Anglo - Saxon kings were crowned at Kingston ​ — a settlement 12 miles [19 km] upriver from London, where the Thames could easily be forded — ​ until the 11th century when William the Conqueror invaded from Normandy.
लंडनपासून टेम्स नदीमुखापर्यंतच्या १९ किलोमीटरपर्यंत म्हणजे जेथून टेम्स नदी आरामशीर पार करता येत होती तेथपर्यंत या राजांची वसाहत होती.