| Hampton Hill | |
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 Hampton Hill cemetery and the spire of St James's Church | |
  Hampton Hill Location withinGreater London | |
| OS grid reference | TQ144710 |
| London borough | |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HAMPTON, TEDDINGTON |
| Postcode district | TW11, TW12 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| UK Parliament | |
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| 51°25′35″N0°21′21″W / 51.42647°N 0.35592°W /51.42647; -0.35592 | |
Hampton Hill (initially known as "New Hampton") is a district in theLondon Borough of Richmond upon Thames to the south ofTwickenham and around 1.5 miles north of theSurrey border. It is bounded byFulwell and Twickenham Golf Courses to the northwest; a railway line road bridge at the junction of Wellington Road and Clonmel Road;[1] a line southward just east ofWellington Road;Bushy Park to the southeast; and the artificialLongford River to the south and west.[2] Hampton Hill is served byFulwell railway station andHampton railway station on theShepperton toWaterlooline. 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.[3]
Hampton Hill's urban development was railway-fuelled building in an area that was since the Middle Ages the north ofHamptonecclesiastical parish further away from theRiver Thames. Distinguished from Hampton on allstreet name signs, it is that part across theCharles I-commissionedLongford River, an artificial watercourse built to supplyHampton Court, which forms the boundary between Hampton Hill and Hampton.
Its lack of development is reflected by the fact only seven of this complete list oflisted buildings are actually buildings:
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.[13]
In theFirst World War, No 15 High Street was thedrill hall of the 8th Battalion of theMiddlesex Regiment. The regiment's insignia can still be seen in stone over the door.[15]
Hampton Hill wasbombed a number of times duringthe Blitz. The first major incident was in November 1940 when 63 Park Road was gutted when an abandonedWellington bomber crashed on it. On the next night much of Alpha Road was destroyed and five people died after aLuftwaffe bomber dropped alandmine 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 adoodlebug exploded near Longford Close and killed one person.[16]
The small town is in the southwesternsuburbs ofLondon, in theLondon Borough of Richmond upon Thames. The geology of south-west London north of the river is a flatalluvial plain rich inclay andhumus and thus useful for market gardening; with littlefloodplain on either side of the river and though downhill, Hampton's riverside is only 7 metres (23 ft) beneath the maximum elevation in Hampton Hill.[17] A comparison can be made withStrawberry Hill which is smaller and has a small noticeableincline to the east.
Aside from the residential areas of the town, the High Street is filled with shops, restaurants, severalcafes, a fewpublic houses, and a traditional 75-year-old bakery.[18] The High Street also stages a yearlyparade beforeChristmas when the street is closed and a procession takes place.
The Hampton Hill Association (HHA) launched itsHampton 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.[19]
Hampton Hill is home to the Hampton Hill Theatre, a small communitytheatre, purpose built for Teddington Theatre Club in 1998,[20][21] and used by a number of other theatre groups too.
Additional train services run during the weekday morning and evening peak
Hampton Hill Junior School is on St James Avenue. It is federated with Carlisle Infant School in neighbouring Hampton.[22] Some Hampton Hill families use other state primary schools in neighbouring Teddington, Twickenham or Hampton.
The Juniors department of the privately operatedLady Eleanor Holles School is located in Hampton Hill, off Uxbridge Road (the Seniors are in Hampton, off Hanworth Road).
At secondary level, many local children go toHampton High,Turing House School,Teddington School,Waldegrave School, and others.[23]
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