Kingston upon Thames

Summary

Kingston upon Thames is a town^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.29% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,163 views/month, #27 of 9,456).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kingston upon Thames is located in Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames^[3].
• Kingston upon Thames is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Kingston upon Thames is on the body of water River Thames^[5].
• Kingston upon Thames is on the body of water Hogsmill River^[6].
• Kingston upon Thames's image is recorded as Kingston Market Square.jpg^[7].
• Kingston upon Thames's instance of is recorded as town^[8].
• Kingston upon Thames's instance of is recorded as area of London^[9].
• Kingston upon Thames's instance of is recorded as market town^[10].
• Kingston upon Thames's shares border with is recorded as Ham^[11].
• Kingston upon Thames's coat of arms image is recorded as Kingston Guildhall crest at top.jpg^[12].
• Kingston upon Thames's twinned administrative body is recorded as Oldenburg^[13].
• Kingston upon Thames's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 145673515^[14].
• Kingston upon Thames's GND ID is recorded as 4289414-1^[15].
• Kingston upon Thames's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2006019419^[16].
• Kingston upon Thames's postal code is recorded as KT1^[17].
• Kingston upon Thames's postal code is recorded as KT2^[18].
• Kingston upon Thames's Commons category is recorded as Kingston upon Thames^[19].
• Kingston upon Thames's local dialing code is recorded as 020^[20].
• Kingston upon Thames's OS grid reference is recorded as TQ182693^[21].
• Kingston upon Thames's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.4103, 'lon': -0.2995}^[22].
• Kingston upon Thames's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/049kw^[23].
• Kingston upon Thames's official website is recorded as http://www.kingston.gov.uk^[24].
• Kingston upon Thames's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kingston upon Thames^[25].
• Kingston upon Thames's MusicBrainz area ID is recorded as 82d06beb-9ddb-4f9b-bc83-95fab1304289^[26].
• Kingston upon Thames's population is recorded as {'amount': '+43013'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Kingston upon Thames is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. It is located in Royal Borough of it^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include River Thames^[5], a river^[28], in United Kingdom^[29] and Hogsmill River^[6], a river^[30], in United Kingdom^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Kingston upon Thames's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+16'}^[32]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+10'}^[33]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+43013'}^[27].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town^[8], area of London^[9], and market town^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kingston upon Thames include Kingston^[34], a city^[35], in Jamaica^[36], founded in 1692^[37].

Why It Matters

Kingston upon Thames ranks in the top 0.29% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,163 views/month, #27 of 9,456).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for it include Kingston^[34], a city^[35], in Jamaica^[36], founded in 1692^[37].