Leatherhead is a town in Surrey, England on the right bank of the river Mole, and at the edge of the contiguous built-up area of London. Its local district is Mole Valley. Records exist of the place from Anglo Saxon England. It has a combined theatre and cinema, which is at the centre of the re-modelling following late 20th century pedestrianisation. The bypass streets to the town centre close and feature annually in the London-Surrey cycle classic which is ranked by the world's cycling federation.
Population: 43,544
Latitude: 51° 17' 47.47" N
Longitude: 0° 20' 1.68" E
Richmond Palace was a royal residence on the right (south, or Surrey) bank of the River Thames, upstream of the Palace of Westminster, to which it lay nine miles (14 km) south-west. It was erected about 1501 by Henry VII of England, formerly known a…
The London Borough of Hillingdon ( pronunciation ) is the westernmost borough in Greater London, England which had a population of 273,936 according to the 2011 Census. It was formed from the districts of Hayes and Harlington, Ruislip-Northwood, Uxb…
Chiswick House is a Palladian villa in Burlington Lane, Chiswick. Arguably the finest remaining example of Neo-Palladian architecture in London, the house was designed by Lord Burlington, and completed in 1729. The house and gardens, which occupy 26…
The British tomb of The Unknown Warrior holds an unidentified British soldier killed on a European battlefield during the First World War. He was buried in Westminster Abbey, London on 11 November 1920, simultaneously with a similar interment of a F…
The expansion of London Heathrow Airport has involved several proposals by Heathrow Airport Holdings to increase capacity at London Heathrow Airport.
Godalming /ˈɡɒdəlmɪŋ/ is an historic market town, civil parish and administrative centre of the Borough of Waverley in Surrey, England, 4 miles (6.4 km) SSW of Guildford, traversing the banks of the River Wey in a hilly, heavily wooded part of the o…
Kensington is a constituency in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 recreation by Sir Malcolm Rifkind, a Conservative.
HM Prison Wandsworth is a Category B men's prison at Wandsworth in the London Borough of Wandsworth, South West London, England.
Brompton Bicycle is a manufacturer of folding bicycles based in Brentford, London.
St Paul's School is a boys' independent school, founded in 1509 by John Colet and located on a 43 acre (17 hectare) site by the River Thames, in Barnes, London. It is one of the original nine British public schools, the so-called 'Clarendon Schools'…
The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) is the UK's learned society and professional body for geography, founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical sciences. Today, it is the leading centre for geographers…
The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames ( pronunciation ) in south-west London, England, 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 amalgama…
The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) is a British drama school situated in the west of London, United Kingdom.
The London Borough of Lewisham (/ˈluː.ɪʃəm/) is a London borough in south-east London, England and forms part of Inner London. The principal settlement of the borough is Lewisham.
Dolphin Square is a block of private apartments and business complex built near the River Thames at Pimlico in London, between 1935 and 1937. At one time, the huge development was home to more than 70 MPs, and at least 10 Lords.
Redhill is a town in the borough of Reigate and Banstead in Surrey, England. The town, which adjoins the town of Reigate to the west, is due south of Greater London, and is part of the London commuter belt. The town is also the post town of and an e…
Biba was a London fashion store of the 1960s and 1970s.
Nonsuch Palace /ˈnʌnˌsʌtʃ/ was a Tudor royal palace, built by Henry VIII in Surrey, England; it stood from 1538 to 1682–3. Its site lies in Nonsuch Park on the boundaries of the borough of Epsom and Ewell in Surrey and the London Borough of Sutton.