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Hampton Wick

Coordinates:51°24′54″N0°18′36″W/ 51.415°N 0.310°W/51.415; -0.310
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Hampton Wick
Hampton Wick is located in Greater London
Hampton Wick
Hampton Wick
Location withinGreater London
Area2.74 km2(1.06 sq mi)
Population10,221 (2011 census)[1]
•Density3,730/km2(9,700/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTQ1769
London borough
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKINGSTON UPON THAMES
Postcode districtKT1
Dialling code020
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51°24′54″N0°18′36″W/ 51.415°N 0.310°W/51.415; -0.310
Locally born architectEdward Lapidgeboth designed and donated the land for a church,St John's Hampton Wick,built in 1831.

Hampton Wickis aThamessidearea of theLondon Borough of Richmond upon Thames,England, contiguous withTeddington,Kingston upon ThamesandBushy Park.

Market gardeningcontinued until well into the twentieth century. With its road and rail connections toLondonalong theM4 corridor,it is within theLondon commuter belt.

Although north of the River Thames, the area forms part of theKingston upon ThamesandEast Moleseypost townsbased on the south side of the river.[2]As the river flows north past Hampton Wick and Kingston, it is actually west of Kingston.

History

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There is evidence ofRomanoccupation.Kingston Bridge,the first bridge linking the village withKingston upon Thamesis dated from about 1219 and replaced the Romanfordat this point.

Cardinal Wolseyis believed to have lived in Hampton Wick (in Lower Teddington Road) while waiting forHampton Court Palaceto be built.[3]The parish of Hampton was split in the century after this time to form Hampton Wick.[4]

SirRichard Steelealso lived in Hampton Wick, in a house he whimsically called "The Hovel". He dedicated the fourth volume ofTatlertoCharles, Lord Halifax"from the Hovel at Hampton Wick, April 7, 1711", around the time he became Surveyor of the Royal Stables at Hampton Court Palace, Governor of the King's Comedians, aJustice of the Peaceand aknight.[5]

The architectEdward Lapidgeboth designed and donated the land for a church,St John's Hampton Wick,built in 1831. Lapidge had been born in the village.[6]He also designed the present Kingston Bridge. In 2010, after five years of closure, the church re-opened its doors under theChurch of England's church planting scheme. Services were resumed in December 2010.

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A tone poemHampton Wickfor orchestra was composed byHarry Waldo Warnerand won theHollywood BowlCompetition in 1932, then was premiered byCincinnati Symphony Orchestrain 1934. The music was based on a poem by Onslow Frampton which was the pen name of Warner himself.[7]

InCockney rhyming slang,"Hampton Wick" (often shortened to "Hampton" ) means "dick" or "prick", both of which are British vulgar slang names for thepenis.[8]Hence a character calledHugh Jamptonin the 1950s BBC radio programmeThe Goon Showamongst many other similar examples.[weasel words]Another use of the term appeared in the 2000s BBC TV seriesThe OfficewhenTim Canterburybemoans the quality ofSlough's nightlife, recollecting aTudor-themed club memorably displaying apunningnotice stating "Don't get yourHampton Court"in the men's toilets. The title of rockerSammy Hagar's 1982 albumStanding Hamptonalso relates to the same piece of rhyming slang.[9]

Hampton Wick was the setting for the 1970sThames Televisionsituation comedyGeorge and Mildred.The area is near the formerThames studiosatTeddingtonand filming took place at Manor Road in Teddington.[10]Hampton Wickwas also the title ofThe Two Ronnies'first "classic serial" spoof drama in their first BBC series (1973).[11]Hampton Wick is referenced by British singer-songwriterJamie Tin the title track of his 2009 EPSticks 'n' Stones.[12] The Two Ronnies also use the word to comic effect in their 1971 sketch "The Ministry of Pollution" where the Minister of Pollution (Barker) says, "North and Southampton will be joined together into one enormous hampton".

Hampton Wick (Station) also featured in the sitcomThe Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrinas the first of his train-based excuses for arriving late for work: "Eleven minutes late, staff difficulties, Hampton Wick."[13]

Sport and leisure

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Hampton Wick Royal Cricket Club,founded in 1863,[14]is a cricket club at the Royal Cricket Grand Pavilion in Bushy Park. The team currently plays in division three of theSurrey Championship League.The club's first eleven finished the 2006 season as unbeaten champions of the Fullers League Division 2 1st-XI league and gained promotion to Division 1.[15][16][17]

The Royal PaddocksAllotmentsare adjacent to Bushy Park and Hampton Wick Royal Cricket Club. They were established following a lease made byKing George Vin 1921.

Demography and housing

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Output area Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flats and apartments Caravans/temporary/mobile homes Shared between households[1]
(ward) 520 797 813 2,256 21 48
Output area Population Households % Owned outright % Owned with a loan hectares[1]
2011 Census households
(ward) 10,221 3,918 30 32 274

Economy and transport

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The main economic features here are transport.Kingston Universityhas a largehall of residencein the town. Some professional offices are byKingston Bridgeand these include a major office ofHSBCbank. TheA308splits the Royal Parks, leading nearby to theA309and A312 roads, north–south. Equally, theA311passes through the heart of the district forming its short, convenienceHigh Streetand provider further connections than another B road by the park to the larger commercial centre ofTeddington,centred less than 1 mile (1.6 km) from Hampton Wick's railway station which is another economic hub of the area.

Hampton Wick railway stationhas connections toLondon Waterloo.

See also

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References

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  1. ^abcKey Statistics; Quick Statistics: Population DensityArchived11 February 2003 at theWayback MachineUnited Kingdom Census 2011Office for National StatisticsThe singlewardincludes about one third of the two parks. Retrieved 21 November 2013
  2. ^Royal Mail,Address Management Guide(2004).
  3. ^Gibson, Anne (11 July 2008)."A property career steeped in history".The New Zealand Herald.Retrieved17 April2020.
  4. ^Map of S. Middlesex showing Ashford, East Bedfont, Feltham, Hampton, Hanworth, Laleham, Littleton, Shepperton, Staines, Stanwell, Sunbury and TeddingtonA History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 3Susan Reynolds (1962), pp. 1-12. Date accessed: 18 December 2013
  5. ^The Tatler, Volume 4 by Joseph Addison and Sir Richard Steele.Project Gutenberg.Retrieved10 May2020.
  6. ^"Chapel of St John the Baptist at Hampton Wick".The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction.19:376. 1832.Retrieved25 July2011.
  7. ^"Old Hampton Wick poem - fascinating new information revealed".Hampton Wick Association.
  8. ^Partridge, Eric(1972).The Penguin Dictionary of Historical Slang.Penguin Books Ltd. pp.420.ISBN0-14-051046-X.
  9. ^Hagar, Sammy,In The Studio,show #305, original airdate: April 25, 1994
  10. ^"George & Mildred (1976–1979)" at IMDb
  11. ^"Hampton Wick".1971.
  12. ^"Sticks 'n' Stones".MetroLyrics.Archived from the original on 31 July 2016.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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  14. ^Buchanan, Clare (17 June 2013)."Victorian match celebrates cricket club's 150th".Richmond and Twickenham Times.Archived fromthe originalon 4 July 2013.Retrieved4 July2013.
  15. ^Cox, Richard Garner (2003).British sport: a bibliography to 2000.London: F. Cass.ISBN0-7146-5251-2.
  16. ^Cricket Society; Stephen Eley; Griffiths, Peter R.; Padwick, Eric William; Griffins, Peter (1984).Padwick's Bibliography of Cricket.Library Assn Pub Ltd.ISBN0-85365-528-6.
  17. ^"Hampton Wick Royal Cricket Club".Retrieved8 October2007.
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