East Sheen, United Kingdom
East Sheen is a town of 10,348 people in England, United Kingdom.
Why visit East Sheen
Townapedia lists 90 museums and landmarks, 76 parks and trails, 176 places to eat, 11 places to stay and 18 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Richmond Theatre, Odeon, Museum of Richmond and Chiswick House.
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About East Sheen
East Sheen, also known as Sheen, is a suburb in south-west London in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
From the Wikipedia article East Sheen (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Things to do18
Richmond Theatre
Cinema and theater · 1.5 mi
Theatre in Richmond 1765–1884
Little Green, Richmond
Barnes Railway Bridge
Bridge · 0.9 mi
Railway bridge and footbridge in London, England, UK
Richmond Bridge
Bridge · 1.7 mi
18th-century bridge in London, England
Richmond Lock and Footbridge
Bridge · 2.1 mi
Lock and pedestrian bridge, situated on the River Thames in south west London
Richmond Railway Bridge
Bridge · 2.0 mi
Grade II listed steel bridge in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, United Kingdom
Teddington Lock Footbridges
Bridge · 3.2 mi
Two footbridges on the River Thames in London
The Exchange, Twickenham
Cinema and theater · 2.8 mi
Theatre and arts venue in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Tabard Theatre
Cinema and theater · 2.3 mi
Studio theatre in Chiswick, Hounslow, London, England
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Museums and landmarks90
Museum of Richmond
Museum · 1.7 mi
Museum in Richmond, London, United Kingdom
Whittaker Avenue, Richmond
Mo,Su off; Tu-Fr 11:00-17:00; Sa 10:00-16:00
Chiswick House
Museum · 1.5 mi
Neo-Palladian villa in the Chiswick district of London, England, UK
May-Oct Th-Su 11:00-16:00
Bolan's Rock Shrine
Monument and historic site · 1.3 mi
Memorial in Barnes, London
Ham House
Museum · 2.4 mi
Historic house museum in Ham, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England, UK
Hogarth's House
Museum · 1.7 mi
Grade I listed historic house museum in the London Borough of Hounslow, England,UK
Kilmorey Mausoleum
Monument and historic site · 2.3 mi
Mausoleum in St Margarets, London
Orleans House Gallery
Museum · 2.4 mi
Building and art gallery in Twickenham, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England, United Kingdom
King Henry VIII's Mound
Monument and historic site · 1.7 mi
Mound in Richmond Park, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, UK
Burton Mausoleum
Monument and historic site · 0.5 mi
Grade II* listed mausoleum in the form of a Bedouin tent carved to resemble draping canvas. Houses the coffins of Sir Richard and Lady...
61 North Worple Way, London
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Parks, trails and playgrounds76
Ham Lands
Park · 3.1 mi
Nature reserve in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England, UK
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Restaurants and cafes176
King's Head
Bar and pub · 1.5 mi
1 Roehampton High Street, London
Mo-Fr 11:00-23:00; Sa 10:00-23:00; Su 10:00-22:30
The Old Ship
Bar and pub · 1.7 mi
3 King Street, Richmond
Mo-Th 10:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-24:00; Su 11:00-23:00
Bill's
Restaurant · British · 1.6 mi
1-3 Hill Rise, Richmond
Mo-Th 08:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 08:00-22:00; Su,PH 09:00-21:00
Blank Street Coffee
Cafe · Coffee Shop · 1.6 mi
28 George Street, Richmond
Mo-Fr 07:00-18:00; Sa-Su 08:00-18:00
Awesome Thai
Restaurant · Thai · 1.4 mi
68 Church Road, London
Mo-Th 18:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-15:00,18:00-23:00; Su 12:00-22:00
Franco Manca
Restaurant · Pizza · 1.6 mi
8 Red Lion Street, Richmond
Mo-Th 12:00-23:00; Fr 12:00-23:30; Sa 11:30-23:30; Su 11:30-23:00
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History
East-Sheen is a pleasant hamlet in this parish, situated on a rising ground considerably above the level of the river. It contains about ninety houses. Here are several handsome villas; the vicinity to Richmond-park, and the beauty of the surrounding country, making it a desirable situation.
Earliest references specifically to the present area of land, rather than references to parts of Mortlake, emerge in the 13th century, generally under its early name of Westhall. Originally one carucate, it was sold in 1473 by Michael Gaynsford and Margaret his wife in the right of Margaret to William Welbeck, citizen and haberdasher, of London. The Welbecks held it until selling in 1587. Later owners of what remained, the Whitfields, Juxons and Taylors were equally not titled, as with Mortlake's manorial owners, nor had an above average size or lavish manor house.
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The southern estate of Temple Grove, East Sheen, first belonged to Sir Abraham Cullen, who was created a baronet in 1661. He died in 1668, and his first son Sir John in 1677. His second son Sir Rushout Cullen seems to have sold the estate shortly afterwards to Sir John Temple, attorney-general of Ireland, brother to Sir William Temple, diplomat and author, who was earlier of adjoining West Sheen, giving the home his name. It belonged to the Temples until Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, who later would serve as Foreign Secretary and Prime Minister, sold it soon after coming of age in 1805. It was bought by Sir Thomas Bernard, who rebuilt the Jacobean style front of the house shown in a drawing hung in the house of 1611. Sir Thomas sold it about 1811 to Rev. William Pearson who founded the Temple Grove Preparatory School for boys. The school moved in 1907 to Eastbourne and the estate was given over to house and apartment builders.
East Sheen was included in the Metropolitan Police District in 1840. Before 1900, Mortlake developed a secular vestry to help administer poor relief, maintain roads, ditches and other affairs. From 1892 to 1894 Mortlake (including East Sheen) formed part of the expanded Municipal Borough of Richmond. In 1894, nearby North Sheen was created as a civil parish, being split off from Mortlake and remaining in the Municipal Borough of Richmond. The remainder of Mortlake (including East Sheen) was instead transferred to the Barnes Urban District, which became the Municipal Borough of Barnes in 1932.
In 1965 North Sheen was incorporated into Kew which, with the rest of the Municipal Borough of Richmond, joined the Municipal Borough of Twickenham and the Municipal Borough of Barnes to form the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
From the History section of East Sheen on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Economy
East Sheen concentrates its commercial area to the main through street: its long high street has transport/furniture/hardware shops, convenience services, offices, restaurants, cafés, pubs and suburban supermarkets and is also the economic hub for Mortlake of which East Sheen was once a manor. This wide-footpath street is the Upper Richmond Road West which connects Richmond to Putney. Central to this street is The Triangle, a tree-lined traffic island with a war memorial and an old milestone at the intersection of Upper Richmond Road West with Sheen Lane. The main railway station serving the area, Mortlake, is centred 300m north of this.
Education
Schools in the area include: Richmond Park Academy; Tower House Boys' Preparatory School, a small independent prep-school for boys aged 4–13; East Sheen Primary School, a state school on Upper Richmond Road West; Sheen Mount School, a state primary school on West Temple; and Thomson House School, located on Vernon Road.
From the Wikipedia article East Sheen, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable people from East Sheen
Pat SmytheBritish equestrian (1928-1996)Photo: Unknown (United Press), Public domain
Robert Shirley, 1st Earl FerrersEnglish noble and soldier (1650-1717)Photo: John Michael Wright, Public domain
Patricia Hornsby-SmithPolitician; life peer (1914-1985)Photo: Robin S. Taylor, CC BY-SA 4.0- Esmond KnightBritish actor (1906–1987)
- Robert DayBritish film director (1922-2017)
- John Leonard WatlingBritish philosopher
Born in East Sheen, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Where to stay11
Churches and places of worship78
Barnes Methodist Church
Church · Methodist · 1.1 mi
Station Road, London
Grove Gardens Chapel
Church · Anglican · 1.1 mi
Lower Grove Road, Richmond
All Saints Church, Putney Common
Church · Anglican · 1.7 mi
Putney Common, London
Shopping83
Gas and EV charging18
Schools, colleges and libraries45
Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School
School · Anglican · 0.9 mi
Queens Road, Richmond
Healthcare32
Map of East Sheen
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Getting there and nearby towns
Heathrow Airport (LHR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 8 miles away.
- Barnes 1 mi northeast, about 2 min by car
- Kew 2 mi northwest, about 2 min by car
- Richmond 2 mi west, about 3 min by car
- Brentford 2 mi northwest, about 4 min by car
- Isleworth 3 mi west, about 5 min by car
- Wimbledon Park 4 mi southeast, about 6 min by car
- Hampton Wick 4 mi southwest, about 6 min by car
- Norbiton 4 mi south, about 6 min by car
- Kingston upon Thames 4 mi south, about 6 min by car
- Earlsfield 4 mi east, about 6 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Photo credits
- Kathleen Godfree - English Heritage at 55 York Avenue East Sheen London SW14 7LQ, Spudgun67, CC BY-SA 4.0
- RICHARD DIMBLEBY - Cedar Court Sheen Lane East Sheen London SW14 8LY - 01, Spudgun67, CC BY-SA 4.0
- RICHARD DIMBLEBY - Cedar Court Sheen Lane East Sheen London SW14 8LY - 02, Spudgun67, CC BY-SA 4.0
- War memorial, East Sheen, Robert-brook, CC0
- Second Richmond Theatre (1765-1884), Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
- BarnesRailwayBridgeUpstream, Graeme Kerr, CC BY 2.5
- Richmond 018 Richmond Bridge TT panorama, Amandajm, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Richmond Lock from Isleworth,Middx looking SE, Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Richmond Railway Bridge 333r1, Patche99z, CC BY 3.0
- TeddBridge, Motmit, CC BY-SA 3.0
- The Exchange, Twickenham, Robert Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Twickenham Bridge312-315b, Patche99z, CC BY 3.0
- WandsworthBridge, Graeme Kerr, CC BY 2.5
- Museum of Richmond interior 2024-05-08, Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0
- Chiswick House from SE, Michael Coppins, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marc Bolan's Rock Shrine - 1 - 2023-01-21, The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ham House, London, Stevekeiretsu, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hogarths house 5832, Unknown author, Public domain
- Entrance to The Kilmorey Mausoleum, Maxwell Hamilton, CC BY 2.0
- Orleans House Gallery, Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0
- Dukes Meadows 20170616 132037 (32750483997), Irid Escent, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Richmond Deer Park Obelisk, Amanda Slater from Coventry, West Midlands, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Isabella Plantation, Richmond Park, London - April 2011, Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Radnor Gardens 20150516184455, KenBailey, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sudbrook House - Petersham, KenBailey, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Barnes Methodist Church - 2023-01-21, The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0
- All Saints Church, Putney, London - Diliff, Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0
- All Hallows Parish Church in Twickenham, Maxwell Hamilton, CC BY 2.0
- All Saints Petersham, Stevekeiretsu, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chiswick Community School - London - 20110904b, GeorgesP, CC0
- King's House Sports Ground, Mx. Granger, CC0
- Kew Baptist Church, Robert Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Priory Hospital, Roehampton, London, Robert Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Barn Church, Kew, Robert Smith, CC BY-SA 3.0
- THE OLD SHIP YOUNGS BREWERY RICHMOND LONDON SEP 2012 (8057698098), calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0
- The King's Head, Roehampton 01, Edwardx, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kew Gardens Marian North Gallery, Prl42, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Richmond lending library (36446003082), JuliaC2006 from Rochester, UK, CC BY 2.0
- King William's Temple, Kew Gardens (3997546741), Rob Young from United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0
- Dome building, Richmond, Stevekeiretsu, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Odeon Cinema Richmond-upon-Thames - panoramio, Maxwell Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Grove Gardens Chapel northwest, Cewjones01, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Alligator's Mouth Childrens' Bookshop In Richmond-upon-Thames - London. (18587129974), Jim Linwood from London, CC BY 2.0
- Kew Gardens Palm House, London - July 2009, Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Queen Mary’s Hospital, 27 April 2020, United Hospitals, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Richmond Green 5260-6s, Patche99z, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Street-level photo, peterneubauer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, alexanderar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, alexanderar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ecatmur, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Street-level photo, athuler, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Street-level photo, ecatmur, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, alexanderar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, athuler, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, gness, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, dannyfrench, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ecatmur, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ecatmur, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, RyanBush, CC BY-SA 4.0
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