Ham’s existence was first recorded around 1150 and the name derives from the Old English hamm, which meant ‘land in a river bend’. Henry V acquired the manor of Hamme Upkyngeston in 1415, bringing the village into a closer relationship with the royal estate at Richmond upon Thames. Ham Common is a conservation area, and managed by, the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It comprises 120 acres, the second largest area of common land in the borough. It is divided into two

The name “Paradise” is frequently given to roads on the southern side of churches and may well have been the case here as its use would...

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MARLBOROUGH ROAD on Richmond Hill was developed around 1850. The land was owned by the Wesleyan Theological College. It was granted...

This road first appears on Rocque’s map (1741- 45) as Green Lane. A road plan of 1800 shows it as Black Horse Lane, that name being taken...

Once a muddy track through the Richmond countryside, Queen’s Road is unrecognisable today. It stretches from the Sheen Road up to the...