Mortlake
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Mortlake is a suburban district of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames on the south bank of the River Thames between Kew and Barnes. Historically it was part of Surrey and until 1965 was in the Municipal Borough of Barnes. Its Stuart and Georgian history was economically one of malting, brewing, farming, watermen and the Mortlake Tapestry Works (1617–1704), Britain's most important producer. A London landmark, the former Mortlake Brewery or Stag Brewery, is on the edge of Mortlake.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- London
- UK place.static_image_name
- Mortlake - Junction of Upper Richmond Road and Sheen Lane (2017).JPG
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Mortlake from the Junction of Upper Richmond Road and Sheen Lane
- UK place.population_ref
- ( ward )
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 4.50
- UK place.official_name
- Mortlake
- UK place.london_borough
- Richmond upon Thames
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Richmond Park
- UK place.post_town
- LONDON
- UK place.postcode_district
- SW14
- UK place.postcode_area
- SW
- UK place.dial_code
- 020
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TQ205755
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Governance
- History
- People
- Living people
- Historical figures
- Economy
- Stag Brewery or Mortlake Brewery
- Amenities
- Transport
- Adjoining districts
- Nearest railway stations
- Demography and housing
- References
- External links
Mortlake is a suburban district of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames on the south bank of the River Thames between Kew and Barnes. Historically it was part of Surrey and until 1965 was in the Municipal Borough of Barnes. Its Stuart and Georgian history was economically one of malting, brewing, farming, watermen and the Mortlake Tapestry Works (1617–1704), Britain's most important producer. A London landmark, the former Mortlake Brewery or Stag Brewery, is on the edge of Mortlake.
The Waterloo to Reading railway line runs through Mortlake, which has a pedestrianised riverside, two riverside pubs and a village green. The Boat Race finishes at Mortlake every March/April.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mortlake” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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