Twickenham Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

Twickenham is a town in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in the south-west of London, England best known as the home of Twickenham Stadium - the headquarters of the Rugby Football Union - and also notable for its arts heritage.

The town is bordered on the south-eastern side by the River Thames and Eel Pie Island - which is connected to the Twickenham embankment by a narrow footbridge. The land adjacent to the river, from Strawberry Hill in the south, to Marble Hill Park in the north, is occupied with a mixture of luxury dwellings, formal gardens, public houses and a derelict swimming bath.

The Member of Parliament for Twickenham has been Liberal Democrat Dr Vincent Cable since his election in 1997. The parliamentary constituency includes St. Margaret's, Whitton, Heathfield, Teddington, Hampton, Fulwell, Hampton Hill and Hampton Wick.

Table of contents

1 Famous Residents 2 Local Geography 2.1 Nearest places 2.2 Nearest tube stations 2.3 Nearest railway stations

Famous Residents

• Sir Francis Bacon - Lord Chancellor of England
• Alexander Pope - poet and writer
• Horace Walpole - writer of gothic novels, Prime Minister's son and resident of Strawberry Hill.
• Louis Philippe Duc d’Orleans - sometime king of the French
• J.M.W. Turner - painter and poet
• Alfred Lord Tennyson - Poet Laureate
• King Manoel II of Portugal - exiled King of Portugal
• The Yardbirds - musicians
• Trevor Baylis - inventor of the clockwork radio
• Pete Townshend - musician, member of The Who

Local Geography

Nearest places

• Feltham
• Ham
• Hampton
• Kingston upon Thames
• Richmond upon Thames
• St. Margaret's
• Teddington
• Whitton

Nearest tube stations

• Richmond station

Nearest railway stations

• Fulwell station
• Richmond station
• Strawberry Hill station
• Twickenham station

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