Thames Ditton is a village in Surrey, England, bordering Greater London. It is situated 12.2 miles (19.6 km) south-west of Charing Cross between the towns of Surbiton, Esher and East Molesey. Despite being on the fringe of London, Thames Ditton retains the character of a village with all of its shopping area lying in its conservation area Elmbridge Borough Conservation Area Map, Thames Ditton, with its many private mooring riverside houses and two pubs opposite Hampton Court Park.
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“Home! Yes! she would see Trafalgar Square, again; and Nelson on his plinth; and Chelsea Bridge as it dissolved into the Thames at twilight ... and St. Paul’s, the single Amazon breast of her beloved native city.”
—Angela Carter (1940–1992)