry's Mound is ]. In 1847 this house became the home of the then ], ], who conducted much government business there and entertained ], foreign royalty, aristocrats, writers (], ], ], ]) and other notables of the time, including ]. It was later the childhood home of Lord John Russell's grandson, the philosopher, mathematician and social critic ]. It is now a popular restaurant with views across the Thames Valley. Pembroke Lodge is Grade II listed. King Henry's Mound is in the grounds of ], which is Grade II listed.<ref name="PB Listing">{{National Heritage List for England |num=1263437 |desc=Pembroke Lodge|date = 25 May 1983|access-date=16 January 2016}}</ref> In 1847 this house became the home of the then ], ],<ref name="Fletcher Jones">{{cite book |author= Fletcher Jones, Pamela |date=1972 |title=Richmond Park: Portrait of a Royal Playground |publisher=] |isbn=978-0-8503-3497-5 |page=41}}</ref> who conducted much government business there and entertained ], foreign royalty, aristocrats, writers (], ], ], ]) and other notable people of the time, including ]. It was later the childhood home of Lord John Russell's grandson, the philosopher, mathematician and social critic ].<ref name="Autobiography">{{cite book |last=Russell |first=Bertrand |author-link=Bertrand Russell |date=1967 |title=The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell 1872–1914 |url=https://archive.org/details/autobiographyofb0002russ |url-access=registration |publisher=] |location=London |page=|isbn=9780049210103 }}</ref> It is now a popular restaurant with views across the Thames Valley.


Built as a ] for ] by the architect ], ] was completed in 1730. Its many famous residents have included members of the Royal Family. The future king ] was born at White Lodge in 1894;<ref>{{cite web |access-date = 27 December 2023|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/surrey/vol3/pp533-546 |title=Parishes: Richmond (anciently Sheen) |editor=] |publisher=] |year=1911 |work=A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 3}}</ref> his brother ] and ] lived there in the 1920s. The ] (formerly Sadler's Wells Ballet) has been based since 1955<ref>{{cite book |page= 201|author= Cloake, John|year=1996 |title=The Palaces and Parks of Richmond and Kew 2: Richmond Lodge and the Kew Palaces |publisher= ] |oclc=36045530 |ol=8627654M |isbn=978-1860770234|author-link=John Cloake }}</ref> at the lodge, where younger ballet students continue to be trained.
Also in the park and Grade II listed is ], a royal residence. Since 1963 it has been the home of ], a cousin of ]. It was the home of U.S. General ] during the ].

Also in the park and Grade II listed is ], which is still a royal residence. Since 1963 it has been the home of ], a first cousin of ]. General ], who later became ], lived there during the ].<ref name="Weinreb">{{cite encyclopedia | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wN_H-__MBpYC&q=eisenhower+thatched+lodge&pg=PA914 | title= Thatched House Lodge|encyclopedia=] | publisher=] | author1=Weinreb, Ben | author2= Hibbert, Christopher|author3= Keay, Julia|author4= Keay, John|year=1983 | access-date = 16 February 2021|location=London | pages=914 | isbn=978-1-4050-4924-5| author1-link= Ben Weinreb|author2-link = Christopher Hibbert|author4-link = John Keay}}</ref>


===Museums and galleries=== ===Museums and galleries===
], which now houses Richmond Reference Library, the ] and the Riverside Gallery]]
{{Main|Museum of Richmond}} {{Main|Museum of Richmond}}
The '''Museum of Richmond''', in ], close to Richmond Bridge, has displays relating to the history of Richmond, Ham, Petersham and Kew. Its rotating ]s,<ref name="Museum gems">{{cite news | url=https://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/726824.elizabeth-i-letter-among-museum-gems/ | title=Elizabeth I letter among museum gems | work=] | date=7 April 2006 | access-date=8 May 2023 | author=Farquharson, Hannah | location=London}}</ref> education activities and a programme of events cover the whole of the modern borough. The museum's highlights include 16th-century glass from ] and a painting, ''The Terrace and View from Richmond Hill, Surrey'' by ] draughtsman and painter ] (1650–1722), which is part of the Richmond upon Thames Borough Art Collection.<ref name="Art UK Knyff">{{cite web | url=https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/the-terrace-and-view-from-richmond-hill-surrey-87353| title=The Terrace and View from Richmond Hill, Surrey | publisher=] | access-date=3 August 2023}}</ref> Admission to the museum is free.


The , also at the Old Town Hall, features temporary exhibitions by local artists including paintings, prints and photographs. Admission is free.
The '''Museum of Richmond''', in Richmond's Old ], close to Richmond Bridge, has displays relating to the history of Richmond, Ham, Petersham and Kew. Its rotating ]s,<ref name="Museum gems">{{cite news | url= http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/726824.print/ | title=Elizabeth I letter among museum gems | work=Richmond and Twickenham Times | date=7 April 2006 | accessdate=1 November 2012 | author=Farquharson, Hannah | location=London}}</ref> education activities and a programme of events cover the whole of the modern borough. The museum's highlights include 16th-century glass from ] and a painting, "The Terrace and View from Richmond Hill, Surrey" by ] draughtsman and painter ] (1650–1722), which is part of the Richmond upon Thames Borough Art Collection.<ref name="BBC Knyff">{{cite web | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/the-terrace-and-view-from-richmond-hill-surrey-87353 | title=The Terrace and View from Richmond Hill, Surrey | publisher=BBC | work=Your Paintings – uncovering the nation's art collection | accessdate=1 November 2012}}</ref> Admission to the museum is free.

The , also at the Old Town Hall, has a year round programme of exhibitions by local artists including paintings, prints and photographs. Admission is free.

''']'''<ref name="Ballet">{{cite web | url=http://www.royal-ballet-school.org.uk/wl_museum.php?s=1 | title=White Lodge Museum & Ballet Resource Centre | publisher=The Royal Ballet School | accessdate=17 July 2013}}</ref> is located in the ] Lower School in Richmond Park. As part of its redevelopment programme, the school moved and enlarged its ballet museum, which now also contains a gallery and collections relating to the history of White Lodge. These artefacts can now be accessed by the public for the first time but advance booking is required.<ref> Webpage relating to the museum</ref>


===Theatres and cinemas=== ===Theatres and cinemas===
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Richmond has two theatres. The ] at the side of Little Green is a ] structure designed by ] and restored and extended by ] in 1990. The theatre has a weekly schedule of plays and musicals, usually given by professional touring companies, and pre-] shows can sometimes be seen. There is a Christmas and New Year ] tradition and many of Britain's greatest ] and pantomime performers have appeared here.
Richmond has two theatres. ] on Little Green is a late ] structure designed by ] and restored and extended by ] in 1990. The theatre has a weekly schedule of plays and musicals, usually given by professional touring companies, and pre-] shows can sometimes be seen. There is a Christmas and New Year ] tradition and many of Britain's greatest ] and pantomime performers have appeared here.


Close to ] is the ] which was founded in 1971 in a room above the Orange Tree pub. As audience numbers increased there was pressure to find a more accommodating space and in 1991, the company moved to current premises within a converted primary school. The 172 seat theatre was built specifically as a ]. Exclusively presenting its own productions, it has acquired a national reputation for the quality of its work for staging new plays, and for discovering undeservedly forgotten old plays and neglected classics.<ref></ref> Close to ] is the ] which was founded in 1971 in a room above the Orange Tree ].<ref name="Richmond's Theatres">{{cite web | url=https://www.richmond.gov.uk/media/6322/local_history_richmond_theatres.pdf | title=Richmond's Theatres | publisher=] | work=Local History Notes | access-date=20 March 2024}}</ref> As audience numbers increased, there was pressure to find a more accommodating space and, in 1991, the company moved to its current premises within a converted primary school. The 172-seat theatre was built specifically as a ]. Exclusively presenting its own productions, it has acquired a national reputation for the quality of its work for staging new plays, and for discovering undeservedly forgotten old plays and neglected classics.<ref name="Orange Tree">{{cite web | url= https://www.orangetreetheatre.co.uk/about/about-us| title=About us | publisher=] | access-date=9 May 2024}}</ref>


The town has two cinemas, the ] in Water Lane and an ] with a total of seven screens in two locations, the foyer of one having the accolade of being the only ] building visible from Richmond Bridge, and the second set being situated nearby in Red Lion Street. The Odeon on Hill Street, built in 1930, is in ] style and is Grade II listed.<ref name="Odeon listing">{{NHLE|num=1254263|desc=Odeon Cinema, Hill Street|access-date= 1 January 2022 |date=26 March 1990}}</ref>
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The town has three cinemas, the arthouse in Water Lane and two cinemas with a total of seven screens, one located upon entry to Richmond via the bridge, and the second set further back nearby.


===Pubs and bars=== ===Historic public houses===
Richmond is home to numerous public houses and bars scattered throughout the town centre, along the river and up the hill, with enough variety to cater to most tastes. One of the oldest is ''The Cricketers'', serving ] since 1770, though the original building was burned down in 1844. It was soon replaced by the present grade II listed building shown here. ], founder of Whitbread Brewery, part-owned it with the Collins family who had a brewery in Water Lane, close to the old palace.<ref> ''London Borough of Richmond upon Thames''. Retrieved 22 March 2010.</ref> Numerous public houses and bars scattered throughout Richmond's town centre, and along the river and up the hill, with enough variety to cater to most tastes. One of the oldest is The Cricketers, serving beer since 1770, though the original building was burned down in 1844. It was soon replaced by the present building. ], founder of ], part-owned it with the Collins family who had a brewery in Water Lane, close to the old palace.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.richmond.gov.uk/richmond_green_brewers_lane_to_paved_court|title= Richmond Green properties: Brewers Lane to Paved Court| work=Local history notes|date=22 October 2020|publisher=]|access-date= 29 February 2024}}</ref> Grade II listed pubs include the ],<ref name=EH_01>{{NHLE|desc=White Cross Hotel| num= 1250279|date = 25 May 1983 |access-date=18 May 2015}}</ref> the ]<ref name=EH_02>{{NHLE|desc=Old Ship Public House|num= 1286531| date = 25 June 1983|access-date=10 January 2025}}</ref> and the ].<ref name=EH_03>{{NHLE|desc=Britannia public house|num= 1358054| date = 25 June 1983|access-date=18 May 2015}}</ref>


===Restaurants and cafes=== ===Restaurants and cafes===
Most of the major restaurant chains can be found within a few minutes of the town centre. There are also plenty of privately owned restaurants with culinary offerings from all around the world, including ], ]ese, ]n and ]. Many of the major restaurant chains can be found within 500 metres of Richmond Bridge. There are also plenty of privately owned restaurants with culinary offerings from around the world, including French, German, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish and Thai.


Possibly the most upscale of Richmond's restaurants is located at the ''Bingham Hotel'',<ref></ref> which was awarded its first ] in 2010.<ref> Retrieved 22 August 2011.</ref> The hotel, which overlooks the Thames, was originally two houses and dates back to the mid-18th century. The Bingham Riverhouse hotel<ref></ref> was awarded its first ] in 2010.<ref name="Michelin">{{cite web | url=http://designrestaurants.wordpress.com/2010/02/11/the-full-list-of-2010-michelin-star-restaurants-in-the-uk/ | title=The full list of 2010 Michelin star restaurants in the UK | publisher=Design Restaurants | date=11 February 2010 | access-date=29 August 2014}}</ref> Overlooking the Thames, it is in a Grade II listed building dating from about 1760.<ref name="Bingham listing">{{National Heritage List for England |num=1065332 |desc=Bingham House Hotel|date = 10 January 1950|access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref>


==Societies== ==Societies==
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encourages research into the local history of Richmond, Kew, Petersham and Ham. It organises a programme of lectures on historical topics and visits to buildings of historical interest. The Society publishes a newsletter three times a year, an annual journal ''Richmond History'' and other publications.<ref name="Richmond History">{{cite web | url=http://richmondhistory.org.uk | title=The Richmond Local History Society | publisher=Richmond Local History Society | work=website | accessdate=20 December 2012}}</ref>


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|leader_name = Professor Ian Bruce ]
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explores the local history of Richmond, Kew, Petersham and Ham. It organises a programme of talks on history topics<ref name="Jazz">{{cite news | url=https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/11839677.richmond-local-history-society-jazzing-things-up-for-new-talk/ | title=Richmond Local History Society jazzing things up for new talk | work=] | date=8 March 2015 | access-date=8 May 2023 | author=Cox, Laura}}</ref> and visits to buildings of historical interest.<ref name="Hebert">{{cite news | url=https://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/nostalgia/4050842.print/ | title=Richmond's Victorian Gothic gem | work=] | date=15 January 2009 | access-date=29 January 2018 | author=Hébert, Gail}}</ref> The Society publishes a newsletter three times a year, an indexed journal ('''') and other publications.<ref name="Richmond History">{{cite web | url=https://www.richmondhistory.org.uk/wordpress/| website= Richmond Local History Society|title= Website home page| access-date=11 August 2024}}</ref>
is a ] and ] which was founded in 1957 by a group of local residents, originally to fight against the proposal to install modern lamp posts around Richmond Green. It acts as a ] concerned with preserving Richmond's natural and built environment, monitoring and influencing development proposals<ref name="Submission">{{cite web | url=http://www.richmond.gov.uk/richmond_society_0811.pdf | title=LDF – Core Strategy Submission Representations from The Richmond Society Planning Committee | publisher=] | date=29 April 2008 | accessdate=20 December 2012}}</ref> and presenting annual awards<ref name="yearly awards">{{cite news | url= http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/8478534.Richmond_Society_hands_out_yearly_awards/ | title=Richmond Society hands out yearly good, the bad, and the ugly awards | work=Richmond and Twickenham Times | date=31 October 2010 | accessdate=20 December 2012}}</ref><ref name="Park award">{{cite web | url=http://www.royalparks.org.uk/blog/royal-park-wins-richmond-society-award | title=Royal Park wins Richmond Society Award | publisher=] | work=website | accessdate=20 December 2012}}</ref> for buildings and other schemes which make a positive contribution to Richmond. It also organises meetings on topics of local interest and a programme of guided walks<ref name="Petersham walk">{{cite web | url=http://www.totallyrichmond.co.uk/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=24373 | title=Richmond Society Walk: Through the woods and meadows to Petersham | publisher=Totally Richmond | year=2010 | accessdate=20 December 2012}}</ref> and visits,<ref name="Campus">{{cite web | url=http://www.richmond.ac.uk/news/hill-campus-hosts-richmond-society.aspx | title=Hill campus hosts Richmond Society | publisher=] | date=21 May 2012 | accessdate=20 December 2012}}</ref> and publishes a quarterly newsletter.<ref name="Newsletter"/><ref name="At a Glance">{{cite web | url=http://www.richmondsociety.co.uk/Welcome2.htm | title=The Richmond Society at a Glance | publisher=The Richmond Society | accessdate=20 December 2012}}</ref> ], Rachel Dickson ], ], Sir ] ] and ] of Richmond ] are the Society's patrons.<ref name="Richmond Society">{{cite journal | url=http://www.richmondsociety.co.uk/Newsletter236.pdf | title=Welcome to Sir Trevor McDonald OBE who joins our distinguished group of Patrons: Lord Attenborough of Richmond, Rachel Dickson MBE, Bamber Gascoigne and Lord Watson of Richmond upon Thames CBE | journal=The Richmond Society Quarterly Newsletter | year=2013 | month=Winter | issue=236}}</ref>

is a ] and ] which was founded in 1957 by a group of local residents, originally to fight against the proposal to install modern lamp posts around Richmond Green. It acts as a ] concerned with preserving Richmond's natural and built environment, monitoring and influencing development proposals and presenting annual awards<ref name="yearly awards">{{cite news | url= https://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/8478534.richmond-society-hands-out-yearly-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-awards/| title=Richmond Society hands out yearly good, the bad, and the ugly awards | work= ] | date=31 October 2010 | access-date=14 July 2023}}</ref><ref name="Park award">{{cite web | url= https://www.royalparks.org.uk/whats-on/blog/royal-park-wins-richmond-society-award | title=Royal Park wins Richmond Society Award | publisher=] | date= 19 August 2012|access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref> for buildings and other schemes which make a positive contribution to Richmond. It also organises meetings on topics of local interest and a programme of guided walks and visits, and publishes a quarterly newsletter.<ref name="Newsletter"/><ref name="RichSoc">{{cite web | url=https://www.richmondsociety.org.uk/ | title=We love Richmond | publisher=The Richmond Society | access-date=11 October 2024}}</ref> The Society's patrons are: ]; Professor ]; ]; Sir ]; Ronny, Baroness van Dedem; and ] of Richmond.<ref name="Richmond Society">{{cite news | url=https://twickenhamtribune.com/PDF/Twickenham%20Tribune%200248.pdf | title=New Richmond Society Patron: Anita Anand|work=Twickenham and Richmond Tribune| date=7 August 2021 | issue=248 | page= 9|access-date=8 August 2021}}</ref>


==Leisure activities== ==Leisure activities==
With a third of the borough being green and open space, Richmond has much to offer in the way of leisure activities.


===Boating===
With a third of the borough being green and open space – five times more than any other borough in London,<ref> Election Guide to Richmond</ref> Richmond has much to offer in the way of leisure activities. Located in Old Deer Park, Richmond Council's ] leisure centre includes 33m indoor and outdoor pools and a fitness centre. Nearby, the park also provides open recreation areas, football, rugby and other pitches; in addition there is the Richmond Athletic Ground, home to ] and ] rugby clubs. An additional sports ground is home to both the ] and the ] club, as well as tennis courts and a bowling green. The ]<ref></ref> is also located there with both golf and ] courses.
]s (fixed seat boats) can be hired by the hour from local ] close to the bridge, with opportunities to row upstream towards the historic properties ] and ]. Richmond Canoe Club,<ref></ref> founded in 1944 and now Britain's biggest ] club, is also on the towpath south of Richmond Bridge.


===Cycling===
On Richmond Green, the Princes Head Cricket Club<ref></ref> holds fixtures throughout the summer.
Richmond is part of the ], offering on and off-road cycle paths throughout the area, including along the ] and in Richmond Park.<ref name="Cycling">{{cite web | url=https://www.visitrichmond.co.uk/outdoor-activities/cycling| title=Cycling in Richmond | publisher=] | work=VisitRichmond | access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>


===Equestrian activities===
Richmond is part of the ], offering on and off-road cycle paths throughout the area, including along the ] and in Richmond Park.<ref> Cycling In Richmond</ref> The park also has ]s and horses can be rented from a number of stables located around the perimeter of the park.<ref> List of stables around Richmond Park</ref>
]]]
Richmond Park also has ]s, and horses can be rented from a number of ]s around the perimeter of the park.


] is on the Petersham Road at the bottom of Richmond Hill. The club was established in 1926 and is now the only ] club in London; it is popular with ]kers during the summer months.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/3647128.nostalgia-polos-glamorous-survivor-in-ham/|title=Nostalgia: Polo's glamorous survivor in Ham|work=]|date = 4 September 2008|access-date=27 December 2023}}</ref>
]s (fixed seat boats) can be hired by the hour from local ] close to the bridge, with opportunities to row upstream towards the historic properties ] and ]. In addition, Richmond Canoe Club,<ref></ref> founded in 1944 and now Britain's biggest ] club, is also located on the towpath south of Richmond Bridge.


===Field sports===
] is located on the Petersham Road at the bottom of Richmond Hill. The club was established in 1926 and is now the only ] club in London; it is popular with ]kers during the summer months.
Old Deer Park provides open recreation areas, football, rugby and other pitches, and has a leisure centre, ]. The leisure centre is run by the borough council, and has 33m indoor and outdoor pools and a fitness centre.


The park also includes the ]<ref></ref> with both golf and ] courses, and the Richmond Athletic Ground, home to ] and ] rugby clubs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.richmondfc.co.uk/|title=Richmond F.C.|access-date=11 October 2024}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |url=https://londonscottish.com/|title=London London Scottish F.C.|access-date=11 October 2024}}</ref>
==Education==
] main building on the Richmond campus]]
{{Main|List of schools and colleges in Richmond upon Thames}}
] – a private institution, also known as ''Richmond, the American International University in London'' – is based here. Richmond degrees are accredited in the USA, and are validated in the UK.


An additional sports ground at Old Deer Park is home to both the ] and the ] club, as well as tennis courts and a bowling green.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://richmond.play-cricket.com/home/|title=Richmond CC|access-date=11 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.londonwelshrfc.com/|title=London Welsh RFC|access-date=11 October 2024}}</ref> The Prince's Head Cricket Club holds fixtures on ] throughout the summer.<ref name="Plummer">{{Cite web |url=https://princeshead.play-cricket.com/home|title= Prince's Head CC |website=Play-Cricket |access-date=30 August 2022}}</ref>
==Transport==


===Tube/Trains=== ===Running===
] ] events take place every Saturday morning at ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Old Deer Park parkrun |url=https://www.parkrun.org.uk/olddeerpark/ |access-date=4 December 2022 |website=Parkrun UK}}</ref> and ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Richmond parkrun |url=https://www.parkrun.org.uk/richmond/ |access-date=30 August 2022 |website=Parkrun UK}}</ref>


==Education==
Stations in the area are:
{{Main|List of schools and colleges in Richmond upon Thames}}

] (], ] and ])

===Buses===

] serving Richmond are:


==Demography and housing==
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!Ward !!Detached !!Semi-detached!!Terraced!!Flats and<br>apartments!!Caravans/temporary/<br>mobile homes/houseboats!!Shared between<br>households<ref name=ons>{{cite web|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/|title=Neighbourhood statistics|publisher=]|access-date=21 December 2013|archive-date=11 February 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030211201309/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{London ward populations|reference}}
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|North Richmond|| 142 || 1,093 || 1,546 || 1,963 || 0 || 27
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===German residents===
30% of Richmond households do not have a car/van, a figure well above the borough average of 24% which may be related to the excellent transport links in the area and the lower proportion of families as reported in the 2001 census. A half of households have one car in line with the borough average.<ref> ''London Borough of Richmond upon Thames''. Retrieved 26 September 2011</ref>
The town and the ] have been popular destinations for German ] and ] since at least the 19th century. Richmond resident Sir ], a German-born businessman and advocate of a federal Europe, donated ] to the local council in 1900. The ] opened in nearby Petersham in 1971, continuing the popularity of Richmond for German families settling in London.<ref>Moore, Fiona (2012). "The German School in London, UK: Fostering the Next Generation of National Cosmopolitans?" (Chapter 4) in Coles, Anne and Fechter, Anne-Meike (editors). ''Gender and Family Among Transnational Professionals'' (Routledge International Studies of Women and Place). ]. {{ISBN|1134156200}}; {{ISBN|9781134156207}}</ref>


==Transport==
In March 2011, after three years and following Liberal Democrat losses in council elections, Richmond scrapped a parking charge scheme that was dependent on the size of the car engines. The scheme was intended to reduce pollution.
]
] road in Richmond, near ]]]
Thirty per cent of Richmond households do not have a car or van. This figure is well above the borough average of 24%, which may be related to the excellent transport links in the area and the lower proportion of families as reported in the 2001 census. A half of households have one car, in line with the borough average.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=GLA Intelligence|date=January 2014|title=2011 Census snapshot: Car and Van Availability|url=http://www.haveringdata.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2011-census-car-and-van-availability.pdf|journal=Census Information Scheme|pages=14}}</ref>

===Rail===
*]
**] (]) towards ] and ]
**] (]) towards Kew Gardens, ] and ]
**] and three branch line services call at the station en route to ] and ]. One service calls at Richmond station on its return to the central London terminus via ].
*]
**Waterloo to Reading line

===Buses===
Richmond is served by a number of ] bus routes.<ref name="Bayley">{{Cite web |last=Bayley |first=Sian |date=7 December 2020 |title=Shake-up of multiple bus routes in Richmond and beyond |url=https://richmond.nub.news/n/shake-up-of-multiple-bus-routes-in-richmond-and-beyond |access-date=24 April 2021 |website=Richmond Nub News}}</ref>

===Roads===
Richmond's main arterial road, the ], running between Chiswick and the ], bisects Old Deer Park and the town to its north. The town's only ], it was built in the 1930s, cutting off Richmond from Kew and entailing the construction of ]. This road expands into three lanes and motorway status three and five miles west respectively.

The town centre is on the ], which used to be the main link between London and north-west Surrey, and was previously one of the main routes of the ] before that was diverted; and on the ], which runs from East Sheen and over ] to Twickenham.


==Nearest hospitals== ==Nearest hospitals==
*] is a community hospital in ] in the ]. It is run by ].
* ]
* ], ]
* ], ]


The nearest acute hospitals, both of which include ] and ] units, are:
==Places of worship==
*] in ], which is managed by the ].
*] in ], which is operated by the ].


==Places of worship==
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| ] || Independent ]|| Church Terrace, Richmond TW10 6SE || ||]
! Name !! Denomination/Affiliation !! Address !! Website
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| ] || Independent ]|| Church Terrace, Richmond TW10 6SE || | ] || ]|| ], 27 Halford Road, Richmond TW10 6AW || ||
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| ] || || Halford House, 27 Halford Road, Richmond TW10 6AW || | ] || ] || Duke Street, Richmond TW9 1DH || ||]
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| ] || ] || Duke Street, Richmond TW9 1DH || | ] || ] || 17 Jocelyn Road, Richmond TW9 2TJ ||||]
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| ] || ] || 35 Sheen Road, Richmond TW9 1AD || | ] || ] || 35 Sheen Road, Richmond TW9 1AD || ||]
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| ] || ] || 1 Retreat Road, Richmond TW9 1NN || | ] || ] || 1 Retreat Road, Richmond TW9 1NN || ||
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| ] || ] || Sheen Park, Richmond TW9 1UP || | ] || ] || Sheen Park, Richmond TW9 1UP || ||]
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|]|| ] || 222 Sheen Road, Richmond TW10 5AN|| | ] || Evangelical Alliance || The Vineyard, Richmond TW10 6AQ |||| ]
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| ] || ] & ] || Raleigh Road, Richmond TW9 2DX || |]|| ] || 222 Sheen Road, Richmond TW10 5AN|| || ]
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| ] || ] || Ormond Road, Richmond TW10 6TH || | ] || ] & ] || Raleigh Road, Richmond TW9 2DX || ||]
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| ] || United Reformed || Quadrant Road, Little Green, Richmond TW9 1DH || | ] || ] || Ormond Road, Richmond TW10 6TH || ||]
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| ] || ] || Lichfield Gardens, Richmond TW9 1AP || | ] || ] || Lichfield Gardens, Richmond TW9 1AP || ||
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| ]|| Roman Catholic || The Vineyard, Richmond TW10 6AQ || | ]|| Roman Catholic || ] TW10 6AQ || || ]
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|]|| Church of England || Sheen Road, Richmond TW9 1XB || |]|| Church of England || Sheen Road, Richmond TW9 1XB || || ]
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| ] || Church of England || Kew Road, Richmond TW9 2TN || | ] || Church of England || Kew Road, Richmond TW9 2TN || ||]
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| ] || Church of England || Red Lion Street, Richmond TW9 1RE || | ] || Church of England || Red Lion Street, Richmond TW9 1RE || ||]
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==Almshouses== ==Almshouses==
Richmond has nine groups of ] and a tenth is scheduled to open in March 2025.<ref name="LBRUT Doughty"/> Six are of historical interest and some were founded in the 16th century. They are all managed by The ], which also manages ] and Wright's Almshouses in ], Christchurch Road Almshouses in East Sheen and Colston's Almshouses and Juxon's Almshouses in Mortlake.
Richmond has six surviving groups of almshouses, some of them originally founded in the 16th century:
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| ]||]||10||The original almshouses were founded in 1661 (on ]) by ], ]. They were rebuilt in 1851 on the present site and are ].|||]
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|]||Sheen Road||10||Most of the buildings, designed by William Crawford Stow and now Grade II listed, date from 1843 but the charity that built them is known to have existed in Queen Elizabeth I's time and may have much earlier origins.||]
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| ]||Between Sheen Road and St Mary's Grove||50||William Hickey, who died in 1727, left the income of several properties on Richmond Hill in trust to provide pensions for six men and ten women. In 1822 the charity's funds were boosted by a major donation from Elizabeth Doughty. Twenty almshouses, designed by ], and a chapel and two gate lodge cottages, were built in 1834 and are Grade II* listed. The property, which includes another 29 buildings behind the almshouses, now consists of 49 flats and cottages, a laundry and a workshop.||]
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| ]||Worple Way||11|||Now Grade II* listed, these were founded in 1757 by Rebecca and Susanna Houblon (who built nine almshouses). A further two almshouses were added in 1857.||]
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|]||The Vineyard||17||These were founded in the 17th century by Humphrey Michel. The original ten almshouses, built in 1696, were rebuilt in 1811. Another six almshouses were added in 1858. They are Grade II listed.||]
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| ]|||The Vineyard||4||These were founded by Sir George Wright in 1600 (during Elizabeth I's reign) to house eight poor aged women. Known originally as the "Lower almshouses", they were built in Petersham Road, a few hundred yards south of what is now Bridge Street. By 1767, they were almost derelict. In 1767, William Turner rebuilt the almshouses on land at the top end of his estate in The Vineyard. Funds for the rebuilding were raised by public subscription. The almshouses were rebuilt again in 1857. They were damaged during World War II and replaced with four newly built houses in 1955.||]
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A seventh set of almshouses, ] (now with five almshouses), was built in 1983.<ref name="Benn">{{Cite web |url=https://www.richmondcharities.org.uk/our-almshouses/benns-walk-almshouses |title=Benn's Walk Almshouses |publisher=] |access-date=25 September 2023}}</ref>


An eighth set of almshouses is 10–18 Manning Place (with nine almshouses), just off ]. The property was built in 1993 and was purchased by The Richmond Charities in 2017.<ref name="Manning Place">{{Cite web |url=https://www.richmondcharities.org.uk/our-almshouses/manning-place-almshouses |title=Manning Place |publisher=] |access-date=25 September 2023}}</ref>
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A ninth set of almshouses, Elizabeth Twining Almshouses (with five almshouses), opened in Mitre Mews in 2024.<ref name= "Facey">{{cite news| url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/richmond-charities-opens-almshouse-disabled-050000528.html|access-date = 5 December 2024|author= Facey, Liv|title= Richmond Charities opens new almshouse for disabled elderly residents|date = 4 December 2024|work= Sutton and Croydon Guardian|via= ]}}</ref><ref name="Twining">{{Cite web |date=13 June 2024 |title=Are you in need of housing? |url=https://www.richmondcharities.org.uk/images/site/files/2024-Richmond_Charities_leaflet_1pp.pdf |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=Richmond Charities}}</ref>

A further set of almshouses, the Elizabeth Doughty Almshouses, will open on Queen's Road in March 2025.<ref name="LBRUT Doughty">{{Cite web |date=6 November 2024 |title=New almshouses on Queen's Road opening this spring |url=https://www.richmond.gov.uk/news/news_november_2024/queens_road_almshouses_opening |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=]}}</ref><ref name="Headlines">{{Cite web |date=14 November 2024 |title=Richmond Charities making headlines |url=https://www.almshouses.org/news/richmond-charities-making-headlines/ |access-date=3 December 2024 |website=The Almshouse Association}}</ref>

==Local newspapers==
The '']'' has been published since 1873.<ref name="History">{{Cite news |title=History of the Richmond & Twickenham Times |work=] |url=http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/contactus/history |access-date=8 December 2015}}</ref> The ''Twickenham & Richmond Tribune'', a weekly online newspaper, has been published since 2016.<ref name="Tribune">{{Cite news |title=Twickenham & Richmond Tribune |url=https://twickenhamtribune.com/about.html |access-date=27 December 2023}}</ref>


==Notable residents== ==Notable residents==
For centuries, Richmond was home to the country's royal family. It also has a long list of famous residents, both past and present. For centuries, Richmond was home to the country's royal family. It also has a long list of famous residents, both past and present.
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==Film locations== ==Film locations==
] in ], home of the ]]]
Richmond has been a location that has featured in a number of films and TV series. Richmond Park with its wide-open spaces and rugged countryside was the backdrop for the classic historical film '']'' (1969),<ref name="Star">{{cite web | url=http://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/richmond-park/about-richmond-park/the-park-is-the-star | title=The Park is the star | publisher=] | work=Richmond Park | accessdate=25 September 2013}}</ref> with ] and ], which looks back to Richmond Park in the 16th century. It tells the story of King Henry VIII's courtship and brief marriage to Anne Boleyn. More recently, in 2011, director ] filmed parts of '']'' in the park with ] and ].<ref name="Holmes">{{cite news | url= http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/local/richmondnews/8459315.Detective_sequel_filming_in_Richmond_Park/ | title=Richmond Park transformed into gypsy camp as Sherlock Holmes sequel starring Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock and Jude Law as Dr Watson is filmed | work= Richmond and Twickenham Times|date=18 October 2010 | accessdate=25 September 2013}}</ref>
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Richmond is a popular filming location. The ], divided into ], has Georgian splendour, stately listed buildings and paved alleyways leading to the ]. It is a magnet for film crews, particularly when recreating a city square or row of townhouses of bygone years. In 2011, '']'' was filmed there,<ref name="Film Richmond 2010">{{cite journal |url=http://www.richmond.gov.uk/filmrich_news_oct10_aw.pdf |author1=Lewis, Sue |author2=Hillman, Sarah |title=Richmond Stars |journal=Filmrichmond |page=2 |date=October 2010 |access-date=6 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101053/http://www.richmond.gov.uk/filmrich_news_oct10_aw.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> as was '']'' in July 2014.<ref name="Film Nov 2014">{{cite journal | url=http://www.richmond.gov.uk/filmrichmond_nov_2014.pdf | title=Richmond Stars |author1=Lewis Sue |author2=Hillman, Sarah | journal=Filmrichmond | date=November 2014 | access-date=13 December 2014 | page=2}}</ref> Many other films and TV shows have featured The Green or Little Green, including '']'',<ref name="Location">{{Cite web |url=https://www.visitrichmond.co.uk/outdoor-activities/richmond-green-p1581491|title=Richmond Green: Film/TV Location |website=VisitRichmond |publisher=] |access-date=3 August 2023}}</ref> '']'' and '']''.<ref name="Krause">{{Cite news |url=https://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/17536570.confirmed-peter-rabbit-2-will-be-filming-in-richmond-next-week/ |title=Peter Rabbit 2 will be filming in Richmond next week|last=Krause |first=Riley |date=29 March 2019 |work=] |access-date=6 April 2019}}</ref>


The 2020-23 sports comedy TV series '']'' is set in Richmond. Several filming sequences take place on The Green,<ref name="Lasso">{{cite AV media |url=https://m.imdb.com/video/vi4010720793?playlistId=tt10986410&ref_=vp_rv_ap_0 |title=Ted Lasso (2020): Official trailer |date=2020}}</ref> Ted Lasso and other characters in the series are shown drinking at the Prince's Head pub (rebranded as The Crown and Anchor)<ref name="People"/><ref name="Fradgley">{{Cite news |last=Fradgley |first=Emma |date=9 July 2023 |title=Ted Lasso filming locations in south London you can visit |work=] |url=https://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/23643470.ted-lasso-filming-locations-south-london-can-visit/ |access-date=16 July 2023}}</ref> and Ted lives in number 9½ Paved Court (actually No. 11A).<ref name="People">{{Cite web |url=https://people.com/travel/ted-lasso-locations-london-richmond-real-pub-stadium-where-filmed/|title=Football Is (Real) Life! Ted Lasso's Coach Beard Reveals All the Places from the Show You Can Visit in London|author= Schmidt, Mackenzie |date=15 March 2023 |publisher =] |access-date=16 July 2023}}</ref>
The ] in Richmond Park featured in the film ''] (2000).''<ref name="Lydall,">{{cite news | url=http://www.standard.co.uk/news/billy-elliot-v-the-badgers-7086734.html | title=Billy Elliot v the badgers | work=] | date=3 February 2005 | accessdate=18 October 2013 | author=Lydall, Ross | location=London}}</ref>


] ranks as a major film location; it has featured in '']'' (1957),<ref name= Wilkinson>{{cite web | url=http://www.reelstreets.com/films/naked-truth-the/ | title=Naked Truth, The| work=Reel Streets | access-date=29 January 2018 |author1=Wilkinson, Phil |author2=Tunstill, John }}</ref> '']'' (1976), '']'' (1990), '']'' (1996), '']'' (2000), '']'' (2002), '']'' (2004)<ref name="Neverland">{{cite web | url=http://www.museumofrichmond.com/pdf/Adult_Events_Sept.pdf | title=Wednesday 18th December&nbsp;– Finding Neverland | publisher=] | work=Programme of Films, Talks and Events September&nbsp;– December 2013 | access-date=4 October 2013}}</ref> and '']'' (2010).<ref name="2008 Film">{{cite journal | url=http://www.richmond.gov.uk/filmrichmond_summer08_hires-3.pdf | title=Richmond Stars | author1=Lewis, Sue | author2=Hillman, Sarah | journal=Filmrichmond | date=Summer 2008 | access-date=10 March 2015 | page=2 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402133359/http://www.richmond.gov.uk/filmrichmond_summer08_hires-3.pdf | archive-date=2 April 2015}}</ref>
As well as a location for films, Richmond Park is regularly featured in television programmes, corporate videos and fashion shoots. It has made an appearance on '']'', '']'' (the BBC regional current affairs programme) and BBC '']''.<ref name="Star"/>


===Richmond Park===
The Green, too, with its Georgian splendour, its stately listed buildings, river views and paved alleyways that lead off the High Street to a traditional ], has made it a magnet for film crews, particularly when recreating the Britain of another era. Richmond Theatre is the most popular location, having featured in many films including the ] comedy '']'' (1957), '']'' (1976), '']'' (1990), '']'' (1996), '']'' (2000), '']'' (2002) and '']'' (2004).<ref name="Neverland">{{cite web | url=http://www.museumofrichmond.com/pdf/Adult_Events_Sept.pdf | title=Wednesday 18th December – Finding Neverland | publisher=] | work=Programme of Films, Talks and Events September - December 2013 | accessdate=4 October 2013}}</ref>
] has featured in many films and TV series.
*A ] runs through the park and crashes into a tree in the film '']'' (1955).<ref name="Screen"/>
*As Chas Devlin in the 1968 film '']'', ] crosses Richmond Park in a ].<ref name="Screen"/>
*The park was the backdrop for the classic historical film '']'' (1969),<ref name="Star">{{cite web | url=http://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/richmond-park/about-richmond-park/the-park-is-the-star | title=Richmond Park in film | publisher=] | work=About Richmond Park | access-date=25 July 2017}}</ref> with ] and ], which looks back to Richmond Park in the 16th century. The film tells the story of King Henry VIII's courtship of Anne Boleyn and their brief marriage.
*An Indian ] was filmed in the park for the film '']'' (1983).<ref name="Screen">{{cite book | publisher=] | author1=Barber, Sue|author2=Heath, Phillippa|editor= Boyes, Valerie | title=Richmond on Screen: Feature Films Shot in the Borough | year=2009 | pages=27}}</ref>
*The ] in Richmond Park featured in the film '']'' (2000).<ref name="Screen"/><ref name="Lydall">{{cite news | url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/billy-elliot-v-the-badgers-7086734.html | title=Billy Elliot v the badgers | work=] | date=3 February 2005 | access-date=18 October 2013 | author=Lydall, Ross | location=London}}</ref>
*In 2010, director ] filmed parts of '']'' (2011) in the park with ] and ].<ref name="Holmes">{{cite news | url= https://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/8459315.richmond-park-transformed-into-gypsy-camp-as-sherlock-holmes-sequel-starring-robert-downey-jr-as-sherlock-and-jude-law-as-dr-watson-is-filmed/| title=Richmond Park transformed into gypsy camp as Sherlock Holmes sequel starring Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock and Jude Law as Dr Watson is filmed | work= ]|date=18 October 2010 | access-date=25 September 2023}}</ref>
*Some of the scenes from '']'' (2014), the ] fantasy film featuring ],<ref name="Vincent">{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/10339166/Meryl-Streep-in-Into-The-Woods-first-look.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/10339166/Meryl-Streep-in-Into-The-Woods-first-look.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live | title=Meryl Streep in Into The Woods: first look | work=] | date=27 September 2013 | access-date=13 February 2014 | author=Vincent, Alice}}{{cbignore}}</ref> were filmed in the park.<ref name="Meryl Streep">{{cite web | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03qflhm | title=Meryl Streep; Oscar Isaac; Sundance festival; National Trust film locations | publisher=] | work=] | date=26 January 2014|access-date = 11 January 2024}}</ref><ref name="Magical">{{cite news | title=Streep praises 'magical' park | work=] | date=7 February 2014 }}</ref>


As well as a location for films, Richmond Park is regularly featured in television programmes, corporate videos and fashion shoots. It has made an appearance on '']'', '']'' (the BBC regional current affairs programme) and BBC '']''.<ref name="Star"/> In 2014 it was featured in a video commissioned by ]<ref name="Hearsum video">Archived at {{cbignore}} and the {{cbignore}}: {{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqzgc7b_Ky8 | title=The Heritage Pavilion Video | publisher=] | date=11 November 2004 | access-date=3 February 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and in 2017 in a television film featuring and narrated by ], which was produced by the ].<ref name="Rutter">{{Cite news |url=https://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/15247479.sir-david-attenboroughs-new-film-about-richmond-park-asks-its-millions-of-visitors-to-tread-lightly/ |title=Sir David Attenborough's new film about Richmond Park asks its millions of visitors to tread lightly |last=Rutter |first=Calum |date=26 April 2017 |work=] |access-date=25 September 2023}}</ref>
A number of TV shows have also featured the Green, including '']'', '']'' and, in 2011, '']''.<ref name="Film Richmond">{{cite web | url=http://www.richmond.gov.uk/filmrich_news_oct10_aw.pdf | title=Film Richmond | publisher=] | date=October 2010 | accessdate=21 April 2013}}</ref>


==See also==
==Town twinning/sister cities==
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The name chosen by the founder of the US city of ], capital of the Commonwealth of ], derives from here. The founder had spent time in Richmond during his youth and knew that the views from the hills overlooking the rivers in both places were similar. Naturally these two Richmonds are twinned.<ref name="Sister Cities">{{cite web| title = Index of Sister Cities | url = http://www.sister-cities.org/icrc/directory/Europe/UK | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070311125428/http://www.sister-cities.org/icrc/directory/Europe/UK | archivedate = 11 March 2007 | accessdate = 8 May 2007 }}</ref> Richmond is also twinned with ], ] and ], ].
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==References== ==References==
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==Further reading==
*] (1990). ''Richmond's Great Monastery: The Charterhouse of Jesus of Bethlehem of Shene''. London: ]. {{ISBN|0-9508198-6-7}}.
*Cloake, John (1991). ''Richmond Past: A Visual History of Richmond, Kew, Petersham and Ham''. London: Historical Publications. {{ISBN|0-948667-14-1}}. Recounts the history of the Richmond area&nbsp;– including ], ] and ]&nbsp;– from 1501 and is illustrated with drawings, paintings and photographs.
*{{Cite book|author= Cloake, John| edition= second|date= 1993|title= The Growth of Richmond|publisher= London: Richmond Local History Society|isbn=978-0-9508198-0-8}}
*Cloake, John (1995). ''The Palaces and Parks of Richmond and Kew, vol. I: The Palaces of Shene and Richmond''. ]: ]. {{ISBN|978-0-850339-76-5}}. {{OCLC|940979634}}.
*Cloake, John (1996). ''The Palaces and Parks of Richmond and Kew, vol. II: Richmond Lodge and the Kew Palaces''. Chichester: Phillimore & Co Ltd. {{ISBN|978-1-860770-23-4}}. {{OCLC|36045530}}. OL 8627654M.
*Cloake, John (2001). ''Cottages and Common Fields of Richmond and Kew''. Chichester: Phillimore & Co Ltd. {{ISBN|978-1-8607719-5-8}}.
*Cloake, John (2001). ''Richmond Palace: Its History and Its Plan''. London: Richmond Local History Society. {{ISBN|978-0-9522099-6-6}}.
*{{cite book |last=Fowler |first=Simon |author-link=Simon Fowler |year=2015 |title=Richmond at War 1939–1945 |publisher=London: Richmond Local History Society |isbn=978-0-9550717-8-2}}
*{{Cite book |title=Poverty and Philanthropy in Victorian Richmond |first=Simon |last=Fowler |publisher=London: Richmond Local History Society |year=2017 |isbn= 978-1-9123140-0-3}}
*{{Cite book |title=The Streets of Richmond and Kew |author= Members of the Richmond Local History Society |publisher=London: Richmond Local History Society |year=2022 |edition = fourth|isbn= 978-1-9123140-3-4}}
*{{Cite book|author= Robinson, Derek; Fowler, Simon |edition= second|date= 2020|title=Old Palace Lane: Medieval to Modern Richmond|publisher= London: Richmond Local History Society and ]|isbn=978-1-9123140-2-7}}
*{{Cite book |publisher = ] |location = London |title = Greater London |author = Walford, Edward |date = 1883 |oclc = 3009761 |chapter= Richmond |chapter-url=https://archive.org/stream/greaterlondonnar02walf#page/330/mode/1up |author-link = Edward Walford }}


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Town in Greater London, England Not to be confused with Richmond, North Yorkshire.

Human settlement in England
Richmond
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Richmond is located in Greater LondonRichmondRichmondLocation within Greater London
Area5.38 km (2.08 sq mi)
Population21,469 (North Richmond and South Richmond wards 2011)
• Density3,991/km (10,340/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTQ1874
• Charing Cross8.2 mi (13.2 km) ENE
London borough
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRICHMOND
Postcode districtTW9, TW10
Dialling code020
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51°27′22″N 0°18′04″W / 51.456°N 0.301°W / 51.456; -0.301

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. A specific Act of Parliament protects the scenic view of the River Thames from Richmond.

Richmond was founded following King Henry VII's building in the 16th century of Richmond Palace (so-named in 1501), from which the town derives its name. (The palace's manor itself took its name from King Henry's earldom of Richmond, North Yorkshire, the original Richmond.) The town and palace became particularly associated with Queen Elizabeth I (r. 1558–1603), who spent her last days there. During the 18th century, Richmond Bridge connected the two banks of the Thames, and many Georgian terraces were built, particularly around Richmond Green and on Richmond Hill. Those that have survived remain well-preserved and many have been designated listed buildings on account of their architectural or historic significance. The opening of Richmond railway station in 1846 was a significant event in the absorption of the town into a rapidly expanding London.

In 1890, the town of Richmond, formerly part of the ancient parish of Kingston upon Thames in the county of Surrey, became a municipal borough, which later extended to include Kew, Ham, Petersham and part of Mortlake (North Sheen). The municipal borough was abolished in 1965, when local-government reorganisation transferred Richmond from Surrey to Greater London.

Since 1965, Richmond has formed part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. As of 2011 it had a population of 21,469 (in the North Richmond and South Richmond wards). It has a significant commercial and retail centre with a developed day and evening economy.

The name "Richmond upon Thames" refers to the London borough as a whole, not to the town of Richmond.

History

Name

The area was known in the medieval period as Shene, a name first recorded (as Sceon) in the 10th century, and which survives in the neighbouring districts of East Sheen (also known as Sheen) and North Sheen. The manor entered royal hands, and the manor house eventually became known as Sheen Palace, before being largely destroyed by fire in 1497. Henry VII rebuilt it and in 1501 named it Richmond Palace, in allusion to his earldom of Richmond and his ancestral honour of Richmond in Yorkshire. The associated settlement took the same name, although for some years the two names were often used in conjunction (for example, "Shene otherwise called Richemount").

Royal residence

Richmond Palace – a view published in 1765 and based on earlier drawings

Henry I lived briefly in the King's house in "Sheanes". In 1299, Edward I, the "Hammer of the Scots", took his whole court to the manor house at Sheen, a little east of the bridge and on the riverside, and it thus became a royal residence; William Wallace was executed in London in 1305, and it was in Sheen that the Commissioners from Scotland went down on their knees before Edward.

Edward II, following his defeat by the Scots at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, founded a monastery for Carmelites at Sheen. When the boy-king Edward III came to the throne in 1327, he gave the manor to his mother Isabella. Edward later spent over £2,000 on improvements, but in the middle of the work, Edward himself died at the manor, in 1377. Richard II was the first English king to make Sheen his main residence, which he did in 1383. Twelve years later, Richard was so distraught at the death of his wife Anne of Bohemia at the age of 28 that, according to Holinshed, the 16th-century English chronicler, he "caused it to be thrown down and defaced; whereas the former kings of this land, being wearie of the citie, used customarily thither to resort as to a place of pleasure, and serving highly to their recreation". It was rebuilt between 1414 and 1422, but destroyed by fire in 1497.

Following that fire, Henry VII built a new residence at Sheen, and in 1501 he named it Richmond Palace. The theatre company to which Shakespeare belonged performed some plays there during the reign of Elizabeth I. As Queen, Elizabeth spent much of her time at Richmond, as she enjoyed hunting stags in the "Newe Parke of Richmonde" (now Old Deer Park). She died at the palace on 24 March 1603. The palace was no longer in residential use after 1649, but in 1688, James II ordered its partial reconstruction, this time as a royal nursery. The bulk of the palace had decayed by 1779, but surviving structures include the Wardrobe, Trumpeters' House (built around 1700), and the Gate House, built in 1501. This has five bedrooms and was made available on a 65-year lease by the Crown Estate Commissioners in 1986.

18th- and 19th-century development

Georgian houses at Old Palace Terrace on Richmond Green
The town's former fire station, built in the late 19th century, with a distinctive lantern clock tower

Beyond the grounds of the old palace, Richmond remained mostly agricultural land until the 18th century. White Lodge, in the middle of what is now Richmond Park, was built as a hunting lodge for George II, and during this period the number of large houses in their own grounds – such as Asgill House and Pembroke Lodge – increased significantly. These were followed by the building of further important houses, including Downe House, Wick House and The Wick on Richmond Hill, as this area became an increasingly fashionable place in which to live. Richmond Bridge was completed in 1777 to replace a ferry crossing that connected Richmond town centre on the east bank with its neighbouring district of East Twickenham. Today, this bridge, together with the well-preserved Georgian terraces that surround Richmond Green and line Richmond Hill to its crest, now has listed building status.

As Richmond continued to prosper and expand during the 19th century, much luxurious housing was built on the streets that line Richmond Hill, as well as shops in the town centre to serve the increasing population. In July 1892, the Corporation formed a joint-stock company, the Richmond (Surrey) Electric Light and Power Company, and this wired the town for electricity by around 1896.

World Wars

Main article: Richmond War Memorial, London

Like many other large towns in Britain, Richmond lost many young people in the First and Second World Wars. In the Second World War, 96 people were killed in air raids, which also resulted in the demolition of 297 houses. The Richmond War Memorial, which now commemorates both wars, was installed in 1921 at the end of Whittaker Avenue, between the Old Town Hall and the Riverside.

Governance

Current

The town of Richmond is in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, which is governed by Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council. The most recent election was in May 2022 when the Liberal Democrats retained control of the council; in a January 2024 by-election the Liberal Democrats gained the Conservatives' only Council seat. Richmond town is divided into two wards – North Richmond, which has three Liberal Democrat councillors, and South Richmond, with two Liberal Democrat councillors and one from the Green Party.

Richmond town forms part of the Richmond Park constituency for the UK Parliament. The MP, since 2019, is Sarah Olney from the Liberal Democrats. Richmond is also part of the South West constituency for the London Assembly, which has been represented by Gareth Roberts from the Liberal Democrats since 2024.

Historical

Richmond, earlier known as Shene, was part of the large ancient parish of Kingston upon Thames in the Kingston hundred of Surrey. Split off from Kingston upon Thames from an early time, the parish of Richmond St Mary Magdalene formed the Municipal Borough of Richmond from 1890. The municipal borough was expanded in 1892 by the addition of Kew, Petersham and the North Sheen part of Mortlake; in 1933, Ham was added to the borough. In 1965, the parish and municipal borough were abolished by the London Government Act 1963, which transferred Richmond to Greater London. Together with the former Municipal Borough of Twickenham and the former Municipal Borough of Barnes, it formed a new borough, the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

Geography

Aerial view of Richmond and East Twickenham from the north, August 2015
Map of the town of Richmond.
Click to enlarge.

Richmond sits opposite East Twickenham on what is technically the south bank of the River Thames, but because of the bends of the river, the town is immediately north and north-east of its nearest stretch of river. The Thames curves around the town, and then Kew, in its course; starting from Petersham, it returns to a more direct west–east direction. The river is still tidal at Richmond, so, to allow major passenger and goods traffic to continue to operate during low tide, a half-tide lock was opened in 1894 and is used when the adjacent weir is in position. This weir ensures that there is always a minimum depth of water of 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) toward the middle of the river between Richmond and Teddington, whatever the state of the tide. Above the lock and weir there is a small footbridge.

Richmond is well endowed with green and open spaces accessible to the public. At the heart of the town sits Richmond Green, which is roughly square in shape and together with the Little Green, a smaller green space stretching from its southeast corner, is 12 acres (5 hectares) in area. The Green is surrounded by well-used metalled roads that provide for a fair amount of vehicle parking for both residents and visitors. The south corner leads into the main shopping area of the town; at the west corner is the old gatehouse which leads through to other remaining buildings of the palace; at the north corner is pedestrian access to Old Deer Park (plus vehicle access for municipal use). The park is a 360-acre (1.5 km) Crown Estate landscape extending from the town along the riverside as far as the boundary with the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This contains wide green lawns and sports facilities, and the Grade I listed former King's Observatory erected for George III in 1769. The town's main shopping street, George Street, is also named after the king.

Richmond Park is a national nature reserve.
Asgill House and Richmond Railway Bridge viewed from a houseboat

The town centre lies just below 33 ft (10 m) above sea level. South of the town centre, rising from Richmond Bridge to an elevation of 165 ft (50 m), is Richmond Hill. Just beyond the summit of Richmond Hill is Richmond Park, an area of 2,360 acres (9.55 km; 3.7 sq mi) of wild heath and woodland originally enclosed for hunting, and now forming London's largest royal park. The park is a national nature reserve, a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Area of Conservation and is included, at Grade I, on Historic England's Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England. It was created by Charles I in 1634 as a deer park and now has 630 red and fallow deer that roam freely through much of the park. The park has a number of traffic and pedestrian gates leading to the surrounding areas of Sheen, Roehampton, Putney, Kingston and Ham.

Nearest places

Economy

The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, with Richmond North and Richmond South as two of its wards, has the least poverty in London. The town of Richmond has the largest commercial centre in the borough and is classified as a major centre according to the London Plan. It is an established up-market shopping destination. Its compact centre has approximately 50,000 m of retail floor-space that is largely focused on George Street, The Quadrant and Hill Street. It comprises almost exclusively high street chains, the largest of which are Marks & Spencer, Boots, Tesco Metro and Waitrose. The remaining town centre stores are largely single units.

Mostly independent businesses line the narrow alleyways running off George Street towards Richmond Green and up Richmond Hill, and there is a farmers' market in Heron Square on Saturdays. Richmond has one large stand-alone supermarket, Sainsbury's, with parking for 420 cars, to the east of the town near North Sheen railway station.

A range of convenience shopping, restaurants and cafes can be found on the crest of Richmond Hill lining Friars Stile Road, as well as along Kew Road towards the Botanic Gardens, and on Sheen Road.

Richmond also offers a wide variety of office accommodation and is the UK/European headquarters of several multi-national companies, including eBay, PayPal and The Securitas Group, as well as the head offices of a number of national, regional and local businesses. London's Evening Standard has described Richmond as "the beating heart of London's growing technology industry".

Places of interest

Richmond Riverside

The Thames is a major contributor to the interest that Richmond inspires in many people. It has an extensive frontage around Richmond Bridge, containing many bars and restaurants. Richmond Riverside owes much of its neo-Georgian style to the architect Quinlan Terry, who was commissioned to restore the area (1984–87). Within the river itself at this point are the leafy Corporation Island and the two small Flowerpot Islands. The Thames-side walkway provides access to residences, pubs and terraces, and various greens, lanes and footpaths through Richmond. The stretch of the Thames below Richmond Hill is known as Horse Reach and includes Glover's Island. There are towpaths and tracks along both sides of the river, and they are much used by pedestrians, joggers and cyclists. Westminster Passenger Services Association boats, licensed by London River Services, sail daily between Kew and Hampton Court Palace, calling at Richmond in each direction.

The Thames riverfront north of Richmond Bridge. Click the image to access the full-size 12MB panoramic version.

Richmond Green

Main article: Richmond Green
Wide-angle view of the northern half of Richmond Green, showing Pembroke Villas and Portland Terrace
Old Palace Lane
Maids of Honour Row

Richmond Green has been described as "one of the most beautiful urban greens surviving anywhere in England". It is roughly square in shape, and its open grassland, framed with broadleaf trees, extends to roughly twelve acres (5 hectares). On summer weekends and public holidays the Green attracts many residents and visitors. It has a long history of hosting sporting events; from the 16th century onwards tournaments and archery contests have taken place on the Green, and there have been cricket matches since the mid-18th century, continuing to the present day. Until recently, the first recorded inter-county cricket match was believed to have been played on Richmond Green in 1730 between Surrey and Middlesex. It is now known, however, that an earlier match between Kent and Surrey took place in Dartford in 1709.

To the west of the Green is Old Palace Lane, running gently down to the river. One of the oldest roads in Richmond, it was originally a route from the river, where goods were loaded and unloaded by crane, to the "tradesmen's entrance" to Richmond Palace. Adjoining to the left is the renowned terrace of well-preserved three-storey houses known as Maids of Honour Row. These were built in 1724 for the maids of honour (trusted royal wardrobe servants) of Queen Caroline, the queen consort of George II. As a child, the Victorian explorer Richard Burton lived at No. 2.

Today the northern, western and southern sides of the Green are residential while the eastern side, linking with George Street, is largely retail and commercial. Public buildings line the eastern side of the Little Green and pubs and cafés cluster in the corner by Paved Court and Golden Court – two of a number of alleys that lead from the Green to the main commercial thoroughfare of George Street. These alleys are lined with mostly privately owned boutiques.

Richmond Hill

Main article: Richmond Hill, London
The famous south-western view from Richmond Hill, seen in early spring
Riverside view from the Twickenham bank of the Thames
The former Royal Star and Garter Home on Richmond Hill

Partway up Richmond Hill is the Poppy Factory, staffed mainly by disabled ex-servicemen and women, which produces the remembrance poppies sold each November for Remembrance Day.

The view from the top westward to Windsor has long been famous, inspiring paintings by masters such as J. M. W. Turner and Sir Joshua Reynolds and also poetry. One particularly grand description of the view can be found in Sir Walter Scott's novel The Heart of Midlothian (1818). It is a common misconception that the folk song "Lass of Richmond Hill" relates to this hill, but the young woman in the song lived in Hill House at Richmond in the Yorkshire Dales.

Apart from the great rugby stadium at Twickenham and the aircraft landing and taking off from Heathrow, the scene has changed little in two hundred years. The view from Richmond Hill now forms part of the Thames Landscape Strategy which aims to protect and enhance this section of the river corridor into London.

A broad, gravelled walk runs along the crest of the hill and is set back off the road, lined with benches, allowing pedestrians an uninterrupted view across the Thames valley with visitors' information boards describing points of interest. Sloping down to the River Thames are the Terrace Gardens that were laid out in the 1880s and were extended to the river some 40 years later.

A commanding feature on the hill is the former Royal Star and Garter Home; in the 2010s it was sold for development and converted into residential apartments. During World War I an old hotel on this site, the Star and Garter, which had been a popular place of entertainment in the 18th and 19th centuries but had closed in 1906, was taken over and used as a military hospital. After the war it was replaced by a new building providing accommodation and nursing facilities for 180 seriously injured servicemen. This was sold in 2013 after the charitable trust running the home concluded that the building no longer met modern requirements and could not be easily or economically upgraded. The trust opened an additional home in Solihull, West Midlands, and the remaining residents in Richmond moved in 2013 to a new purpose-built building in Surbiton.

Richmond Park

Main article: Richmond Park
Fallow deer in Richmond Park

At the top of Richmond Hill, opposite the former Royal Star and Garter Home, sits the Richmond Gate entrance to Richmond Park. The park is a national nature reserve, a Site of Special Scientific Interest, and a Special Area of Conservation. The largest of London's Royal Parks, it was created by Charles I in 1634 as a deer park and now has over 600 red and fallow deer. Richmond Gate remains open to traffic between dawn and dusk.

King Henry's Mound, a Grade II listed Neolithic burial barrow, is the highest point within the park. From the mound there is a protected view, established in 1710, of St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London over 10 miles (16 km) to the east. At various times the mound's name has been connected with Henry VIII or with his father Henry VII. However, there is no evidence to support the legend that Henry VIII stood on the mound to watch for the sign from St Paul's that Anne Boleyn had been executed at the Tower and that he was then free to marry Jane Seymour.

King Henry's Mound is in the grounds of Pembroke Lodge, which is Grade II listed. In 1847 this house became the home of the then Prime Minister, Lord John Russell, who conducted much government business there and entertained Queen Victoria, foreign royalty, aristocrats, writers (Dickens, Thackeray, Longfellow, Tennyson) and other notable people of the time, including Giuseppe Garibaldi. It was later the childhood home of Lord John Russell's grandson, the philosopher, mathematician and social critic Bertrand Russell. It is now a popular restaurant with views across the Thames Valley.

Built as a hunting lodge for George II by the architect Roger Morris, White Lodge was completed in 1730. Its many famous residents have included members of the Royal Family. The future king Edward VIII was born at White Lodge in 1894; his brother Prince Albert, Duke of York (the future George VI) and the Duchess of York (later Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother) lived there in the 1920s. The Royal Ballet School (formerly Sadler's Wells Ballet) has been based since 1955 at the lodge, where younger ballet students continue to be trained.

Also in the park and Grade II listed is Thatched House Lodge, which is still a royal residence. Since 1963 it has been the home of Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. General Dwight D Eisenhower, who later became President of the United States, lived there during the Second World War.

Museums and galleries

Richmond's Old Town Hall, which now houses Richmond Reference Library, the Museum of Richmond and the Riverside Gallery
Main article: Museum of Richmond

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 museum's highlights include 16th-century glass from Richmond Palace and a painting, The Terrace and View from Richmond Hill, Surrey by Dutch draughtsman and painter Leonard Knyff (1650–1722), which is part of the Richmond upon Thames Borough Art Collection. Admission to the museum is free.

The Riverside Gallery, also at the Old Town Hall, features temporary exhibitions by local artists including paintings, prints and photographs. Admission is free.

Theatres and cinemas

Richmond Lending Library and Richmond Theatre
The Cricketers pub on Richmond Green

Richmond has two theatres. Richmond Theatre on Little Green is a late Victorian structure designed by Frank Matcham and restored and extended by Carl Toms in 1990. The theatre has a weekly schedule of plays and musicals, usually given by professional touring companies, and pre-West End shows can sometimes be seen. There is a Christmas and New Year pantomime tradition and many of Britain's greatest music hall and pantomime performers have appeared here.

Close to Richmond railway station is the Orange Tree Theatre which was founded in 1971 in a room above the Orange Tree pub. As audience numbers increased, there was pressure to find a more accommodating space and, in 1991, the company moved to its current premises within a converted primary school. The 172-seat theatre was built specifically as a theatre-in-the-round. Exclusively presenting its own productions, it has acquired a national reputation for the quality of its work for staging new plays, and for discovering undeservedly forgotten old plays and neglected classics.

The town has two cinemas, the arthouse Curzon in Water Lane and an Odeon cinema with a total of seven screens in two locations, the foyer of one having the accolade of being the only high street building visible from Richmond Bridge, and the second set being situated nearby in Red Lion Street. The Odeon on Hill Street, built in 1930, is in Art Deco style and is Grade II listed.

Historic public houses

Numerous public houses and bars scattered throughout Richmond's town centre, and along the river and up the hill, with enough variety to cater to most tastes. One of the oldest is The Cricketers, serving beer since 1770, though the original building was burned down in 1844. It was soon replaced by the present building. Samuel Whitbread, founder of Whitbread Brewery, part-owned it with the Collins family who had a brewery in Water Lane, close to the old palace. Grade II listed pubs include the White Cross, the Old Ship and the Britannia.

Restaurants and cafes

Many of the major restaurant chains can be found within 500 metres of Richmond Bridge. There are also plenty of privately owned restaurants with culinary offerings from around the world, including French, German, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish and Thai.

The Bingham Riverhouse hotel was awarded its first Michelin star in 2010. Overlooking the Thames, it is in a Grade II listed building dating from about 1760.

Societies

Richmond Local History Society
AbbreviationRLHS
Formation1985
FounderJohn Cloake
Legal statusregistered charity (no. 292907)
Region served Richmond, Kew, Petersham and Ham
Membership400
ChairDr Simon Targett
Main organRichmond History (journal); The Richmond Local History Society Members' Newsletter (three times a year)
Budget<£8,000
Staffnone
Websiterichmondhistory.org.uk
The Richmond Society
Formation1957
Typecivic society and conservation group
Legal statuscharitable incorporated organisation (number 1169079)
Region served Richmond, Kew, Petersham and Ham
Membership1100
ChairLouise Fluker
Main organThe Richmond Society Quarterly Newsletter
Budget£80,349
Staffnone
Websitewww.richmondsociety.org.uk

The Richmond Local History Society explores the local history of Richmond, Kew, Petersham and Ham. It organises a programme of talks on history topics and visits to buildings of historical interest. The Society publishes a newsletter three times a year, an indexed journal (Richmond History) and other publications.

The Richmond Society is a civic society and conservation group which was founded in 1957 by a group of local residents, originally to fight against the proposal to install modern lamp posts around Richmond Green. It acts as a pressure group concerned with preserving Richmond's natural and built environment, monitoring and influencing development proposals and presenting annual awards for buildings and other schemes which make a positive contribution to Richmond. It also organises meetings on topics of local interest and a programme of guided walks and visits, and publishes a quarterly newsletter. The Society's patrons are: Anita Anand; Professor Ian Bruce; John, Lord Lee of Trafford; Sir Trevor McDonald; Ronny, Baroness van Dedem; and Lord Watson of Richmond.

Leisure activities

With a third of the borough being green and open space, Richmond has much to offer in the way of leisure activities.

Boating

Skiffs (fixed seat boats) can be hired by the hour from local boat builders close to the bridge, with opportunities to row upstream towards the historic properties Ham House and Marble Hill House. Richmond Canoe Club, founded in 1944 and now Britain's biggest canoe club, is also on the towpath south of Richmond Bridge.

Cycling

Richmond is part of the London Cycle Network, offering on and off-road cycle paths throughout the area, including along the Thames towpath and in Richmond Park.

Equestrian activities

Polo match at the Ham Polo Club

Richmond Park also has bridle paths, and horses can be rented from a number of stables around the perimeter of the park.

Ham Polo Club is on the Petersham Road at the bottom of Richmond Hill. The club was established in 1926 and is now the only polo club in London; it is popular with picnickers during the summer months.

Field sports

Old Deer Park provides open recreation areas, football, rugby and other pitches, and has a leisure centre, Pools on the Park. The leisure centre is run by the borough council, and has 33m indoor and outdoor pools and a fitness centre.

The park also includes the Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club with both golf and pitch and putt courses, and the Richmond Athletic Ground, home to Richmond F.C. and London Scottish rugby clubs.

An additional sports ground at Old Deer Park is home to both the Richmond Cricket Club and the London Welsh Rugby Union club, as well as tennis courts and a bowling green. The Prince's Head Cricket Club holds fixtures on Richmond Green throughout the summer.

Running

5K Parkrun events take place every Saturday morning at Old Deer Park and Richmond Park.

Education

Main article: List of schools and colleges in Richmond upon Thames

Demography and housing

2011 Census homes
Ward Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flats and
apartments
Caravans/temporary/
mobile homes/houseboats
Shared between
households
North Richmond 142 1,093 1,546 1,963 0 27
South Richmond 384 653 1,092 2,995 0 44
2011 Census households
Ward Population Households % Owned outright % Owned with a loan Area
(hectares)
North Richmond 10,649 5,168 26 30 272
South Richmond 10,820 4,047 28 24 266

German residents

The town and the borough of Richmond have been popular destinations for German expatriates and German British since at least the 19th century. Richmond resident Sir Max Waechter, a German-born businessman and advocate of a federal Europe, donated Glover's Island to the local council in 1900. The German School London opened in nearby Petersham in 1971, continuing the popularity of Richmond for German families settling in London.

Transport

A route 190 bus in Richmond
The A316 road in Richmond, near Old Deer Park

Thirty per cent of Richmond households do not have a car or van. This figure is well above the borough average of 24%, which may be related to the excellent transport links in the area and the lower proportion of families as reported in the 2001 census. A half of households have one car, in line with the borough average.

Rail

Buses

Richmond is served by a number of Transport for London bus routes.

Roads

Richmond's main arterial road, the A316, running between Chiswick and the M3 motorway, bisects Old Deer Park and the town to its north. The town's only dual carriageway, it was built in the 1930s, cutting off Richmond from Kew and entailing the construction of Twickenham Bridge. This road expands into three lanes and motorway status three and five miles west respectively.

The town centre is on the A307, which used to be the main link between London and north-west Surrey, and was previously one of the main routes of the Portsmouth Road before that was diverted; and on the A305, which runs from East Sheen and over Richmond Bridge to Twickenham.

Nearest hospitals

The nearest acute hospitals, both of which include accident and emergency departments and maternity units, are:

Places of worship

Name Denomination/affiliation Address Website Image
Bethlehem Chapel, Richmond Independent Calvinist Church Terrace, Richmond TW10 6SE website
Christian Fellowship in Richmond Evangelical Alliance Halford House, 27 Halford Road, Richmond TW10 6AW website
Duke Street Church, Richmond Conservative Evangelicalism Duke Street, Richmond TW9 1DH website
Ebenezer Strict Baptist Chapel, Richmond Strict Baptist 17 Jocelyn Road, Richmond TW9 2TJ
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Richmond Christian Science 35 Sheen Road, Richmond TW9 1AD website
Friends Meeting House, Richmond Quakers 1 Retreat Road, Richmond TW9 1NN website
Holy Trinity, Richmond Church of England Sheen Park, Richmond TW9 1UP website
Life Church, Richmond Evangelical Alliance The Vineyard, Richmond TW10 6AQ website
Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Richmond Roman Catholic 222 Sheen Road, Richmond TW10 5AN website
Raleigh Road United Church Methodist & United Reformed Raleigh Road, Richmond TW9 2DX website
Richmond and Putney Unitarian Church Unitarian Ormond Road, Richmond TW10 6TH website
Richmond Synagogue Orthodox Judaism Lichfield Gardens, Richmond TW9 1AP website
St Elizabeth of Portugal Church Roman Catholic The Vineyard, Richmond TW10 6AQ website
Chapel of St Francis, Hickey's Almshouses Church of England Sheen Road, Richmond TW9 1XB
St John the Divine, Richmond Church of England Kew Road, Richmond TW9 2TN website
St Mary Magdalene, Richmond Church of England Red Lion Street, Richmond TW9 1RE website
St Matthias Church, Richmond Church of England Friars Stile Road, Richmond TW10 6PN website

Almshouses

Richmond has nine groups of almshouses and a tenth is scheduled to open in March 2025. Six are of historical interest and some were founded in the 16th century. They are all managed by The Richmond Charities, which also manages Candler Almshouses and Wright's Almshouses in Twickenham, Christchurch Road Almshouses in East Sheen and Colston's Almshouses and Juxon's Almshouses in Mortlake.

Name Location Number of
almshouses
History Image
Bishop Duppa's Almshouses The Vineyard 10 The original almshouses were founded in 1661 (on Richmond Hill) by Brian Duppa, Bishop of Winchester. They were rebuilt in 1851 on the present site and are Grade II listed.
Church Estate Almshouses Sheen Road 10 Most of the buildings, designed by William Crawford Stow and now Grade II listed, date from 1843 but the charity that built them is known to have existed in Queen Elizabeth I's time and may have much earlier origins.
Hickey's Almshouses Between Sheen Road and St Mary's Grove 50 William Hickey, who died in 1727, left the income of several properties on Richmond Hill in trust to provide pensions for six men and ten women. In 1822 the charity's funds were boosted by a major donation from Elizabeth Doughty. Twenty almshouses, designed by Lewis Vulliamy, and a chapel and two gate lodge cottages, were built in 1834 and are Grade II* listed. The property, which includes another 29 buildings behind the almshouses, now consists of 49 flats and cottages, a laundry and a workshop.
Houblon's Almshouses Worple Way 11 Now Grade II* listed, these were founded in 1757 by Rebecca and Susanna Houblon (who built nine almshouses). A further two almshouses were added in 1857.
Michel's Almshouses The Vineyard 17 These were founded in the 17th century by Humphrey Michel. The original ten almshouses, built in 1696, were rebuilt in 1811. Another six almshouses were added in 1858. They are Grade II listed.
Queen Elizabeth's Almshouses The Vineyard 4 These were founded by Sir George Wright in 1600 (during Elizabeth I's reign) to house eight poor aged women. Known originally as the "Lower almshouses", they were built in Petersham Road, a few hundred yards south of what is now Bridge Street. By 1767, they were almost derelict. In 1767, William Turner rebuilt the almshouses on land at the top end of his estate in The Vineyard. Funds for the rebuilding were raised by public subscription. The almshouses were rebuilt again in 1857. They were damaged during World War II and replaced with four newly built houses in 1955.

A seventh set of almshouses, Benn's Walk (now with five almshouses), was built in 1983.

An eighth set of almshouses is 10–18 Manning Place (with nine almshouses), just off Queen's Road. The property was built in 1993 and was purchased by The Richmond Charities in 2017.

A ninth set of almshouses, Elizabeth Twining Almshouses (with five almshouses), opened in Mitre Mews in 2024.

A further set of almshouses, the Elizabeth Doughty Almshouses, will open on Queen's Road in March 2025.

Local newspapers

The Richmond and Twickenham Times has been published since 1873. The Twickenham & Richmond Tribune, a weekly online newspaper, has been published since 2016.

Notable residents

For centuries, Richmond was home to the country's royal family. It also has a long list of famous residents, both past and present.

Film locations

White Lodge in Richmond Park, home of the Royal Ballet School
The south corner of Richmond Green

Richmond is a popular filming location. The village green, divided into The Green and Little Green, has Georgian splendour, stately listed buildings and paved alleyways leading to the high street. It is a magnet for film crews, particularly when recreating a city square or row of townhouses of bygone years. In 2011, The Crimson Petal and the White was filmed there, as was Downton Abbey in July 2014. Many other films and TV shows have featured The Green or Little Green, including Agatha Christie's Poirot, Simon Schama's Power of Art and Peter Rabbit 2.

The 2020-23 sports comedy TV series Ted Lasso is set in Richmond. Several filming sequences take place on The Green, Ted Lasso and other characters in the series are shown drinking at the Prince's Head pub (rebranded as The Crown and Anchor) and Ted lives in number 9½ Paved Court (actually No. 11A).

Richmond Theatre ranks as a major film location; it has featured in The Naked Truth (1957), Bugsy Malone (1976), The Krays (1990), Evita (1996), Bedazzled (2000), The Hours (2002), Finding Neverland (2004) and The Wolfman (2010).

Richmond Park

Richmond Park has featured in many films and TV series.

As well as a location for films, Richmond Park is regularly featured in television programmes, corporate videos and fashion shoots. It has made an appearance on Blue Peter, Inside Out (the BBC regional current affairs programme) and BBC Springwatch. In 2014 it was featured in a video commissioned by The Hearsum Collection and in 2017 in a television film featuring and narrated by David Attenborough, which was produced by the Friends of Richmond Park.

See also

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Notes

  1. The London Government Act 1963 (c.33) (as amended) categorises the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames as an Outer London borough. Although it is on both sides of the River Thames, the Boundary Commission for England defines it as being in South London or the South Thames sub-region, pairing it with Kingston upon Thames for the purposes of devising constituencies. However, for the purposes of the London Plan, Richmond now lies within the West London region.
  2. The Society originated as the History and Archaeology Section of The Richmond Society, launched in April 1975. It became an independent society in 1985.
    Cloake, John (July 2014). "Forty Years of Richmond History". Richmond Local History Society. Retrieved 9 September 2018.

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