Tolworth is a suburban area of southwest London in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, located south west of Charing Cross. Neighbouring places include  Long Ditton, New Malden, Kingston, Surbiton, Berrylands, Hinchley Wood, Chessington, Ewell and Worcester Park. Surbiton is the nearest, about a mile north west. Tolworth is divided in two, with part of it to the east and part of it to the west of the Kingston by-pass.