Teddington
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Teddington is an affluent suburb of London in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Historically an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex and situated close to the border with Surrey, the district became part of Greater London in 1965. In 2021, The Sunday Times named Teddington as the best place to live in London, and in 2023, the wider borough was ranked first in Rightmove's Happy at Home index, making it the "happiest place to live in Great Britain"; the first time a London borough had taken the top spot.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.map_type
- Greater London
- UK place.official_name
- Teddington
- UK place.static_image_name
- The bridge at Teddington Lock - geograph.org.uk - 1021556.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Teddington Lock Bridge (west)
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 4.27
- UK place.population
- 10330
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TQ159708
- UK place.london_borough
- Richmond
- UK place.region
- London
- UK place.post_town
- TEDDINGTON
- UK place.postcode_district
- TW11
- UK place.postcode_area
- TW
- UK place.dial_code
- 020
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Twickenham
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Encyclopedic overview
23 sectionsContents
- Economy
- History
- Etymology
- Teddington's beginnings
- Economic change
- 20th century
- Governance
- The Teddington Society
- Education
- Leisure
- Sport
- Transport
- Rail
- Buses
- Geography
- Demography and housing
- Places of worship
- Notable residents
- Living people
- Historical figures
- Notes and references
- Further reading
- External links
Teddington is an affluent suburb of London in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Historically an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex and situated close to the border with Surrey, the district became part of Greater London in 1965. In 2021, The Sunday Times named Teddington as the best place to live in London, and in 2023, the wider borough was ranked first in Rightmove's Happy at Home index, making it the "happiest place to live in Great Britain"; the first time a London borough had taken the top spot.
Teddington is situated on a long meandering of the Thames between Hampton Wick and Strawberry Hill, Twickenham. Mostly residential, it stretches from the river to Bushy Park with the commercial focus on the A313 road. At Teddington's centre is the High Street and Broad Street, alongside mid-rise urban developments, containing offices and apartments. There is a suspension bridge over the lowest non-tidal lock on the Thames, Teddington Lock.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Teddington” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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