Hampton Hill
| Hampton Hill | |
| Middlesex | |
|---|---|
 St James's Church and Hampton Hill cemetery | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TQ144710 |
| Location: | 51°25’35"N, 0°21’21"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Hampton, Teddington |
| Postcode: | TW11, TW12 |
| Dialling code: | 020 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Richmond upon Thames |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Twickenham |
Hampton Hill (initially known as "New Hampton") is a suburban village in Middlesex, to the south of Twickenham. It is part of what is collectively known as The Hamptons.
Much of Hampton Hill High Street, and some neighbouring residential areas are designated as a conservation area.[1]
History
Hampton Hill's urban development was railway-fuelled building in an area that was since the Middle Ages the north of the Parish of Hampton, further away from the River Thames. Distinguished from Hampton on all street name signs, it is that part across the Longford River, an artificial watercourse commissioned by King Charles I and built to supply Hampton Court. The river is taken to form the boundary between Hampton Hill and Hampton.
During the First World War, No 15 High Street was the drill hall of the 8th Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment. The regiment's insignia can still be seen in stone over the door.[2]
Hampton Hill was bombed a number of times during the Blitz. The first major incident was in November 1940 when 63 Park Road was gutted when an abandoned Wellington bomber crashed on it. On the next night much of Alpha Road was destroyed and five people died after a Luftwaffe bomber dropped a landmine on it. Subsequently, Hampton Hill had a number of lucky escapes with bombs and incendiaries either failing to explode or landing in Bushy Park, Fulwell Golf Course, and other open land, with the next major incident being in June 1944 when a doodlebug exploded near Longford Close and killed one person.[3]
Society
The Hampton Hill Association maintains a What's On Guide, Gallery, History and Young Residents pages for the village.
The High Street in Hampton Hill has an active traders' association. They have been organising the annual Christmas Lighting Up parade for over 40 years. In 2010 the inaugural Hampton Hill Summer Festival was organised. The Hampton Hill Traders' Association together with Richmond Council co-fund the town centre manager, Jayne Jackson. The wide range of commerce, theatre and restaurants in the High Street is documented by an annually updated Hampton Hill Guide.[4]
Hampton Hill Theatre is a small community theatre, purpose built for Teddington Theatre Club in 1998,[5][6] and used by a number of other theatre groups too.
Churches
- Church of England: St James' Church, built in 1863
- United Reformed Church: Hampton Hill
- Roman Catholic: St Francis de Sales
Sport
- Hampton Hill Cricket Club
- Fulwell Golf Course
- Strawberry Hill Golf Course
- Twickenham Golf Course
Outside links
- The Hampton Hill Guide with the Hampton Hill Traders' Association
- 1st Hampton Hill Sea Scout Group
- 3rd Hampton Hill Scout Group
References
- ↑ "High Street (Hampton Hill) Conservation Area 38". Local Authority of Richmond upon Thames. https://www.richmond.gov.uk/media/13262/conarea38_a3_rgb.pdf.
- ↑ "Great War Centenary – Drill Halls". geograph.co.uk. https://www.geograph.org.uk/article/WW1-Great-War-Centenary---Drill-Halls/7.
- ↑ Barnfield, P. (2001). When the Bombs Fell: Twickenham, Teddington and The Hamptons Under Aerial Bombardment During the Second World War. Twickenham: Twickenham Local History Society. pp. 15 & 29. ISBN 0-903341-73-5.
- ↑ "Hampton Hill Guide". https://www.hamptonhillguide.co.uk.
- ↑ "About Hampton Hill Theatre". https://www.hamptonhilltheatre.org.uk/hampton-hill-theatre/about.
- ↑ "Welcome – Teddington Theatre Club". https://teddingtontheatreclub.org.uk/.