Kew () is a district in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Its population at the 2011 census was 11,436. Kew is the location of the Royal Botanic Gardens ("Kew Gardens"), now a World Heritage Site, which includes Kew Palace. Kew is also the home of important historical documents such as Domesday Book, which is held at The National Archives.
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- England
- UK place.map_type
- Greater London
- UK place.region
- London
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- 2011 Census ( ward )
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 3.30
- UK place.official_name
- Kew
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- TQ195775
- UK place.london_borough
- Richmond
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- RICHMOND
- UK place.postcode_district
- TW9
- UK place.postcode_area
- TW
- UK place.dial_code
- 020
- UK place.static_image_name
- St-Anne-church-Kew-5857.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Parish Church of St Anne
- UK place.static_image_2_name
- Kew Gardens Temperate House - Sept 2008.jpg
- UK place.static_image_2_caption
- Temperate House, Kew Gardens
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Richmond Park
- Organization.name
- The Kew Society
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34 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Governance
- Economy
- Chrysler and Dodge
- People
- Royal associations with Kew
- The Tudors and Stuarts
- The Hanoverians
- Georgian expansion
- Artists associated with Kew
- Botanists who have lived in Kew
- Other notable inhabitants
- Historical figures
- Living people
- Demography
- Homes and households
- Ethnicity
- Transport
- Parks and open spaces
- Sport and leisure
- Societies
- Education
- Primary schools
- Independent preparatory schools
- Former schools
- Places of worship
- Cemeteries and crematorium
- Literary references to Kew
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
Kew () is a district in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Its population at the 2011 census was 11,436. Kew is the location of the Royal Botanic Gardens ("Kew Gardens"), now a World Heritage Site, which includes Kew Palace. Kew is also the home of important historical documents such as Domesday Book, which is held at The National Archives.
Julius Caesar may have forded the Thames at Kew in 54 BC during the Gallic Wars. Successive Tudor, Stuart and Georgian monarchs maintained links with Kew. During the French Revolution, many refugees established themselves there and it was the home of several artists in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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