Elizabeth Gate

Elizabeth Gate is a locality in Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England. Elizabeth Gate is situated nearby to the locality Brentford Reach, as well as near the neighborhood Pinkham Mansions.

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Type: Locality
Description: principal entrance to Kew Gardens, London
Also known as: “Principal entrance gates and railings fronting Kew Green”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kew Palace and Cambridge Cottage.

Kew Palace

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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.

Cambridge Cottage

Historic building

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Cambridge Cottage is a former royal residence in Kew in London. It is located on the west side of Kew Green, very close to St Anne's Church; the rear of the house is in Kew Gardens, where it is known as the Duke's Garden.

Kew Bridge

Bridge

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Kew Bridge is a wide-span bridge over the Tideway linking the London Boroughs of Richmond upon Thames and Hounslow. The present bridge, which was opened in 1903 as King Edward VII Bridge by King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, was designed by John Wolfe-Barry and Cuthbert Arthur Brereton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kew and Grove Park.

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.

Grove Park

Neighborhood

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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.