North Sheen, an area of London, England in the former Municipal Borough of Richmond (Surrey),was incorporated into Kew in 1965 when the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames was created.
Although North Sheen no longer exists as a place name, it survives as the name of a station. Being south of the A316 road, the station is in Richmond rather than Kew, and so was not actually in North Sheen. Kew also has North Sheen Recreation Ground,North Sheen Bowling Club and North Sheen Cemetery.
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