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 (2,887 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 instance of is recorded as town^[7].
• Kingston upon Thames's instance of is recorded as area of London^[8].
• Kingston upon Thames's instance of is recorded as market town^[9].
• Kingston upon Thames's shares border with is recorded as Ham^[10].
• Kingston upon Thames's twinned administrative body is recorded as Oldenburg^[11].
• Kingston upon Thames's postal code is recorded as KT1^[12].
• Kingston upon Thames's postal code is recorded as KT2^[13].
• Kingston upon Thames's Commons category is recorded as Kingston upon Thames^[14].
• Kingston upon Thames's local dialing code is recorded as 020^[15].
• Kingston upon Thames's OS grid reference is recorded as TQ182693^[16].
• Kingston upon Thames's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.4103, 'lon': -0.2995}^[17].
• Kingston upon Thames's official website is recorded as http://www.kingston.gov.uk^[18].
• Kingston upon Thames's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kingston upon Thames^[19].
• Kingston upon Thames has a population of {'amount': '+43013'}^[20].
• Kingston upon Thames's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[21].
• Kingston upon Thames's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[22].
• Kingston upon Thames's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Kingston upon Thames^[23].
• Kingston upon Thames's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Kingston upon Thames^[24].
• Kingston upon Thames's category of associated people is recorded as Q90025749^[25].
• Kingston upon Thames's different from is recorded as Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames^[26].
• Kingston upon Thames sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+10'}^[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 covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+16'}^[32]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+10'}^[27]. It has a population of {'amount': '+43013'}^[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town^[7], area of London^[8], and market town^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kingston upon Thames include Kingston^[33], a city^[34], in Jamaica^[35], founded in 1692^[36].

Why It Matters

Kingston upon Thames ranks in the top 0.29% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,887 views/month, #27 of 9,456).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for it include Kingston^[33], a city^[34], in Jamaica^[35], founded in 1692^[36].