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[edit] Transport and locale
The South Circular Road (the A205) passes through Kew, with Kew Road providing the main road link to Richmond. The M4 motorway starts a short distance north of Kew, providing access to Heathrow Airport and the west. The A316 road starts in Chiswick and continues over Chiswick bridge and junctions with the south circular at Chaulker's corner.
In the 17th Century, the Kings Road was created by Charles II to travel to Kew and Hampton Court. It remained the Kings Private Road until 1830. However, people with the right connections were able to obtain a pass to use it. By the 1960s the King's Road had become famous for its fashionable boutiques and its association with the Swinging Sixties.
Since 1869 rail services have been available from Kew Gardens station, with services from both London Underground and National Rail.
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Shops adjoining Kew Gardens station
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[edit] Quotes
- I am His Highness' dog at Kew;
- Pray tell me, sir, whose dog are you?
- Epigram, engraved on the Collar of a Dog which I gave to his Royal Highness (Frederick, Prince of Wales)— Alexander Pope, 1688-1744
[edit] Sport and Leisure
Kew has several sport clubs and gym's including Putney Town Rowing Club and Richmond gymnastics association.
[edit] References
- , Room, Adrian: “Dictionary of Place-Names in the British Isles”, Bloomsbury, 1988
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