King Henry’s Mound
Richmond Park, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, is the largest of London's Royal Parks and is of national and international importance for wildlife conservation.- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Description: mound in Richmond Park, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, UK
- Also known as: “King Henry VIII’s Mound”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Richmond Park and Petersham Parish Church.
Richmond Park
Park
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Richmond Park, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, is the largest of London's Royal Parks and is of national and international importance for wildlife conservation.
Petersham Parish Church
Church
Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Peter's Church is the parish church of the village of Petersham in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is part of the Diocese of Southwark in the Church of England. Petersham Parish Church is situated 1,600 feet northwest of King Henry’s Mound.
Pembroke Lodge
Building
Photo: steve, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pembroke Lodge is a Georgian two-storey large house in Richmond Park in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It sits on high ground with views across the Thames valley to Windsor, the Chilterns and hills in the Borough of Runnymede. Pembroke Lodge is situated 900 feet south of King Henry’s Mound.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Petersham and Ham.
Petersham
Suburb
Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Petersham is a village in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames on the east of the bend in the River Thames south of Richmond, which it shares with neighbouring Ham.
Ham
Suburb
Photo: Stevekeiretsu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ham is a suburban district in Richmond, south-west London. It has meadows adjoining the River Thames where the Thames Path National Trail also runs. Most of Ham is in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and, chiefly, within the ward of Ham, Petersham and Richmond Riverside; the rest is in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.
Richmond
Town
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Richmond is a town in south-west London, 8.2 miles west-southwest of Charing Cross. It stands on the River Thames, and features many parks and open spaces, including Richmond Park, and many protected conservation areas, which include much of Richmond Hill.
King Henry’s Mound
- Categories: mound, round barrow, belvedere, and tourism
- Location: Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.44492° or 51° 26′ 42″ northLongitude
-0.29477° or 0° 17′ 41″ westOpen location code
9C3XCPV4+X3OpenStreetMap ID
node 402735697OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpointOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q97399728
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