Barnes

Barnes
Surrey
Barnes Pond
Location
Grid reference:	TQ225765
Location:	51°28’27"N, 0°14’7"W
Data
Post town:	London
Postcode:	SW13
Dialling code:	020
Local Government
Council:	Richmond upon Thames
Parliamentary constituency:	Richmond Park

Barnes is a town of Surrey now deep within the metropolitan conurbation but retaining its own identity. It stands on the south bank of the River Thames, in a loop of the river bounded by Hammersmith Bridge at the north end. Opposite it on the Middlesex bank lies Chiswick.

The Thames here forms meadows which have been converted into wetlands for the support of wildlife, known as the London Wetlands Centre.

Barnes has a number of 18th and 19th century buildings of exceptional quality, and is often noted for its historic village area centred on the pond, forming the Barnes Village conservation area.

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