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 miles
- Islington 14.8 miles
- City of Westminster 11.6 miles
- Bexley 20.2 miles
- Sutton 5.2 miles
- Crawley 18.1 miles
- Croydon 9.5 miles
- Slough 16.6 miles
- Harrow 15.6 miles
- Watford 20.6 miles
- Woking 12.8 miles
- Bracknell 19.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Tolworth Ward 0.8 miles
- King George's & Sunray Ward 0.9 miles
- Ruxley Ward 1 mile
- Surbiton Hill Ward 1.2 miles
- Long Ditton Ward 1.5 miles
- Alexandra Ward 1.6 miles
- Chessington South & Malden Rushett Ward 1.6 miles
- Horton Ward 1.7 miles
- Ewell Court Ward 1.7 miles
- West Ewell Ward 1.7 miles
- Claygate Parish 1.7 miles
- Berrylands Ward 1.7 miles
Example postcodes in Hook & Chessington North
KT9 1BL, KT9 1NJ, KT9 1AW, KT9 1BF, KT9 1EF, KT9 1QX, KT9 1QJ, KT9 1RZ, KT9 1BT … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 9.7 miles
- London Gatwick Airport 15.6 miles
- Chessington North Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Chessington South Railway Station 0.9 miles
Hotels near Hook & Chessington North Ad
- Foley Hotel 2 miles
- The Mitre, Hampton Court 5 3 miles
- The White Hart Hotel 3 3 miles
- The Park Hotel 3 4.2 miles
- Dog and Fox 3 5.3 miles
- Doubletree by Hilton London Kingston Upon Thames 4 3.1 miles
- Hotel Bosco 4 1.7 miles
- Woodlands Park Hotel 4 4.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Express London-Epsom Downs 3 4.3 miles
- Greyhound Hotel 5.9 miles
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 miles
- Sandown Park Racecourse Recreation 2.7 miles
- New Malden Library Library 2.7 miles
- Bentall Shopping centre 3 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Epsom University 3.1 miles
- Claremont Estate Estate 3.2 miles
- Claremont Landscape Garden Gardens 3.4 miles
- The Homewood Forest 3.6 miles
- Tudor Drive Library Library 4 miles
- Epsom Racecourse Recreation 4.4 miles
- Fishpond Wood Nature Reserve Nature reserve 4.5 miles
- Caesar's Camp Historic site 4.7 miles