The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is a borough in southwest London, England. The main town is Kingston upon Thames and it includes Surbiton, Chessington, New Malden, Tolworth and part of Worcester Park. It's the oldest of the 4 Royal Boroughs in England. The others are Kensington and Chelsea and Greenwich also in London, and Windsor and Maidenhead. The local authority is Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council.
According to population estimates during the middle of 2014, Kingston upon Thames features a permanent population of about 169958 inhabitants. Kingston is 1 of five London Boroughs with no London Underground station. It has nine National Rail stations and 2 centrally located bus stations. In 2008, 64 bus routes served Kingston. In March 2011, the primary forms of transport that residents used to travel to work were driving a car or van, used by 26.1 percent of all residents aged 16-74 and train, used by 7.1 per cent, and bus, minibus or coach, utilised by 7.1 per cent.
Kingston has several attractions in and close to it, ranging from nature attractions and historical attractions to theme parks. This includes Richmond Park, that is one of the world's largest urban parks, and three times the size of Central Park in New York City.