Hampton Hill (initially known as "New Hampton") is a district in the

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames () in southwest London forms part of Outer London and is the only London borough on both sides of the River Thames. It was created in 1965 when three smaller council areas amalgamated under the London ...

to the south of

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, bounded by Fulwell and Twickenham Golf Courses to the northwest; the road bridge over the railway line; a line southward just east of Wellington Road;

Bushy Park Bushy Park in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is the second largest of London's Royal Parks, at in area, after Richmond Park. The park, most of which is open to the public, is immediately north of Hampton Court Palace and Hampton ...

to the southeast; and the artificial Longford River to the south and west. Situated close to the

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county border, it is served by

Fulwell railway station Fulwell railway station on the Shepperton Branch Line serves Fulwell in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is in Travelcard Zone 6. It is down the line from . The station and all trains serving it are operated by South Western R ...

and Hampton railway station on the

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to Waterloo line. It is part of what is collectively known as The Hamptons. Much of Hampton Hill High Street, and some neighbouring residential areas are designated as a conservation area.

History

Hampton Hill's urban development was railway-fuelled building in an area that was since the Middle Ages the north of

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further away from the

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. Distinguished from Hampton on all

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s, it is that part across the

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-commissioned Longford River, an artificial watercourse built to supply

Hampton Court Hampton Court Palace is a Grade I listed royal palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, southwest and upstream of central London on the River Thames. The building of the palace began in 1514 for Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, the chief ...

, which forms the boundary between Hampton Hill and Hampton. Its lack of development is reflected by the fact only seven of this complete list of

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are actually buildings: *167 High Street *127 Uxbridge Road *Templeton Lodge *Brick Boundary Walls to Bushy Park *Stables & Garden Wall to Upper Lodge *Church of St James *Hampton Hill War Memorial (in St James' churchyard) *Monument At south-eastern end of General Roy's Survey Base *Upper Lodge *Old Brew House, Bushy ParkOld Brew House also a

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*Bushy Park – a Grade I listed park The oldest of the listed structures lie within the part of Bushy Park in the area; the Old Brew House may be late 17th century. In the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

, No 15 High Street was the

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of the 8th Battalion of the

Middlesex Regiment The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1966. The regiment was formed, as the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment), in 1881 as part of the Childers Re ...

. The regiment's insignia can still be seen in stone over the door. Hampton Hill was

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ed a number of times during

the Blitz The Blitz was a German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom in 1940 and 1941, during the Second World War. The term was first used by the British press and originated from the term , the German word meaning 'lightning war'. The Germa ...

. The first major incident was in November 1940 when 63 Park Road was gutted when an abandoned

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crashed on it. On the next night much of Alpha Road was destroyed and five people died after a

Luftwaffe The ''Luftwaffe'' () was the aerial-warfare branch of the German ''Wehrmacht'' before and during World War II. Germany's military air arms during World War I, the ''Luftstreitkräfte'' of the Imperial Army and the '' Marine-Fliegerabtei ...

bomber dropped a

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on it. Subsequently, Hampton Hill had a number of lucky escapes with bombs and incendiaries either failing to explode or landing in Bushy Park, Fulwell Golf Course, and other open land, with the next major incident being in June 1944 when a doodlebug exploded near Longford Close and killed one person.

Geography

The small town is in the southwestern

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s of

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, in the

. The geology of south-west London north of the river is a flat

alluvial plain An alluvial plain is a largely flat landform created by the deposition of sediment over a long period of time by one or more rivers coming from highland regions, from which alluvial soil forms. A floodplain is part of the process, being the sma ...

rich in

clay Clay is a type of fine-grained natural soil material containing clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolin, Al2 Si2 O5( OH)4). Clays develop plasticity when wet, due to a molecular film of water surrounding the clay par ...

and

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and thus useful for market gardening; with little

floodplain A floodplain or flood plain or bottomlands is an area of land adjacent to a river which stretches from the banks of its channel to the base of the enclosing valley walls, and which experiences flooding during periods of high discharge.Goudi ...

on either side of the river and though downhill, Hampton's riverside is only beneath the maximum elevation in Hampton Hill. A comparison can be made with Strawberry Hill which is smaller and has a small noticeable

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to the east. Aside from the residential areas of the town, the High Street is filled with shops, restaurants, several

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s, a few

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s, and a traditional 75-year-old bakery. The High Street also stages a yearly

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before

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when the street is closed and a procession takes place. The Hampton Hill Association (HHA) launched it
Hampton Hill Community website
in 2007, with local links and telephone numbers, a What's On Guide, Gallery, History and Young Residents pages as well as information about the mission of the HHA and its committee members. The High Street in Hampton Hill has an active traders' association. They have been organising the annual Christmas Lighting Up parade for over 40 years. In 2010 the inaugural Hampton Hill Summer Festival was organised. The Hampton Hill Traders' Association together with Richmond Council co-fund the town centre manager, Jayne Jackson. The wide range of commerce, theatre and restaurants in the High Street is documented by an annually updated Hampton Hill Guide. Hampton Hill is also home to the Hampton Hill Theatre, a small community

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Transport

Bus services

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(Kingston to Heathrow Central via Teddington and Feltham): ''24-hour service'' * R68 (Kew Retail Park to Hampton Court via Richmond and Teddington) * R70 (Hampton Nurserylands to Richmond 'Circular Service' via Twickenham)

Trains

: ''Trains run every 30 minutes Mon-Sat'' * Hampton railway station: ''Trains run every 30 minutes Mon-Sat'' *

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: ''Trains run approximately every 15 minutes Mon-Sat'' ''Additional train services run during the weekday morning and evening peak''

Education

Hampton Hill Junior School is on St James Avenue.

Lady Eleanor Holles School Lady Eleanor Holles School (often abbreviated to LEH or LEHS) is an independent day school for girls in Hampton, London. It consists of a small junior school and a larger senior school, which operate from different buildings on the same site. It ...

Juniors Department is located in Hampton Hill, off Uxbridge Road (the Seniors are in Hampton, off Hanworth Road).

Churches

St James' Church, Hampton Hill St James's Church is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Hampton Hill, London. History The first church building was opened in 1863 to designs by the architect William Wigginton. It was later enlarged, with work start ...

–

Church of England The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britain ...

, built in 1863 *Hampton Hill

United Reformed Church The United Reformed Church (URC) is a Protestant Christian church in the United Kingdom. As of 2022 it has approximately 40,000 members in 1,284 congregations with 334 stipendiary ministers. Origins and history The United Reformed Church resulte ...

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Sports

Hampton Hill Cricket Club
*Fulwell Golf Course
Strawberry Hill Golf Course
* Twickenham Golf Course

References

External links

The Hampton Hill Guide with the Hampton Hill Traders' AssociationNotes on Hampton Hill (Twickenham museum)Hampton Hill Association community websiteBurials in St James's churchyard1st Hampton Hill Sea Scout Group3rd Hampton Hill Scout Group
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