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Earl’s Court
Earl's Court is a district of Kensington in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in West London, bordering the rail tracks of the West London line and District line that separate it from the ancient borough of Fulham to the west, the sub-districts of South Kensington to the east, Chelsea to the south and Kensington to the northeast. It lent its name to the now defunct pleasure grounds opened in 1887 followed by the pre–World War II Earls Court Exhibition Centre, as one of the country's largest indoor arenas and a popular concert venue, until its closure in 2014. In practice, the notion of Earl's Court, which is geographically confined to the SW5 postal district, tends to apply beyond its boundary to parts of the neighbouring Fulham area with its SW6 and W14 postcodes to the west, and to adjacent streets in postcodes SW7, SW10 and W8 in Kensington and Chelsea. Earl's Court is also an electoral ward of the local authority, Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Counc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kensington And Bayswater (UK Parliament Constituency)
Kensington and Bayswater is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Created by the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. It is represented by Joe Powell of the Labour Party. The constituency name comes from the Central London areas of Kensington and Bayswater. Boundaries The constituency is composed of the following electoral wards: * The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea wards of Abingdon, Brompton & Hans Town, Campden, Colville, Courtfield, Dalgarno, Earl's Court, Golborne, Holland, Norland, Notting Dale, Pembridge, Queen's Gate, and St Helen's. * The City of Westminster wards of Bayswater and Lancaster Gate. It covers nearly all the former constituency of Kensington Kensington is an area of London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, around west of Central London. The district's commercial heart is Kensington High Street, running on an east–west axis. The north-ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
