Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey
London Borough of Kingston
 History of Kingston-upon-Thames
Kingston upon Thames is one of only four Royal Boroughs in England and Wales.
Its close relationship with successive monarchs began more than a thousand years
ago with a great Council presided over by King Egbert in 838 and with the
coronation of seven Anglo-Saxon kings.
There were seven Saxon Kings crowned at Kingston between AD 900 and 1016. Of
them Aethelstan was the most accomplished.
A historic royal borough on the southern banks of the
River Thames. Formerly part of the county of
Surrey (and home to Surrey County Hall. Now part of
Greater London.
The Kingston-upon-Thames Coronation Stone was the place where the
Kings of England were crowned over 1,000
years ago.
Kingston-upon-Thames
Local Websites
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Kingston-upon-Thames.co.uk
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