Norbiton

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Norbiton
Norbiton shown within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ195695
London borough	Kingston
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Kingston upon Thames
Postcode district	KT1, KT2
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
European Parliament	London
UK Parliament	Kingston and Surbiton
London Assembly	South West
List of places: UK • England • London

Coordinates: 51°24′43″N 0°16′59″W / 51.41194, -0.28311

Norbiton is a place in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, London. It lies approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Kingston upon Thames's town centre, and 11 miles (17.7 km) from Charing Cross. Its main landmarks include Kingston Hospital and Kingsmeadow football stadium, which is currently used for the home matches of both AFC Wimbledon and Kingstonian F.C..

Its name was originally Norberton(e), [from the Old English north buritum' or granary], as it was named in a similar way to Surbiton on the opposite side of the Hogsmill River.

Norbiton's housing stock largely consists of large family Victorian and Edwardian houses, plus small localised brownfield redevelopments of 1960s, 1980s and modern flats. It contains more council and social housing than most other areas of Kingston - one of the largest such sites, the New Cambridge Estate, is used as a fictional council estate in TV drama The Bill.

Being 25 minutes via train to Waterloo station, the suburban population is made up of a large number of London commuters. Perhaps this is why the railway station here was famously used as a location for the British sitcom The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin. The headquarters of the Fire Brigades Union is located close to the station, on Coombe Road.

A notable resident was Cesar Picton, an African enslaved at the age of six, who lived as a servant (though evidently a very favoured one) at Norbiton Place for nearly thirty years from 1761, before becoming a highly successful coal-merchant in Kingston.

Norbiton is represented on the local council by veteran Labour Councillor of 35 years Steve Mama, Independent (and former Labour) Councillor Sheila Griffin, and Liberal Democrat Councillor Penny Shelton.

Contents 1 Education 2 Transport and locale 2.1 Nearby places 2.2 Nearest railway stations

[edit] Education

For education in Norbiton see the main Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames article.

[edit] Transport and locale

[edit] Nearby places

• Ham
• New Malden
• Teddington
• Petersham
• Berrylands
• Roehampton
• Surbiton
• Wimbledon

[edit] Nearest railway stations

• Norbiton railway station
• Kingston railway station
• Berrylands railway station
• New Malden railway station

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