 kingston vale is a district in the royal borough of kingston upon thames in the south west of london. it is a residential area between richmond park, wimbledon common and coombe hill. the main road is the a308 which is a through route for traffic passing to and from kingston hill to the a3 trunk road (generally known as the kingston by-pass). many of the branch roads are cul-de-sacs. thumb|left|kingston vale is noted for its grass verges. ==history== ===etymology=== the area was known as kingston bottom up until the middle of the 19th century; the name is featured in a variety of documents dating from 1791 to c. 1850. the last will and testament of one philip cawston, dated 26 september 1791, refers to his ownership of the robin hood premises in kingston bottom at that time;causton one-name study http://homepage.ntlworld.com/john.causton/willslist.htm the name also features in maps and wills held by the national archives dating from 1791 to 1856 inclusive.'kingston bottom' in the national archives http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/search/search_results.aspx?&st=q&querytext=%22kingston+bottom%22&querytype=all the earliest record of the change from 'kingston bottom' to 'kingston vale' occurs in the 1861 census returns,1861 census returns http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?catln=6&catid=3903737 where the area is referred to as 'kingston vale hamlet'. by the time of the 1891 census, the area is described as a 'civil parish, township or place' under the name of 'kingston vale'.1891 census returns http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?catln=7&catid=-1421265 ==transport== ===road=== kingston vale is located north east of kingston on the a308; the village straddles both the a308 and the a3 london - portsmouth road. the closest junction of the a3 is the robin hood roundabout, which is located at the north-eastern end of the village. ===bus=== kingston vale is served by three local bus routes, connecting the village with new malden and tolworth to the south, kingston and surbiton to the south west and roehampton and putney to the north east. the bus routes serving kingston vale are as follows: * 85 - kingston to putney, via norbiton, kingston vale and roehampton * 265 - tolworth to putney, v
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