Hampton Hill
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Hampton Hill is a town in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
, bounded approximately by Fulwell Golf Course to the north, Bushy Park
to the east and the Longford River
to the south and west. It is served by Fulwell railway station
, which lies on the Shepperton
to Waterloo
route.
Fulwell Golf Course and train station are not to be confused with Fulwell
in Tyne and Wear
.
, the first major incident was in November 1940 when first 63 Park rd was gutted when an abandoned Wellington bomber crashed on it. On the next night much of Alpha road was destroyed and five people died after a Luftwaffe
bomber dropped a landmine 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 a doodlebug
exploded near Longford Close and killed one person.
s of London
, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
. Hampton Hill is a nineteenth century offshoot from neighbouring Hampton
; and is the overspill of Hampton uphill away from the River Thames
, and across the Longford River
(an artificial watercourse built to supply Hampton Court) which forms the boundary between Hampton Hill and Hampton. Aside from the residential areas of the town, the High Street is filled with shops, pubs and cafe
s, as well as a traditional 75-year old bakery. The High Street also stages a yearly parade
before Christmas
, where the street is closed and a procession takes place.
The Hampton Hill Association (HHA) launched their Hampton Hill Community website on November 30, 2007, with local links & 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 organizing the annual Christmas Lighting Up parade for over 40 years. In 2010 the inaugural Hampton Hill Summer Festival was organized. The Hampton Hill Traders' Association together with Richmond Council co-fund the town centre manager, Jayne Jackson. For more information about the High Street and the Hampton Hill Traders' Association, please see Hampton Hill Guide.
Hampton Hill is also home to the Hampton Hill Playhouse, a small community theatre
and the Hampton Hill Cricket Club. Hampton Hill cricket club had an unfortunate fire on 9 October 2010; no-one was hurt, but treasured possessions were lost.
Additional train services run during the weekday morning and evening peak
Lady Eleanor Holles School
Juniors Department is located in Hampton Hill, off Uxbridge Road (the Seniors are in Hampton, off Hanworth Road).
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is a London borough in South West London, UK, which forms part of Outer London. It is unique because it is the only London borough situated both north and south of the River Thames.-Settlement:...
, bounded approximately by Fulwell Golf Course to the north, Bushy Park
Bushy Park
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to the east and the Longford River
Longford River
The Longford River is an artificial waterway that diverts water 19km from the River Colne at Longford to Bushy Park and Hampton Court Palace where it reaches the Thames on the reach above Teddington Lock....
to the south and west. It is served by Fulwell railway station
Fulwell railway station
Fulwell railway station, on the Shepperton branch line, is at Fulwell in the Richmond on Thames. It is in Travelcard Zone 6. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South West Trains.- History :...
, which lies on the Shepperton
Shepperton
Shepperton is a town in the borough of Spelthorne, Surrey, England. To the south it is bounded by the river Thames at Desborough Island and is bisected by the M3 motorway...
to Waterloo
Waterloo station
Waterloo station, also known as London Waterloo, is a central London railway terminus and London Underground complex. The station is owned and operated by Network Rail and is close to the South Bank of the River Thames, and in Travelcard Zone 1....
route.
Fulwell Golf Course and train station are not to be confused with Fulwell
Fulwell
Fulwell is an affluent suburb of northern Sunderland. It borders Seaburn, Southwick, Monkwearmouth, and Roker. Fulwell is located near the district border between Sunderland and South Tyneside. Statistically, it is the most affluent of the City of Sunderland's 25 wards.Housing in the area is varied...
in Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in north east England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972...
.
History
Hampton Hill was hit a number of times during the BlitzThe Blitz
The Blitz was the sustained strategic bombing of Britain by Nazi Germany between 7 September 1940 and 10 May 1941, during the Second World War. The city of London was bombed by the Luftwaffe for 76 consecutive nights and many towns and cities across the country followed...
, the first major incident was in November 1940 when first 63 Park rd was gutted when an abandoned Wellington bomber crashed on it. On the next night much of Alpha road was destroyed and five people died after a Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1935 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956....
bomber dropped a landmine 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 a doodlebug
Doodlebug
Doodlebug or doodle bug may refer to:Zoology:* Antlion* Woodlouse* Armadillidiidae, the pill bug family in the woodlouse suborderGround vehicles:* Doodlebug , a self-propelled railroad vehicle...
exploded near Longford Close and killed one person.
Geography
Hampton Hill is a small town in the South Western suburbSuburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
s of London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is a London borough in South West London, UK, which forms part of Outer London. It is unique because it is the only London borough situated both north and south of the River Thames.-Settlement:...
. Hampton Hill is a nineteenth century offshoot from neighbouring Hampton
Hampton, London
Hampton is a suburban area, centred on an old village on the north bank of the River Thames, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in England. Formerly it was in the county of Middlesex, which was formerly also its postal county. The population is about 9,500...
; and is the overspill of Hampton uphill away from the River Thames
River Thames
The River Thames flows through southern England. It is the longest river entirely in England and the second longest in the United Kingdom. While it is best known because its lower reaches flow through central London, the river flows alongside several other towns and cities, including Oxford,...
, and across the Longford River
Longford River
The Longford River is an artificial waterway that diverts water 19km from the River Colne at Longford to Bushy Park and Hampton Court Palace where it reaches the Thames on the reach above Teddington Lock....
(an artificial watercourse built to supply Hampton Court) which forms the boundary between Hampton Hill and Hampton. Aside from the residential areas of the town, the High Street is filled with shops, pubs and cafe
Café
A café , also spelled cafe, in most countries refers to an establishment which focuses on serving coffee, like an American coffeehouse. In the United States, it may refer to an informal restaurant, offering a range of hot meals and made-to-order sandwiches...
s, as well as a traditional 75-year old bakery. The High Street also stages a yearly parade
Parade
A parade is a procession of people, usually organized along a street, often in costume, and often accompanied by marching bands, floats or sometimes large balloons. Parades are held for a wide range of reasons, but are usually celebrations of some kind...
before Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
, where the street is closed and a procession takes place.
The Hampton Hill Association (HHA) launched their Hampton Hill Community website on November 30, 2007, with local links & 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 organizing the annual Christmas Lighting Up parade for over 40 years. In 2010 the inaugural Hampton Hill Summer Festival was organized. The Hampton Hill Traders' Association together with Richmond Council co-fund the town centre manager, Jayne Jackson. For more information about the High Street and the Hampton Hill Traders' Association, please see Hampton Hill Guide.
Hampton Hill is also home to the Hampton Hill Playhouse, a small community theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
and the Hampton Hill Cricket Club. Hampton Hill cricket club had an unfortunate fire on 9 October 2010; no-one was hurt, but treasured possessions were lost.
Nearest towns
- HamptonHampton, LondonHampton is a suburban area, centred on an old village on the north bank of the River Thames, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in England. Formerly it was in the county of Middlesex, which was formerly also its postal county. The population is about 9,500...
- TeddingtonTeddingtonTeddington is a suburban area in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in south west London, on the north bank of the River Thames, between Hampton Wick and Twickenham. It stretches inland from the River Thames to Bushy Park...
- FulwellFulwell, LondonFulwell is located in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames between Twickenham, Teddington and Hampton Hill. The name is first mentioned circa 1450 and probably derives from Full or Foul Well....
- HanworthHanworthHanworth lies to the south east of Feltham in the London Borough of Hounslow. The name is thought to come from the Anglo Saxon words “haen” and “worth”, meaning “small homestead”....
- TwickenhamTwickenhamTwickenham is a large suburban town southwest of central London. It is the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and one of the locally important district centres identified in the London Plan...
- FelthamFelthamFeltham is a town in the London Borough of Hounslow, west London. It is located about west south west of central London at Charing Cross and from Heathrow Airport Central...
Transport
Bus services
- 267 (Hammersmith to Hampton Court via Twickenham and Brentford) Summer Sundays
- 285 (Kingston to Heathrow Central via Teddington and Feltham) 24 Hour
- R68 (Kew Retail Park to Hampton Court via Richmond and Teddington)
- R70 (Hampton Nurserylands to Richmond 'Circular Service' via Twickenham)
Nearest railway stations
- Fulwell railway stationFulwell railway stationFulwell railway station, on the Shepperton branch line, is at Fulwell in the Richmond on Thames. It is in Travelcard Zone 6. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South West Trains.- History :...
: Trains run every 30 minutes Mon-Sat - Strawberry Hill railway stationStrawberry Hill railway stationStrawberry Hill railway station is in Strawberry Hill in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in south west London, and is in Travelcard Zone 5. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by South West Trains...
: Trains run every 30 minutes Mon-Sat - Hampton railway stationHampton railway stationHampton railway station, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, is on the Shepperton branch line. It is in Travelcard Zone 6. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South West Trains.- Services:...
: Trains run every 30 minutes Mon-Sat - Teddington railway stationTeddington railway stationTeddington railway station is located in Teddington in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, in south west London, and is in Travelcard Zone 6. The station is operated by South West Trains, as are all trains serving it.-Station layout:...
: Trains run approximately every 15 minutes Mon-Sat
Additional train services run during the weekday morning and evening peak
Education
Hampton Hill Junior School, is on St James Avenue, the head master is Bill Jerman. HHJS was won many awards such as their recent award for a green environment.Lady Eleanor Holles School
Lady Eleanor Holles School
The Lady Eleanor Holles School is an independent school for girls in Hampton, London, England. The school was founded in 1711.-Admissions:...
Juniors Department is located in Hampton Hill, off Uxbridge Road (the Seniors are in Hampton, off Hanworth Road).
Religious sites
- St James' Church - Church of EnglandChurch of EnglandThe Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
built 1863 - Hampton Hill United Reformed ChurchUnited Reformed ChurchThe United Reformed Church is a Christian church in the United Kingdom. It has approximately 68,000 members in 1,500 congregations with some 700 ministers.-Origins and history:...
- Hampton Hill Spiritualist Church
- St Francis de Sales - Roman Catholic
Sports
- Fulwell Golf Course
- Strawberry Hill Golf Course
- Twickenham Golf Course