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Richmond Park is the largest of London's Royal Parks. [7] It is the second-largest park in London (after the 10,000 acres (4,000 ha) Lee Valley Park, whose linear shaped area extends beyond the M25 into Hertfordshire and Essex) and is Britain's second-largest urban walled park after Sutton Park, [1] Birmingham.
Location: Richmond Park, TW10 5HX (London Borough of Richmond upon Thames), England, UK: Area: Eleven acres (45,000 m²)of surrounding grounds: Built: mid-18th century:
Thatched House Lodge is a Grade II-listed building, [1] dating from the 17th century, in Richmond Park in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in London, England. [2] It was the home of British prime minister Sir Robert Walpole and, since 1963, has been a royal residence, being leased from the Crown Estate by Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy (born Princess Alexandra of Kent ...
Richmond Palace – a view published in 1765 and based on earlier drawings. Henry I lived briefly in the King's house in "Sheanes". [14] In 1299, Edward I, the "Hammer of the Scots", took his whole court to the manor house at Sheen, a little east of the bridge and on the riverside, and it thus became a royal residence; William Wallace was executed in London in 1305, and it was in Sheen that ...
White Lodge is a Grade I listed [1] Georgian house situated in Richmond Park, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Formerly a royal residence, it now houses the Royal Ballet Lower School , instructing students aged 11–16.
The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames (pronunciation ⓘ) in south-west London, England, forms part of Outer London and is the only London borough on both sides of the River Thames. It was created in 1965 when three smaller council areas amalgamated under the London Government Act 1963. It is governed by Richmond upon Thames London Borough ...
London was officially declared the world's first National Park City in July 2019. A National Park City is inspired by the family of National Parks but is not the same as a National Park: it is a “large urban area that is managed and semi-protected through both formal and informal means to enhance the natural capital of its living landscape". [31]
Isabella Plantation, Richmond Park, London. Isabella Plantation is a woodland garden in Richmond Park in south west London. It is managed by The Royal Parks.. Originally located in a boggy part of Richmond Park, it was labelled on a 1771 map as Isabell Slade.