From the records: “In Norman times Twickenham was part of the Manor of Isleworth – itself part of the Hundred of Hounslow, Middlesex (mentioned in Domesday Book of 1086).”

From the records: “Before the 19th century it was for many centuries three parts – the core of each safely above high water, if not narrowly separated, as shown by a map of 1607.”

From the records: “In 1633 construction began on York House.”

From the records: “Orleans House was a Palladian villa built by the architect John James in 1710 near the Thames at Twickenham, England, for the politician and diplomat James Johnston.”

From the records: “In 1713 the nave of the ancient St Mary's Church collapsed, and the church was rebuilt in the Neo-classical style to designs by a local architect, John James.”

From the records: “Alexander Pope moved in 1719 to Twickenham, where many wealthy Londoners had houses.”

From the records: “Thomas Twining (1675–1741) was a merchant, and the founder of the tea company Twinings.”

From the records: “Marble Hill House was built in 1724–1729 by Henrietta Howard, the mistress of George II, to the designs of the architect Roger Morris (1695–1749) in collaboration with Henry Herbert, 9th Earl of Pembroke, one of the "architect earls".”

From the records: “In 1736, the noted pharmacist and quack doctor Joshua Ward set up the Great Vitriol Works to produce sulphuric acid, using a process discovered in the seventeenth century by Johann Glauber in which sulphur is burned together with saltpetre (potassium nitrate), in the presence of steam.”

From the records: “In May 1747, Horace Walpole took a lease on a small 17th-century house that was "little more than a cottage", with 5 acres (20,000 m2) of land from a Mrs.”

From the records: “The future Louis Philippe I, Duc d'Orleans, who was King of the French from 1830 to 1848, went into exile in 1793 and, before his return to France in 1815 on the fall of Napoleon, lived mostly in Twickenham.”

From the records: “The city of Huntsville, Alabama was first settled as Twickenham in 1805.”

From the records: “After Pope's death in 1744, the grotto became popular with tourists, many of whom are said to have taken parts of the decoration away as souvenirs.”

From the records: “There was an inn on the island by 1743, and in the 19th century it was a popular stopping point for steamer excursions.”

From the records: “In the first half of the 19th century, two successive owners, brothers John and George Waldegrave, spent most of their family fortune, followed by a "Great Sale" lasting twenty-four days held in the grounds in 1842 which left the house stripped of virtually all its contents.”

From the records: “Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892), author and poet, lived at Chapel House, now 15 Montpelier Row from 1851 until 1853.”

From the records: “Electricity was introduced to Twickenham in 1902 and the first trams arrived the following year.”

From the records: “Committee member William Williams and treasurer William Cail led the way to purchasing a 10.25 acre (4 hectare) market garden in Twickenham in 1907 for £5,500 12s 6d.”

From the records: “King Manuel II of Portugal (1889–1932) lived in exile at Fulwell Park, Twickenham, following the 5 October 1910 revolution in Portugal.”

From the records: “Sir Ratan Tata (1871–1918), a Parsee and a major industrialist in India, who bought York House, Twickenham in 1906 and lived there until 1914, when he returned to India.”

From the records: “On 19 March 1938, BBC Television broadcast the England – Scotland (Calcutta Cup) match from Twickenham, the first time that a rugby match was shown live on television.”

From the records: “In 1939, when All Hallows Lombard Street was demolished in the City of London, its distinctive stone tower designed by Christopher Wren, with its peal of ten bells and connecting stone cloister, and the interior furnishings, including a Renatus Harris organ and a pulpit used by John Wesley, were brought to Twickenham to be incorporated in the new All Hallows Church on Chertsey Road (A316) near Twickenham Stadium.”

From the records: “In 1956, trumpeter Brian Rutland, who ran a local band called The Grove Jazz Band, started jazz sessions at the newly reopened hotel.”

From the records: “The house was demolished in 1926 but the octagon and some outbuildings survived and are now the Orleans House Gallery.”

From the records: “Twickenham was also host of the 1991 Rugby World Cup Final in which Australia beat England 12–6.”

From the records: “In 2003, Strawberry Hill was placed on the World Monuments Fund's list of the hundred most endangered structures.”

From the records: “The stadium was one of eight host venues for the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup and hosted the final of the competition on 27 September 2025.”