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Chelsea is an affluent area in West London, England, due south-west of Charing Cross by approximately 2.5 miles (4 km). It lies on the north bank of the River Thames and for postal purposes is part of the south-western postal area .
As there was already a team named Fulham in the borough, the name of the adjacent borough of Chelsea was chosen for the new club; names like Kensington FC, Stamford Bridge FC and London FC were considered. [9] Chelsea F.C. was founded on 10 March 1905 at The Rising Sun pub (now The Butcher's Hook), [1] [10] opposite the present-day main ...
The ancient parish was originally dedicated to All Saints, but by the late 17th century it had been rededicated to St Luke.It was in the Diocese of London.In 1824 a new parish church was built in the centre of the parish, it was also dedicated to St Luke and the original parish church became a chapel-at-ease known as All Saints, Chelsea or Chelsea Old Church. [1]
A 2017 study by Trust for London [18] and the New Policy Institute [19] found that Kensington & Chelsea has the greatest income inequality of any London Borough. Private rent for low earners was also found to be the least affordable in London. However, the borough's poverty rate of 28% is roughly in line with the London-wide average. [20]
Royal Avenue was laid out in the 1690s by William III with the intention that it form part of a proposed carriage way between the Hospital with Kensington Palace. [1] As the middle of the square was enclosed by a hedge and a small white fence, by 1748 it was known as White Stile Walk.
The Chelsea team in September 1905 before their inaugural season in the Football League Second Division. Chelsea Football Club is a professional association football club based in Fulham, London. Founded in 1905, they were elected to play in The Football League as members of the Second Division. [1]
Chelsea, London, an area of London, bounded to the south by the River Thames Chelsea (UK Parliament constituency), a former parliamentary constituency at Westminster until the 1997 redistribution; Chelsea (London County Council constituency), 1949–1965; King's Road Chelsea railway station, a proposed railway station
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and its council were created under the London Government Act 1963, with the first election held in 1964. [3] For its first year the council acted as a shadow authority alongside the area's outgoing authorities, being the councils of the two metropolitan boroughs of Chelsea and Kensington. [4]