Petersham

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.

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Type: Suburb with 10,300 residents
Description: place in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Also known as: “Petersham, London” and “彼得森村”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Ham House and Ham Polo Club.

Ham House

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Ham House is a 17th-century house set in formal gardens on the bank of the River Thames in Ham, south of Richmond in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

Ham Polo Club

Pitch

Ham Polo Club is a Hurlingham Polo Association polo club situated in Richmond in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, south-west London, England.

The German School London

School

The German School London

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The German School London is an independent school based in the grounds of Douglas House in Petersham in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Founded in 1971, today it serves a student body of over 800, from kindergarten to the end of high school.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ham and Twickenham.

Ham

Suburb

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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.

Twickenham

Town

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Twickenham is a suburban town in London, England, on the River Thames 9.9 miles southwest of Charing Cross. Historically in Middlesex, since 1965 it has formed part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, whose administrative headquarters are in the area.

Teddington Lock

Locality

Teddington Lock

Photo: Mike Ricard, CC BY 2.0.

Teddington Lock is a complex of three locks and a weir on the River Thames between Ham and Teddington in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England.

Petersham

Categories: village, area of London, and locality
Location: Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.44369° or 51° 26′ 37″ north

Longitude

-0.30529° or 0° 18′ 19″ west

Population

10,300

Open location code

9C3XCMVV+FV

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Petersham” goes by many names.

Basque: “Petersham”
Catalan: “Petersham”
Chinese: “彼得斯林”
Dutch: “Petersham”
French: “Petersham”
Greek: “Πήτερσαμ”
Hindi: “पीटरशम”
Irish: “Petersham”
Japanese: “ピーターシャム”
Polish: “Petersham”
Portuguese: “Petersham”
Spanish: “Petersham”
Swedish: “Petersham, London”
Swedish: “Petersham”
Turkish: “Petersham”
Urdu: “پیٹرشیم، لندن”
Welsh: “Petersham”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Horse Reach (Upper) and Bishop’s Gate.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Russell School Playing Field and The Russell Primary School.

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