Parks, open spaces and nature reserves in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Parks, open spaces and nature reserves in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Richmond upon Thames in the south west of Greater London has more parks, open spaces and nature reserves than any other London borough. These include: There are over 100 parks and open spaces within the borough's boundary and 21 miles of river frontage. Many of the open spaces were village greens. The main parks and open spaces managed by Richmond upon Thames Borough Council are: The Crane Riverside Park, linking the boroughs of Richmond and Hounslow, is one of 11 parks in Greater London selected for
London Borough of Newham the former boundary between the two. North Woolwich also became part of the borough (previously being in the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich, south of the river Thames in the County of London) along with a small area west of the River Roding which had previously been part of the Municipal Borough of Barking. "Newham" was devised for the borough as an entirely new name. The area of the modern borough was at one time occupied by a territory called 'Ham'. The first known written use of the term, as 'Hamme', is in an Anglo-Saxon charter of 958, and again in