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Twickenham is a suburb in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, south west London.
Twickenham is best known as the home of Twickenham Stadium — the headquarters of the Rugby Football Union. Over the years the stadium has encouraged the growth of the disproportionately large number of public houses and eateries in the area. Twickenham is also notable for its arts heritage and is the home of the Royal Military School of Music at Kneller Hall.
With a proud history dating from Neolithic times, Twickenham is the internationally recognised home of the English Rugby union.
As the fashionable retreat from court life, elegant country houses were built and homes established. Twickenham was the 18th century equivalent of Beverley Hills, popular with the foremost artisans. Henrietta Howard, mistress of George II, had Marble Hill House built for her and regularly entertained the greatest poets and wits of the day.
Both Horace Walpole and Alexander Pope left their mark on Twickenham: Walpole's gothic fantasy at Strawberry Hill and Pope's Grotto. The waterfront consists of historic buildings, wharves and a footbridge link to Eel Pie Island, famous for Rolling Stones concerts in the 1960s. A riverside stroll uncovers beautiful gardens and open spaces, the York House garden sculptures and the baroque Octagon Room of Orleans House.
Nearby St Margarets is a bustling, lively village with its own special identity and a variety of shops. St Margarets is home to the Twickenham Film Studios, formed in 1929, the studios are one of the oldest in the country, and are the most important post production studios in the UK. Films such as 'A Fish called Wanda' and 'Shirley Valentine were filmed here.
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