HAMPTON

hampton, an urban district in the uxbridge parliamentary division of middlesex, england, 15 m. s.w. of st paul's cathedral, london, on the river thames, served by the london & south western railway. pop. (1901), 6813. close to the river, a mile below the town, stands hampton court palace, one of the finest extant specimens of tudor architecture, and formerly a royal residence. it was erected by cardinal wolsey, who in 1515 received a lease of the old mansion and grounds for 99 years. as the splendour of the building seemed to awaken the cupidity of henry