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Kingston-Upon-Thames

a town of England, County Surrey, on the right bank of the Thames, 12 miles from Hyde Park Corner. Its antiquity is proved by numerous Roman remains found in its vicinity, and the Saxon kings were crowned here from Edward the Elder to Ethelred II. The stone on which the kings were crowned is preserved within an iron inclosure near the market-place.

In the neighborhood are Bushy and Richmond parks, and Hampton Court Palace. Pop. (1917) 40,000.