North Sheen

North Sheen is an area of London, England in the former Municipal Borough of Richmond. It was incorporated into Kew in 1965 when the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames was created.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include The Barn Church, Kew and North Sheen railway station.

The Barn Church, Kew

Church

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The Barn Church, Kew, formally known as St Philip and All Saints, is the first barn church to be consecrated in England. The building, which is not listed, is on the corner of Atwood Avenue and Marksbury Avenue, in an area previously known as North Sheen and now in Kew, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

North Sheen railway station

Railway station

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North Sheen railway station is in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, in south-west London, and is in London fare zone 3. The station, on the eastern edge of Richmond, is named after the North Sheen area which, in 1965, was absorbed by Kew.

North Sheen Cemetery

Cemetery

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North Sheen Cemetery is a cemetery in Kew in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is managed by Hammersmith and Fulham Council. The cemetery, which adjoins Mortlake Road and Lower Richmond Road, opened in 1909 and is still in use.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Richmond-Kew and Kew.

Richmond-Kew

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Richmond-Kew is a district in south-west London. This is perhaps the area of outer London with the most to offer visitors.

Kew

Suburb

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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.

Mortlake

Suburb

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Mortlake is a suburban district of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames on the south bank of the River Thames between Kew and Barnes. Historically it was part of Surrey and until 1965 was in the Municipal Borough of Barnes.

North Sheen

Type: Suburb
Description: area in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England, UK
Categories: area of London and locality
Location: Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.46889° or 51° 28′ 8″ north

Longitude

-0.28228° or 0° 16′ 56″ west

Elevation

33 feet (10 metres)

Open location code

9C3XFP99+H3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3471216202

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

GeoNames ID

13269487

Wikidata ID

Q2027808

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“North Sheen” goes by many names.

Dutch: “North Sheen”
French: “North Sheen”
Hindi: “नॉर्थ शीन”
Irish: “Sheen Thuaidh”
Polish: “North Sheen”
Swedish: “North Sheen”
Turkish: “North Sheen”
Urdu: “نارتھ شین”
“North Sheen”

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