A district of London, formerly part of Surrey, now in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is mentioned in Domesday Book.
Mortlake's most famous former resident is John Dee (1527 – 1608 or 1609), mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, alchemist and adviser to Queen Elizabeth I, who lived at Mortlake from 1565 to 1595 except for the six years between 1583 and 1589 when he was travelling in Europe. His house no longer exists but it became the Mortlake Tapestry Works and at the end of the 18th century was a girls' school.
IT is served byMortlake Station and various buses.
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