The oldest of the three royal boroughs in England, it was formed in 1965 by the merger of the municipal boroughs of Kingston-upon-Thames (which itself was a Royal Borough), Malden and Coombe and Surbiton.
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Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames
Anne Frank's tree Planted on 12th June 1998. The Worshipful The Mayor Council...
General Dwight D. Eisenhower, supreme commander, allied forces Europe, Genera...
Childhood home of Eadweard Muybridge, pioneer photographer, 1830 -1904. Royal...
This tree was planted on behalf of the Royal Borough of Kingston and the King...
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