Tolworth is a suburban area in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Greater London. It is 11 miles southwest of Charing Cross. Neighbouring places include Berrylands, Chessington, Epsom, Ewell, Hinchley Wood, Kingston, Long Ditton, New Malden, Surbiton and Worcester Park. Surbiton is the nearest, about a mile to the northwes…Tolworth is a suburban area in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Greater London. It is 11 miles southwest of Charing Cross. Neighbouring places include Berrylands, Chessington, Epsom, Ewell, Hinchley Wood, Kingston, Long Ditton, New Malden, Surbiton and Worcester Park. Surbiton is the nearest, about a mile to the northwest. Tolworth is divided in two by the A3 Kingston Bypass and is situated slightly north of the Greater London-Surrey border. It is in the Surbiton postal district. Prior to 1965, it was in the county of Surrey.