Richmond upon Thames

Richmond is a suburb in southwest London, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

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London - London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

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It is on the south side of the River Thames but because of the way the river twists around it, the town of Richmond is actually north-east of Richmond Bridge. It is very popular in summer with university rowing teams and tourists strolling along the bankside.

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River Thames - Richmond Bridge

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Famous living residents include the brothers Richard Attenborough and David Attenborough. In 1855 George Eliot rented a house in Parkshot, and during the next three years she wrote there the greater part of her first novel, Adam Bede. The painter JMW Turner, who painted Richmond Hill and the bridge more than once, designed a house for himself (Sandycombe Lodge) that still survives unchanged on the other side of the river, in St. Margarets. In the early part of the 20th century, Virginia Woolf lived in Richmond with her husband Leonard and founded the Hogarth Press. From the twelfth century until 1649 there was a royal residence in Richmond. Its greatest fame was in the 16th century when Henry VIII and Elizabeth I spent many a Christmas within the palace.

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Richard Attenborough - David Attenborough - 1855 - George Eliot - Adam Bede - JMW Turner - St. Margarets - Virginia Woolf - 1649 - Henry VIII - Elizabeth I

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Henry VII was fond of Richmond Castle in Yorkshire. When a fire accidentally destroyed his manor in Sheen in 1497 he built a palace there and re-named it Richmond in 1501. The name Sheen is now used for the eastern end of Richmond town. Many people assume that the folk song "Lass of Richmond Hill" refers to Richmond Upon Thames, but it originated in the Yorkshire Richmond.

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Henry VII - Richmond Castle - Yorkshire - 1497 - 1501

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In William Shakespeare's "Richard III", and in "Henry VI part 3", Henry VII is referred to as Richmond. This is because he was Earl of Richmond.

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Richmond station is one of the western termini of the District Line on the London Underground system. It is also the western terminus of the North London Line and served by trains from Waterloo station on the National Rail service.

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Richmond station - District Line - London Underground - North London Line - Waterloo station - National Rail

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