Kingston coronation stone
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Coordinates: 51°24′29″N 0°18′22″W / 51.40806, -0.30611

For Scotland's Coronation Stone, see Stone of Scone. For the Irish Coronation Stone, see Lia Fáil. For the Swedish Coronation Stones, see Stones of Mora.

Coronation Stone, Kingtson-upon-Thames

The Coronation Stone is an ancient stone block, located next to the Guildhall in Kingston upon Thames, a suburb of London, England.

It is said that at least seven of the old Saxon kings of England were crowned as they stood upon the stone, and their names are now inscribed around its base. These were:

• Edward the Elder
• Athelstan
• Edmund I of England
• Edred of England
• Edwy of England
• Edward the Martyr
• Ethelred the Unready

Resources

• Kingston.gov's website on the Coronation stone and its history

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