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412: 1275: 34: 50: 424: 399: 1282: 1609: 1598: 1587: 1576: 1565: 1554: 1543: 1532: 1521: 1510: 1751: 1763: 57: 217: 737: 522:, originally an African slave, he was brought to England aged six in 1761. He lived at Norbiton Place for nearly thirty years, before becoming a successful coal-merchant in Kingston. In the early 1800s Norbiton Place became the main residence of 1721: 526:, owner of neighbouring Norbiton Hall. Pallmer greatly developed the estate, including adding a dairy styled like an Indian temple and a lodge in the form of a doric temple. Living above his means, Pallmer was declared 1384: 1794: 1731: 1184: 1726: 1736: 863: 1634: 508:. It was finally demolished in the 1930s to make way for a complex of flats, also called Norbiton Hall. These flats were built between 1933 and 1935 and received local listing in 2018. 257: 1274: 576:. In 2020 plans were agreed to regenerate the Cambridge Road estate, including demolishing 865 existing homes and building 2,170 new ones. Homes on the renewed estate will obtain 1485: 265: 1437: 1167: 241: 1755: 1477: 1766: 1281: 1716: 1457: 96: 1490: 1644: 1639: 856: 383: 283: 857:"Norbiton Hall: Heritage assessment for designation as locally listed building with inclusion in the local list of Building of Townscape Merit (BTM)" 411: 1629: 505: 464: 201: 49: 1306: 1094: 1038: 275: 1066: 1500: 1176: 1160: 816: 641: 501: 356: 113: 593: 319: 229: 1547: 918: 33: 1536: 1525: 788: 707: 604: 493: 372: 1675: 1659: 1153: 1010: 993: 913: 301: 1649: 1301: 584: 387: 376: 189: 153: 1613: 1321: 556:
family houses, plus small localised brownfield redevelopments of 1960s, 1980s and modern flats. It contains more council and
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than most other areas of Kingston – one of the largest such sites, the Cambridge Road estate, was used as a fictional
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in 1831. Much of the main house was pulled down after 1830, with St Peter's Church built on part of the grounds.
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In the 2018 Kingston borough elections, both council seats in Norbiton ward were gained by the
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in 1865. Disliking the increasing development of the area, he moved away at the end of 1867.
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by a process that turns treated sewage into clean energy, the first such scheme in England.
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Its name was originally Norberton(e) and it was named in a similar way to
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Until the mid-nineteenth century much of Norbiton was made up of
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Norbiton ward of Kingston upon Thames Municipal Borough, 1868.
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St Agatha's Roman Catholic Church, Kingston upon Thames
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since 2017. It was previously used as a home ground by
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The origin of the place-name is from the 634:, leaving Labour with no seats on the council. 914:"Picton House, Kingston upon Thames (1080069)" 591:was used as a location for the British sitcom 363:town centre, and 11 miles (17.7 km) from 1161: 583:As Norbiton is only 25 minutes by train from 8: 894:Select Illustrations of the County of Surrey 460:(meaning northern grange or outlying farm). 1342:Stanley Picker Gallery, Kingston University 840:A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 3 804:Cherry, Bridget; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1983). 607:football stadium in Norbiton was bought by 1168: 1154: 1146: 809:. The Buildings of England London 2: South 23: 886: 884: 384:Municipal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames 832: 830: 828: 1630:All Saints Church, Kingston upon Thames 729: 465:All Saints Church, Kingston upon Thames 255: 211: 175: 151: 87: 30: 1645:St Luke's Church, Kingston upon Thames 1640:St John's Church, Kingston upon Thames 1122:"Kingston local election results 2018" 1177:Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames 1037:Ambrose, Jillian (26 February 2021). 642:Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames 357:Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames 273: 239: 227: 215: 199: 187: 165: 133: 121: 103: 7: 1762: 1009:Jenkinson, Orlando (20 March 2020). 869:from the original on 2 December 2021 855:Elisabetta Tonazzi (February 2018). 594:The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin 1347:The Queen's Promenade, River Thames 781:A Dictionary of British Place Names 767:Kingston upon Thames London Borough 504:, widow of the late prime minister 1676:Chessington & Hook United F.C. 919:National Heritage List for England 496:, 1605–18. In 1829, the Surrey MP 14: 1761: 1750: 1749: 1722:Grade I and II* listed buildings 1607: 1596: 1585: 1574: 1563: 1552: 1541: 1530: 1519: 1508: 1280: 1273: 994:Dictionary of National Biography 811:. London: Penguin. p. 313. 744:. Office for National Statistics 429:Plaque at site of Kingston Lodge 422: 410: 56: 55: 48: 32: 1302:Chessington World of Adventures 738:"Kingston Ward population 2011" 84:10,107 (2011 Census. Ward) 1322:Kingston upon Thames Guildhall 1093:White, Jim (7 February 2020). 492:, who lived there 1547–75 and 1: 1660:St Raphael's Church, Surbiton 949:. 26 April 1831. p. 807. 367:. Its main landmarks include 16:District in south-west London 1650:St Andrew's Church, Surbiton 1065:Ames, Nick (25 April 2017). 807:Pevsner Architectural Guides 765:/ University of Portsmouth, 763:Great Britain Historical GIS 570:, as well as the BBC sitcom 440:on the opposite side of the 1438:Latchmere Recreation Ground 502:Mary, Countess of Liverpool 90:OS grid reference 21:Human settlement in England 1811: 1655:St Mark's Church, Surbiton 1463:Tolworth Court Farm Fields 718:New Malden railway station 713:Berrylands railway station 597:. The headquarters of the 1745: 1271: 382:Norbiton was part of the 292: 252: 212: 43: 31: 988:"Meredith, George"  769:. Retrieved 3 June 2020. 742:Neighbourhood Statistics 708:Kingston railway station 703:Norbiton railway station 697:Nearest railway stations 589:Norbiton railway station 1681:Corinthian-Casuals F.C. 1375:Kingston Railway Bridge 379:which serves the area. 1327:Out of Order sculpture 963:. Diocese of Southwark 891:Prosser, G.F. (1828). 845:Accessed 30 March 2020 403: 377:Anglican parish church 355:is an area within the 190:Postcode district 124:Ceremonial county 1486:Kingston and Surbiton 1385:Parks and open spaces 1337:Rose Theatre Kingston 899:Accessed 9 April 2020 837:Malden, H.E. (1911). 779:Mills, A.D. (2011) . 638:Education in Norbiton 401: 266:Kingston and Surbiton 1701:Surbiton Hockey Club 1696:Kingston Rowing Club 1453:Southwood Open Space 1418:Elmbridge Open Space 1393:Bonesgate Open Space 1213:Kingston upon Thames 897:. Rivington, London. 648:Transport and locale 361:Kingston upon Thames 335:51.41194°N 0.28311°W 276:London Assembly 183:Kingston upon Thames 168:Sovereign state 1428:Hogsmill River Park 1357:Bridges and tunnels 1100:The Daily Telegraph 961:"St Peter's Church" 619:(1989–2017) and by 599:Fire Brigades Union 500:sold the estate to 331: /  106:London borough 1458:St Andrew's Square 1443:Raeburn Open Space 946:The London Gazette 613:Chelsea F.C. 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Norbiton is located in Greater London
Greater London
OS grid reference
TQ195695
London borough
Kingston
Ceremonial county
Greater London
Region
London
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Kingston upon Thames
Postcode district
KT1, KT2
Dialling code
020
Police
Metropolitan
Fire
London
Ambulance
London
UK Parliament
Kingston and Surbiton
London Assembly
South West

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