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{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| dial_code = 020
| charingX_distance_mi = 10.0
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|photo1a=Kingston Market Square.jpg
| photo2a = Shrubsole Memorial, Kingston upon Thames.jpg
| photo2b = Church Street, Kingston-upon-Thames.jpg
| photo3a = Kingston Bridge at night.jpg
| size = 300
| text = Clockwise from top: Kingston Market Square; Church Street; [[Kingston Bridge, London|Kingston Bridge]] at night; Shrubsole Memorial water fountain
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| london_distance = 
| coordinates = {{coord|51.4103|-0.2995|region:GB|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| constituency_westminster1 = [[Richmond Park (UK Parliament constituency)|Richmond Park]]
| constituency_westminster = [[Kingston and Surbiton (UK Parliament constituency)|Kingston and Surbiton]]
| postcode_district = KT1, KT2
| region = London
| postcode_area = KT
| post_town = KINGSTON UPON THAMES
| london_borough = Kingston
| population_ref = 
| population = 43,013
| os_grid_reference = TQ182693
| official_name = Kingston upon Thames
| charingX_direction = NE
}}'''Kingston upon Thames''',<!-- Hi Wikipedian. Before you add the hyphens... there are none! Hyphens stopped being used in this name in 1965. :) --> also called Kingston, is a [[suburb]]an town in [[Greater London]], and is the centre of the [[Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames]]. Its [[postcode]]s are KT1 and KT2. About 45,000 people live in Kingston.

== Transport ==

=== Road ===
The A307, A308 and A2043 roads pass through Kingston. The A3 and A309 bypass Kingston.

=== Rail ===
Kingston has one main station, [[Kingston station]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kingston Train Station {{!}} South Western Railway|url=https://www.southwesternrailway.com/travelling-with-us/at-the-station/kingston|access-date=2021-01-03|website=www.southwesternrailway.com}}</ref> However, there are other stations nearby such as [[Hampton Wick station]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hampton Wick Train Station {{!}} South Western Railway|url=https://www.southwesternrailway.com/travelling-with-us/at-the-station/hampton-wick|access-date=2021-01-03|website=www.southwesternrailway.com}}</ref> and [[Norbiton station]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Norbiton Train Station {{!}} South Western Railway|url=https://www.southwesternrailway.com/travelling-with-us/at-the-station/norbiton|access-date=2021-01-03|website=www.southwesternrailway.com}}</ref>

=== Bus ===
Kingston has two bus stations: Fairfield Bus Station<ref>{{Cite web|last=Matters|first=Transport for London {{!}} Every Journey|title=Buses nearby Fairfield Bus Station|url=https://tfl.gov.uk/maps/bus?Input=Fairfield+Bus+Station&InputGeolocation=51.410447,-0.299741&searchBoxType=bus|access-date=2021-01-03|website=Transport for London|language=en-GB}}</ref> and Cromwell Road Bus Station.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Matters|first=Transport for London {{!}} Every Journey|title=Buses nearby Cromwell Road Bus Station|url=https://tfl.gov.uk/maps/bus?Input=Cromwell+Road+Bus+Station&InputGeolocation=51.41238,-0.299109|access-date=2021-01-03|website=Transport for London|language=en-GB}}</ref> The London Bus routes 57, 65, 71, 85, 111, 131, 213, 216, 281, 285, 371, 406, 411, 418, 465, 481, K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, X26, N65 and N87 go through or end in Kingston.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Buses from Kingston|url=http://bus.data.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/kingston-a4.pdf|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>

== London 2012 Olympics ==
Four cycling events were hosted in Kingston: the men's road race, the women's road race, the men's road time trial and the women's road time trial.

== Twinned towns ==
Kingston is twinned with [[Delft]] in the [[Netherlands]], [[Jaffna]] in [[Sri Lanka]] and [[Oldenburg (city)|Oldenburg]] in [[Germany]].

== References ==
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[[Category:Towns in London]]
[[Category:Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames]]