It was the ancient market town where Saxon kings were crowned and is now a suburb situated 10 miles (16.1 km) south west of Charing Cross. It is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan.
Market Place which still retains the same shape as in medieval times. Royal Charters have enabled Kingston to set up markets to sell goods for over 800 years. The most famous charter was granted by Charles I who, in 1628, gave Kingston the right to ban other markets within 7 miles. 
The name Kingston is derived from Kinges Tun, meaning a royal farm or estate. By Saxon times it was the site of a major church. The first reference to Kingston by name is in a document dated 838 telling of a royal council held here, over which King Egbert presided.
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