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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hatch like this:
HATCH, a hamlet in Kingston upon Thames parish, Surrey; adjacent to Ham, 2 miles N of Kingston. The national orphan home for girls, established in 1849, and rebuilt in 1862, is here, and has accommodation for 200 inmates.
Hatch is now part of RICHMOND UPON THAMES District. Click here for graphs and data of how RICHMOND UPON THAMES has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hatch itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hatch, in Richmond upon Thames and Surrey | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24189
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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