Richmond Town
Richmond Town, is a neighbourhood in central Bangalore. It is named after Thomas Richmond, a barrister in the British India government. "He was an Anglo-Indian philanthropist and the president of the All India Anglo-Indian Association.Photo: Amol.Gaitonde, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Suburb
- Description: neighbourhood in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Also known as: “Richmond Town, Bengaluru” and “Sir Mirza Ismail Nagar”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Richmond Town Methodist Church and Sree Kanteerava Stadium.
Richmond Town Methodist Church
Church
Richmond Town Methodist Church is the first Methodist Church to be established in Bangalore in India. The church was started in 1875 by William Taylor on Kingston Road in what is now called Richmond Town.
Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Sanyambahga, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sree Kanteerava Outdoor Stadium, also known as Sampangi Outdoor Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Bangalore, India. It houses a running track, a volleyball court, and two outdoor rock climbing walls.
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Raghavan2010, CC0.
The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, also known as the Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium, is a cricket stadium in Bengaluru city of the Indian state of Karnataka.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Austin Town and Bangalore.
Austin Town
Suburb
Austin Town, Bengaluru is a locality of the Bangalore Cantonment, named after a British Collector and Municipal President of the Civil and Military Station, Sir.
Bangalore
Bangalore, also known as Bengaluru or BLR for short, is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is a large, cosmopolitan city with a large working population.
Gandhi Nagar
Suburb
Gandhi Nagar is a locality situated in Bengaluru. It is a bustling neighbourhood of Central Bengaluru. Gandhi Nagar is situated 3 km northwest of Richmond Town.
Richmond Town
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Bangalore (North), Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
12.96356° or 12° 57′ 49″ northLongitude
77.60159° or 77° 36′ 6″ eastElevation
906 metres (2,972 feet)Open location code
7J4VXJ72+CJOpenStreetMap ID
node 5164714917OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Kannada—“Richmond Town” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Richmond Town”
- Kannada: “ಮಿರ್ಜಾ ಇಸ್ಮೈಲ್ ನಗರ”
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Highlights include Richmond Town Park and Baldwin Women’s Methodist College.
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