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Twickenham

Areas of LondonDistrict centres of LondonDistricts of London on the River ThamesDistricts of the London Borough of Richmond upon ThamesLondon Borough of Richmond upon Thames
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Twickenham is a suburban district in London, England. It is situated on the River Thames 9.9 miles (15.9 km) southwest of Charing Cross. Historically part of Middlesex, it has formed part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames since 1965, and the borough council's administrative headquarters are located in the area. The population, including St Margarets and Whitton, was 62,148 at the 2011 census.Twickenham is the home of the Rugby Football Union, with hundreds of thousands of spectators visiting Twickenham Stadium each year. The historic riverside area has a network of 18th-century buildings and pleasure grounds, many of which have survived intact.This area has three grand period mansions with public access: York House, Marble Hill and Strawberry Hill House. Another has been lost, that belonging to 18th-century aphoristic poet Alexander Pope, who was known as the Bard of Twickenham. Strawberry Hill, the Neo-Gothic prototype home of Horace Walpole is linked with the oldest Roman Catholic university in the country, St Mary's University.

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Twickenham
Twickenham Junction Rough, London Twickenham (London Borough of Richmond upon Thames)

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N 51.449 ° E -0.337 °
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TW1 1AA London, Twickenham (London Borough of Richmond upon Thames)
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