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Kensington Square is a garden square in Kensington, London, W8. It was built from 1692 on land acquired for the purpose in 1685 and is the oldest such square in Kensington. The houses facing, Nos. 1–45, are listed Grade II for their architectural/historic merit. [2]
Within Kensington, various sub-neighborhoods including Harrowgate, Lower Kensington, West Kensington.Central Kensington, or "the Heart of Kensington" as it is called in a recent Impact Services neighborhood plan, [8] stretches along Kensington Avenue from Tusculum and Somerset Streets to Tioga Street (see Impact Services plan [8] for a more accurate map).
With the King came many court officials, servants and followers. Kensington Square, until then a failing venture, became a popular residential area. The Palace was regularly used by reigning monarchs until 1760 and since then by members of the Royal family. [9] Kensington's royal borough status was inherited by the new borough.
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Washington Square West: north to Market St., south to South St., east to 7th St, west to Broad St. The name derives simply from the fact that this area extends west of Washington Square. Recently, this name is used in conjunction with a new name for the neighborhood - Midtown Village. The Gayborhood [6] is entirely within this area.
Kensington photographed by scientist Sir Norman Lockyer in 1909 from a helium balloon. (This is a mirrored image of Kensington) The manor of Kensington, in the county of Middlesex, was one of several hundred granted by King William the Conqueror (1066–1089) to Geoffrey de Montbray (or Mowbray), Bishop of Coutances in Normandy, one of his inner circle of advisors and one of the wealthiest men ...
A map of the centre of Belgravia. The green square is Belgrave Square.. Belgravia is near the former course of the River Westbourne, a tributary of the River Thames. [3] The area is mostly in the City of Westminster, with a small part of the western section in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Map of Kensington, showing the gardens. Kensington Gardens are generally regarded as being the western extent of the neighbouring Hyde Park from which they were originally taken, with West Carriage Drive (The Ring) and the Serpentine Bridge forming the boundary between them. The Gardens are fenced and more formal than Hyde Park.