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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Canbury

  

Canbury Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Canbury

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Canbury history

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There is evidence of prehistoric occupation from at least the Mesolithic along the river margins at Kingston, although most of the evidence tends to consist of scattered residual artefacts. Despite numerous archaeological investigations in the area of Kingston since the 1960s there have been few in-situ archaeological finds dating to the Roman period.

Manor

Canbury, or Canonbury, is not mentioned in Domesday Book of 1086. It was held by Merton Priory at an early period, probably dating from the grant of Kingston Church by Gilbert the Norman (or “Gilbert the Knight”), in about 1114. The manorial holdings included parts of open fields and buildings in the neighbouring manor of Ham with Hatch.

Urbanisation

The Dysarts’ acquisition of Canbury was well timed as Kingston expanded northwards during the 19th century. The expansion was driven by the coming of the railway to the area. The mixed Victorian housing stock that characterises the area today reflects the piecemeal development that occurred during this period.

Industrial development

The poor sanitation of the expanding town was addressed, in part, by 1877 with the construction of sewage works near the river. Raw sewage was treated using the ABC Process, toasted in huge ovens to produce a garden fertiliser. The public nuisance contributed to the decommissioning of the works in 1909. A large part of the adjacent area was used for Kingston Gasworks, from the 1850s onwards. The Sopwith Aviation Company expanded from its early beginnings at Brooklands to a former Roller Skating Rink in Canbury Park Road in 1912.

Open spaces

The Latchmere Recreation Ground was conveyed by William John Manners Tollemache, 9th Earl of Dysart and the Dysart Trustees on 23 February 1904 to the Municipal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames. The riverside walk developed into Canbury Gardens. The nearby Richmond Road ground was an athletics and rugby ground before becoming the home of Kingstonian F.C. between 1919 and 1988.

Canbury geography / climate

Canbury district extends westwards from the River Thames at Kingston Railway Bridge. It then extends northwards along the park wall to the border with the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames at Ham. The Canbury electoral ward comprises four polling areas in the southern part of the district with a further four in Tudor Ward to the north.

You can visit Canbury places with Walkfo Canbury to hear history at Canbury’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Canbury has 221 places to visit in our interactive Canbury map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Canbury, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Canbury places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Canbury & the surrounding areas.

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221 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Canbury tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Canbury

  

Best Canbury places to visit

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Canbury has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Canbury’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Canbury’s information audio spots:

Coronation Stone, Kingston upon Thames The Coronation Stone is believed to have been the site of the coronation of seven Anglo-Saxon kings . It is presently located next to the Guildhall in Kingston upon Thames, England . Kingston is now a town in the Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames in Greater London .

Outside the Box Comedy Club Outside the Box is a comedy club located in the backroom of The Fighting Cocks pub in Kingston-upon-Thames . It was opened in November 2006 by comedian Maff Brown .

Surbiton Lagoon Surbiton Lagoon was an open air swimming pool located in SurBiton, London, England . It was located on the banks of the River Thames in the early 1960s and early 1970s .

Nipper Nipper was a dog from Bristol, England, who served as the model for an 1898 painting by Francis Barraud titled His Master’s Voice. This image was the basis for one of the world’s best known trademarks, the famous dog-and-gramophone.

St Andrew’s Square, Kingston upon Thames St. Andrews Square is a mainly 1876 to 1884-built garden square in Surbiton in the borough of Kingston upon Thames, London.

Raeburn Open Space Raeburn Open Space, locally known as Berrylands Nature Reserve, is a 5-hectare Local Nature Reserve and Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade 1, in Berrylands in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in London. The site is a linear park along the Tolworth Brook (also known as the Surbiton Stream), a tributary of the Hogsmill River.

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