Hampton Wick
Coordinates: 51°24′44″N 0°18′29″W / 51.4122°N 0.3080°W
| Hampton Wick, London | |
 Hampton Wick, London
Hampton Wick, London shown within Greater London |
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| OS grid reference | TQ176695 |
|---|---|
| London borough | Richmond |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | London |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KINGSTON UPON THAMES |
| Postcode district | KT1 |
| Postcode district | KT8 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| EU Parliament | London |
| UK Parliament | Twickenham |
| London Assembly | South West |
| List of places: UK • England • London | |
Hampton Wick is a Thames-side area, formerly a village, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in London, England.
Famous for its market gardens until well into the twentieth century, it is now commuter-belt territory, housing developments having been built on these areas. Such development is constrained, however, by Bushy Park and Hampton Court Park on the west and the River Thames to the east.
Although north of the River Thames and formerly the county of Middlesex, the area forms part of Kingston upon Thames and East Molesey post towns, which are based on the south side of the river.[1]
There is evidence of Roman occupation; and the first bridge linking the village with Kingston upon Thames over the river is dated from about 1219, replacing the Roman ford at this point. The railway station has good connections to London Waterloo.
Cardinal Wolsey is believed to have lived in Lower Teddington Road while waiting for Hampton Court Palace to be built. [2]
Sir Richard Steele also lived at Hampton Wick, in a house that he whimsically called "the Hovel": and "from the Hovel at Hampton Wick, April 7, 1711," he dedicated the fourth volume of the Tatler to Charles, Lord Halifax. This was probably about the time he became surveyor of the royal stables at Hampton Court Palace, governor of the king's comedians, a justice of the peace for Middlesex and a knight.
St. John's Church Hampton Wick was designed by Edward Lapidge (who also designed the present Kingston Bridge) and was built in 1831. Lapidge was born in the village, and donated the land for the church himself [3]. After five years of closure, the church re-opened its doors under the Church of England's church planting scheme and resumed services in December 2010.
Hampton Wick was the setting for the 1970s Thames Television situation comedy George and Mildred. Although the area is near the former Thames studios at Teddington, location filming actually took place in Barnes.[citation needed]. Hampton Wick was the title of the first The Two Ronnies "classic serial" spoof drama in their first BBC series in 1973.[4] In Cockney rhyming slang 'Hampton Wick' means 'dick'.[5]
[edit] Sport and leisure
Hampton Wick Royal Cricket Club is a cricket club situated at Royal Cricket Grand Pavilion, Bushy Park. The team plays in the Fullers Brewery League. The club was founded in 1863. The club's first eleven finished the 2006 season as unbeaten champions of the Fullers League Division 2 1st XI league and gained promotion to Division 1.[6][7][8]
The Royal Paddocks Allotments are adjacent to Bushy Park and Hampton Wick Royal Cricket Club. They were established by a lease made by King George V in 1921.
[edit] References
- ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
- ^ Gibson, Anne (12 July 2008). "A property career steeped in history". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/commercial-property/news/article.cfm?c_id=28&objectid=10521112. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "Chapel of St John the Baptist at Hampton Wick". The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction 19: 376. 1832. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=BEIFAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ^ "Hampton Wick". 1971. http://video.aol.co.uk/video-detail/the-two-ronnies-hampton-wick-01/302706022.
- ^ Partridge, Eric (1972). The Penguin Dictionary of Historical Slang. Penguin Books Ltd. pp. 420. ISBN 014051046X.
- ^ Cox, Richard Garner (2003). British sport: a bibliography to 2000. London: F. Cass. ISBN 0-7146-5251-2.
- ^ Cricket Society; Stephen Eley; Griffiths, Peter R.; Padwick, Eric William; Peter Griffins. Padwick's Bibliography of Cricket. Library Assn Pub Ltd. ISBN 0-85365-528-6.
- ^ "Hampton Wick Royal Cricket Club". http://www.hwrcc.co.uk. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
