Staines-upon-Thames

riverside town on the River Thames in the borough of Spelthorne in Surrey, England
Place town Q285323
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Staines-upon-Thames

Summary

Staines-upon-Thames is a town[1]. Staines-upon-Thames ranks in the top 2% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,777 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Staines-upon-Thames is located in Spelthorne[3].
  • Staines-upon-Thames is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Staines-upon-Thames is on the body of water River Thames[5].
  • Staines-upon-Thames's instance of is recorded as town[6].
  • Staines-upon-Thames's instance of is recorded as unparished area[7].
  • Staines-upon-Thames's instance of is recorded as market town[8].
  • Staines-upon-Thames's postal code is recorded as TW18[9].
  • Staines-upon-Thames's Commons category is recorded as Staines-upon-Thames[10].
  • Staines-upon-Thames's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00[11].
  • Staines-upon-Thames's local dialing code is recorded as 01784[12].
  • Staines-upon-Thames's OS grid reference is recorded as TQ045715[13].
  • Staines-upon-Thames's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.434, 'lon': -0.511}[14].
  • Staines-upon-Thames's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Staines-upon-Thames[15].
  • Staines-upon-Thames has a population of {'amount': '+18484'}[16].
  • Staines-upon-Thames's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[17].
  • Staines-upon-Thames's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18].
  • Staines-upon-Thames's capital of is recorded as Spelthorne[19].
  • Staines-upon-Thames's capital of is recorded as Staines Urban District[20].
  • Staines-upon-Thames covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+7.86'}[21].
  • Staines-upon-Thames's historic county is recorded as Middlesex[22].

Body

Geography

Staines-upon-Thames is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Staines-upon-Thames is located in Spelthorne[3]. Staines-upon-Thames is on the body of water River Thames[5].

Physical Characteristics

Staines-upon-Thames covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+7.86'}[21]. Staines-upon-Thames has a population of {'amount': '+18484'}[16].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town[6], unparished area[7], and market town[8].

Why It Matters

Staines-upon-Thames ranks in the top 2% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,777 views/month).[2] Staines-upon-Thames has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] Staines-upon-Thames is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Spelthorne, Staines Urban District
    Coordinate location {'lat': 51.434, 'lon': -0.511}
    Described by source The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Population {'amount': '+18484'}
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48912|batch #48912]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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