Hook & Chessington North
Ward in Kingston upon Thames, England
| Coordinates: | 51.369, -0.301 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 18 64 |
| Dialling code: | 01372 (Esher) |
Hook & Chessington North sits in the south-west of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, on the edge of London where suburban streets meet the Surrey green belt. It is largely residential, with a mix of interwar semi-detached houses and later developments, local shopping parades and good commuter rail links from Chessington North into London Waterloo, making it popular with families and day-to-day commuters.
The area is notable for its proximity to Chessington World of Adventures, a major local employer and visitor attraction, and for the pockets of woodland and open space that give parts of the ward a semi-rural feel. Historically transformed from farmland into suburb in the 20th century, it retains active community groups and a local identity distinct from central Kingston.
Postcode districts covering Hook & Chessington North
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Islington 14.8 miles23.9 km
- City of Westminster 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Bexley 20.2 miles32.6 km
- Sutton 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Crawley 18.1 miles29 km
- Croydon 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Slough 16.6 miles26.8 km
- Harrow 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Watford 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Woking 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Bracknell 19.8 miles31.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Tolworth Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- King George's & Sunray Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Ruxley Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Surbiton Hill Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Long Ditton Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Alexandra Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Chessington South & Malden Rushett Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Horton Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Ewell Court Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- West Ewell Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Claygate Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Berrylands Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
Example postcodes in Hook & Chessington North
KT9 1AS, KT9 1HJ, KT9 1AZ, KT9 1AU, KT9 1NN, KT9 1QB, KT9 2QE, KT9 1PU, KT9 2QP … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 9.7 miles15.7 km
- London Gatwick Airport 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Chessington North Railway Station 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Chessington South Railway Station 0.9 miles1.4 km
Hotels near Hook & Chessington North Ad
- Foley Hotel 2 miles3.2 km
- The Mitre, Hampton Court 5 3 miles4.9 km
- The White Hart Hotel 3 3 miles4.8 km
- The Park Hotel 3 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Dog and Fox 3 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Hotel Bosco 4 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Woodlands Park Hotel 4 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Holiday Inn Express London-Epsom Downs 3 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Doubletree by Hilton London Kingston Upon Thames 4 3.1 miles5 km
- Greyhound Hotel 5.9 miles9.5 km
Schools in Hook & Chessington North
- Castle Hill Primary School Primary
- St Paul's C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Kingsmeadow Stadium 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Sandown Park Racecourse Recreation 2.7 miles4.4 km
- New Malden Library Library 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Bentall Shopping centre 3 miles4.8 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Epsom University 3.1 miles5.1 km
- Claremont Estate Estate 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Claremont Landscape Garden Gardens 3.4 miles5.5 km
- The Homewood Forest 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Tudor Drive Library Library 4 miles6.4 km
- Epsom Racecourse Recreation 4.4 miles7 km
- Fishpond Wood Nature Reserve Nature reserve 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Caesar's Camp Historic site 4.7 miles7.6 km