The district sits on the south side of the River Thames opposite East Twickenham, but owing to the way this stretch of the Thames meanders Richmond actually lies east of the river, which curves northwards around the town in its course from Petersham to Kew. The town now known as Richmond was formerly part of Shene until about five centuries ago, but Shene was not listed in the Domesday Book, although it is depicted on the map as Sceon, which was its Saxon spelling in 950AD.

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond,_London