North Kensington
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| North Kensington | |
| Greater London | |
| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| London borough | Kensington & Chelsea |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | London |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LONDON |
| Postcode district | W10 |
| Dial code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| London Assembly | West Central |
| European Parliament | London |
| List of places: UK • England • London | |
North Kensington is an area of west London lying north of Notting Hill and south of Kensal Green. It has the postcode W10.
The name North Kensington has undergone periods in and out of fashion. The area originally was called Notting Dale to distinguish it from Notting Hill which lay at the south end of Ladbroke Grove, the area's main thoroughfare. Large mansions were built along Ladbroke Grove in the late nineteenth century and the area rebranded itself North Kensington. The large houses were split up and subdivided beginning in the 1920s, and by the 1950s the area was a slum. The name North Kensington began to have a bad reputation.
With the rise of Notting Hill as a very desirable area to live, the North Kensington area has begun to be gentrified anew (see, e.g., Tatler, May 2006) and now is sometimes grouped with Notting Hill as a single entity. This is in defiance of geography as North Kensington is in the valley below Notting Hill.
[edit] Notable Residents and Natives
- Joss Ackland, actor, born in North Kensington on February 29, 1928.
- Martin Lewis, financial journalist, resides in North Kensington.
[edit] External links
- Notting Hill Nonsense, a blog from North Kensington, the true heart of Notting Hill.
