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'''Teddington''' is a place in ], ] in the ]. The town is notable for ], which is the longest lock on the ] and marks the upstream limit of ]s. The name 'Teddington' doesn't derive from 'Tide's End Town' (as claimed by ] among others), but from an Old English tribal leader. '''Teddington''' is a place in ], ] in the ]. The town is notable for ], which is the longest lock on the ] and marks the upstream limit of ]s. The name 'Teddington' doesn't derive from 'Tide's End Town' (as claimed by ] among others), but from an Old English tribal leader.


For many years a small vllage of farms and orchards, Teddington expanded greatly after the arrival of the railway service to ] in 1864. The town centre is surrounded by a close-knit network of Victorian and Edwardian streets, and boasts a fine ] library. Shopping on the High Street and Broad Street is a mix of independent and chain stores.
⚫ Teddington is also home to ] (one of the Royal Parks), ] (a digital ] ] studio complex and one of the former homes of ]), the ] (the ]'s national standards laboratory, where the first accurate ] was built and ] designs tested during WWII), the Teddington Rugby Football Club, and the Teddington Hockey Club (the oldest hockey club of the world).

⚫ Teddington is also home to ] (one of the Royal Parks), ] (a digital ] ] studio complex and one of the former homes of ]), the ] (the ]'s national standards laboratory, where the first accurate ] was built and ] designs tested during WWII), the ], the Teddington Rugby Football Club, and the Teddington Hockey Club (the oldest hockey club of the world).


== Famous residents == == Famous residents ==
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* The actress ] was born in Teddington on ] ] and went to local comprehensive Teddington School * The actress ] was born in Teddington on ] ] and went to local comprehensive Teddington School
* After he unexpectedly came into a considerable fortune in ], the novelist ] settled in Teddington * After he unexpectedly came into a considerable fortune in ], the novelist ] settled in Teddington
* The camp comedian ] was born in Teddington in ] * The camp comedian ] was born in Teddington in ]
* The film actress ] was born in Teddington on ] ] * The film actress ] was born in Teddington on ] ]
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=== Churches in Teddington === === Churches in Teddington ===
* St. Mary's Church of England church
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Revision as of 21:22, 9 June 2006

For the village in Gloucestershire, see Teddington, Gloucestershire

Template:Infobox London place Teddington is a place in Middlesex, England in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. The town is notable for Teddington Lock, which is the longest lock on the River Thames and marks the upstream limit of tides. The name 'Teddington' doesn't derive from 'Tide's End Town' (as claimed by Rudyard Kipling among others), but from an Old English tribal leader.

For many years a small vllage of farms and orchards, Teddington expanded greatly after the arrival of the railway service to Waterloo station in 1864. The town centre is surrounded by a close-knit network of Victorian and Edwardian streets, and boasts a fine Carnegie library. Shopping on the High Street and Broad Street is a mix of independent and chain stores.

Teddington is also home to Bushy Park (one of the Royal Parks), Teddington Studios (a digital widescreen television studio complex and one of the former homes of Thames Television), the National Physical Laboratory (the United Kingdom's national standards laboratory, where the first accurate atomic clock was built and bouncing bomb designs tested during WWII), the Lensbury Club, the Teddington Rugby Football Club, and the Teddington Hockey Club (the oldest hockey club of the world).

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Literature

  • John Sheaf, Ken Howe: Hampton and Teddington Past, Historical Publications, October 1995
  • K. Howe, M. Cherry: Twickenham, Teddington and Hampton (Britain in Old Photographs), Sutton Publishing, October 29, 1998

Trivia

The Teddington Lock was the location of the filming of the Monty Python Fish-Slapping Dance sketch.

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