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Kingston upon Thames


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Kingston upon Thames

Place Type
neighborhood
Description
Residential suburb of London; fomerly county town of Surrey, until absorbed by Greater London; 11 Saxon kings crowned here; after London Bridge, first bridge above River Thames built here ca. 1750; once center for brewing, tanning & river barge traffic.
Source
Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)

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