The town of kings and water ; Kingston- upon- Thames is 800 this year and seven kings used its coronation stone. Now, families love it too, says Anthea Masey

Evening Standard - London | August 13, 2008 | Copyright

THIS year the ancient town of Kingstonupon-Thames in Surrey celebrates the 800th anniversary of its earliest-surviving charter granted to the town by King John in 1208. Although 21st century traffic thunders around its confusing oneway system, much of the town's medieval layout can still be discovered in the busy shopping streets that radiate from its historic market square, where ancient buildings jostle with Victorian and modern additions.

Situated to the southwest of London, Kingston is sandwiched between two of the capital's greatest amenities: the Thames and Richmond Park. This, plus an ...

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