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OUR COMMUNITY - about Teddington |
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The town of Teddington has been around (in one form or another) for at least a thousand years. It is first mentioned in the year 960AD, and was known as 'Tudinton - the settlement of Tudda's people'. A lot of people mistakenly believe the name Teddington derives from Tide End Town but, while this is a nice story, unfortunately it is untrue; before the first lock was built here the tide used to go as far as Walton, and sometimes as far as Staines. The tide only started ending at Teddington in the early 19th Century and the first lock was built in 1810. Both Bushy Park and the River Thames towpath provide great open spaces and are home to a huge diversity of birdlife from kingfishers to parakeets. Teddington has a good number of much loved independent shops as well as the nearby shopping centres of Kingston, Twickenham and Richmond. Within walking distance there are many restaurants, pubs and bars. Transport links by road and rail give excellent access to central London and motorways to the south of England. Teddington has superb arts and heritage facilities very close by and some of the top state schools in the country. It is home to the Teddington Film Studios, once owned by Warner Brothers, which was severely damaged in 1944 by a V1 flying rocket that also caused damage to St Mary’s church east-facing windows. Crucially, Teddington still retains some of its village atmosphere and is friendly and welcoming; it's a great place to live!
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