On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 16:36:28 +0100, Tony Bryer
wrote:
In article , Matthew Rees
wrote:
I live on the Kingston upon Thames / Richmond border and until
the last boundary revision the borough boundary went through
some properties and even following the boundary revision we
still have some roads which are in one borough but which
receive some services, e.g. refuse collection, from the other
council.

I once worked for R.B.Kingston and the boundaries were not at all
logical. On the NE side the boundary between Kingston and Merton
is the Beverley Brook so properties either side of the A3 fall
into both boroughs, and the station estate at Worcester Park
(Pembury Avenue etc) could only be reached by going out of the
borough into Sutton. A colleague of mine went to deal with an
'illegal' garage being built in Herne Road, Surbiton and was told
sharply that whilst the house was in Surbiton, the garage was in
Elmbridge who had given permission for its erection

There's another funny one about the Kingston boundary. Between
Epsom & Ewell it is along the Bonesgate stream north from
Chessington Road (then it goes East along Chessington Road
to Headley Close). However, it was drawn along the route of the
stream many, many years ago. And of course the stream has moved
Kingston-wards. When "Porky" White sold his site (across the
stream in Epsom & Ewewll) for housebuilding, little
did he know that part of the land he'd sold actually belonged to
RBK. I believe the matter was settled for a fairly trivial
sum.

The useless info you collect as ward councillor........

--
Mike Pellatt