North Sheen
Coordinates: 51°28′29″N 0°16′42″W / 51.474778°N 0.278421°W
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 North Sheen
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| Region | London |
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| Country | England |
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North Sheen, an area of London, England in the former Municipal Borough of Richmond (Surrey),[1]was incorporated into Kew in 1965 when the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames was created.[2]
Although North Sheen no longer exists as a place name, it survives as the name of a station. Being north of the A316 road, the station is in Richmond rather than Kew, and so was not actually in North Sheen. Kew also has North Sheen Recreation Ground[3]and the North Sheen Bowling Club.[1]
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[edit] History
North Sheen, whose etymology is shared with East Sheen, formed a civil parish from 1894 to 1965.[2] Historically, it formed part of the Mortlake parish and became part of the expanded Municipal Borough of Richmond in 1892.[4] Under the Local Government Act 1894, a new North Sheen parish was created from part of Mortlake, with the remainder of Mortlake then forming part of Barnes Urban District. The North Sheen parish covered an area of 329 acres (1.33 km2). In 1901 the population was 2,807 and in 1951 it was 7,429.[5]
North Sheen was first marked on maps from 1904.[1] At that time it was mostly undeveloped, but by 1920 residential building was underway.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Mills, A.D., A Dictionary of London Place Names, Oxford University Press (2010), ISBN 019956678X
- ^ a b Blomfield, David: Kew Past, p 131, Phillimore, 1994
- ^ "North Sheen Recreation Ground". London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames. 24 November 2010. http://www.richmond.gov.uk/home/leisure_and_culture/parks_and_open_spaces/park_details.htm?parkId=215. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ Vision of Britain - North Sheen parish (historic map)
- ^ Vision of Britain - North Sheen population
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