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Belgian Village on the Thames

1910s in the United KingdomBelgian refugeesBelgium–United Kingdom relationsEthnic enclaves in the United KingdomRefugees of World War I
United Kingdom in World War I

The Belgian Village on the Thames was a community of Belgian refugees that settled around East Twickenham and Richmond after the beginning of the First World War. The community was centred on the Pelabon munitions factory, run by an industrialist Charles Pelabon, where many of the refugees found work.

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Belgian Village on the Thames
Thames Path - northern Bank, Greater London Petersham (London Borough of Richmond upon Thames)

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The Belgian Village on the Thames

Thames Path - northern Bank
TW1 2JQ Greater London, Petersham (London Borough of Richmond upon Thames)
England, United Kingdom
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