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Parks And Open Spaces In The Royal Borough Of Kingston Upon Thames
The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is located along a stretch of the River Thames where the Hogsmill River joins the former at the town of Kingston. The Borough contains over 30 parks, 24 playgrounds, sports grounds and open spaces. There are also over 20 allotments sites which are either self-managed or run by the local council. An assessment conducted in 2006 identified of park and of other open spaces in the borough. Much of the borough's Thames river frontage is open and accessible to the public. To the north of the town centre Canbury Gardens extends to the ''Lower Ham Road'' beyond which the ''Dysart open space'', ''Royal Park Gate recreation ground'' and the adjacent Hawker Centre sports ground form a continuation of Ham Lands in the neighbouring London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. To the south of the town centre Queens Promenade provides open river frontage as far as Surbiton. Pedestrian access to the course of the Hogsmill River leads from its mouth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canbury Gardens Kingston Upon Thames - Geograph
Canbury is a district of the northern part of Kingston upon Thames that takes its name from the historic Manorialism, manor that covered the area. Modern Canbury comprises two Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, electoral wards in the constituency of Richmond Park (UK Parliament constituency), Richmond Park; Canbury Ward to the south and Tudor Ward to the north. History There is evidence of prehistoric occupation from at least the Mesolithic along the river margins at Kingston, although most of the evidence tends to consist of scattered residual artefacts. Despite numerous archaeological investigations in the area of Kingston since the 1960s there have been few ''in-situ'' archaeological finds and features dating to the Roman period. The few finds in Kingston come from Canbury; a burial ground excavated in the 19th century, not far from the river and railway line, excavations at Skerne Road in 2005, and the Sopwith Way and Skerne Road areas in 2007. These have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
