The National Archives
The National Archives is an archive in Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England. The National Archives is situated nearby to Kew Railway Bridge, as well as near the islet Oliver’s Island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kew Railway Bridge and Kew Palace.
Kew Railway Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kew Railway Bridge spans the River Thames in London, England, between Kew and Strand-on-the-Green, Chiswick. The bridge was opened in 1869. Kew Railway Bridge is situated 1,200 feet north of The National Archives.
Kew Palace
Kew Palace is a British royal palace within the grounds of Kew Gardens on the banks of the River Thames. Originally a large complex, few elements of it survive. Kew Palace is situated 3,600 feet west of The National Archives.
Oliver’s Island
Islet
Photo: Secretlondon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oliver's Island is a tree-covered 0.9-acre ait, in the River Thames in England. It is in the London Borough of Hounslow, on the Tideway, facing Kew and Strand-on-the-Green in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, and is owned by the Port of London Authority.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kew and Grove Park.
Kew
Suburb
Photo: Patche99z, Public domain.
Kew is a district in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Its population at the 2011 census was 11,436. Kew is the location of the Royal Botanic Gardens, now a World Heritage Site, which includes Kew Palace.
Grove Park
Neighborhood
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grove Park is an area in the south of Chiswick, now in the borough of Hounslow, West London. It lies in the meander of the Thames occupied by Duke's Meadows park.
The National Archives
- Type: Archive
- Category: education
- Location: Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.4809° or 51° 28′ 51″ northLongitude
-0.27987° or 0° 16′ 48″ westElevation
36 feet (11 metres)Open location code
9C3XFPJC+93GeoNames ID
6930363
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“The National Archives” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Erresuma Batuko Artxibategi Nazionala”
- Catalan: “Arxius Nacionals del Regne Unit”
- Chinese: “英國國家檔案館”
- French: “Archives nationales”
- Italian: “Archivi nazionali”
- Japanese: “イギリス国立公文書館”
- Latin: “Archiva Nationalia”
- Portuguese: “Arquivos Nacionais”
- Spanish: “Archivos Nacionales del Reino Unido”
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