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Kempton Park is a city in the East Rand region of Gauteng province, South Africa.It is part of the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.It is situated south of Thembisa, one of the largest townships in South Africa, which is also part of Ekurhuleni.
A "spinney" was inclosed as a park in 1246 to which the next year 24 deer were set up from Havering-atte-Bower. 24 acres (9.7 ha) in Hanworth (now in Greater London) were added to the park in 1270; rabbits were mentioned in deeds in 1251 and in 1276, 100 deer were sent to Kempton. Horses were bred at Kempton in the early 14th century as on ...
The racecourse was the idea of 19th-century businessman and Conservative Party agent S. H. Hyde, who was enjoying a carriage drive in the country with his wife in June 1870 when he came across Kempton Manor and Park for sale. Hyde leased the grounds as tenant in 1872 and six years later in July 1878 Kempton opened as a racecourse.
Kempton Park is only around 600 metres (660 yd) from Sunbury station, the shortest distance between two stations on the line. Until June 2006 it opened only for event days at Kempton Park Racecourse; since then, following the increase in racing days and after consultation with the Jockey Club , it has had stopping services every day.
Kempton Park may refer to: Kempton Park, Gauteng, a city on the East Rand, South Africa; Kempton Park, Surrey, a district in the borough of Spelthorne, Surrey, UK, adjacent to Sunbury-on-Thames Kempton Park Racecourse, a horse racing track in Sunbury-on-Thames; Kempton Park railway station, a railway station in Sunbury-on-Thames
In Kempton Park, it first passes by the area separating Kempton Park West from Esther Park, where it crosses the M39 municipal route (Zuurfontein Avenue), the road between Isando in the south and Midrand/Thembisa in the north. It then becomes the road separating Edleen and Van Riebeeck Park from Terenure. It then becomes the road separating ...
Kempton Park Reservoirs are a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the London Borough of Hounslow and Kempton Park in Surrey. [1] [2] It is owned by Thames Water. [3] It is part of South West London Waterbodies Ramsar site [4] and Special Protection Area [5] Kempton Park East reservoir is also a local nature reserve. [6] [7]
Thembisa, formerly Tembisa, [2] is a large township situated to the north of Kempton Park on the East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1957 when black people were resettled from Alexandra and other areas in Edenvale, Kempton Park, Midrand and Germiston.