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London | Kingston-upon-Thames

The County of London was formed in 1889 from parts of the ancient counties of Middlesex, Kent and Surrey, with the City of London remaining an independent body. In 1965 Greater London was formed, taking in the rest of Middlesex (which no longer existed as a county) together with parts of Essex and Hertfordshire and further areas of Kent and Surrey.

Greater London is made up of 13 Inner and 19 Outer London boroughs together with the City of London.

Kingston-upon-Thames once lay in Surrey and is today one of the 19 boroughs making up Outer London. It lies on the southwest edge of the capital with the River Thames running along its northern border.

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Anglo-Saxons and Danes

Anglo-Saxon Kings

In 925 the first King of all England Athelstan was crowned on the King's Stone by the Thames, now known as Kingston. The river made up the border between the kingdoms of Wessex to the south and Mercia to the north. From Edward the Elder in 900 to Ethelred the Unready in 979, all Saxon Kings of Wessex and later England were crowned there, the only exception being Edgar, who was crowned in 973 at Bath.