Camley Street is a street in the

London Borough of Camden The London Borough of Camden () is a London boroughs, borough in Inner London, England. Camden Town Hall, on Euston Road, lies north of Charing Cross. The borough was established on 1 April 1965 from the former Metropolitan boroughs of the Cou ...

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. It lies in St Pancras and King's Cross: stretching over a kilometre from

St Pancras railway station St Pancras railway station (), officially known since 2007 as London St Pancras International, is a major central London railway terminus on Euston Road in the London Borough of Camden. It is the terminus for Eurostar services from Belgium, F ...

in the south, over the

Regent's Canal Regent's Canal is a canal across an area just north of central London, England. It provides a link from the Paddington Arm of the Grand Union Canal, north-west of Paddington Basin in the west, to the Limehouse Basin and the River Thames in ea ...

, and to Agar Grove in the north. Camley Street is the location of

Camley Street Natural Park Camley Street Natural Park is an urban nature reserve in St Pancras in central London and within the London Borough of Camden. It is a local nature reserve. The park was closed to the public for reconstruction in December 2017 and reopened in ...

, a local nature reserve. Adjacent to the natural park is

St Pancras Basin The St Pancras Basin, also known as St Pancras Yacht Basin, is part of the Regent's Canal in the London Borough of Camden, England, slightly to the west of St Pancras Lock. Formerly known as the ''Midland Railway Basin'', The Basin was built b ...

, home to the St Pancras Cruising Club. That section of Camley Street is home to three separate grade II-listed buildings: the

St Pancras Coroner's Court St Pancras Coroner's Court is the Coroner's court, Coroner's Court for inner north London. It is located at Camley Street, St Pancras, London, St Pancras, London. The court covers cases for the London boroughs of Camden, Islington, Hackney and T ...

, the Victorian water tower at St Pancras Basin, and the lock-keeper's cottage by St Pancras Lock. There is also an entrance to St Pancras Gardens (part of

St Pancras Old Church St Pancras Old Church is a Church of England parish church on Pancras Road, Somers Town, London, Somers Town, in the London Borough of Camden. Somers Town is an area of the ancient parish and later Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras, London, St ...

). The northern half of the street is home to a number of large developments. Where Camley Street crosses the Regent's Canal, there are three large developments - 101 Camley Street to the bridge's south-west, 102 Camley Street to the bridge's north-east, and 103 Camley Street to the bridge's north-east. Further north, Camley Street proves the eastern access route into the Elm Village estate (formerly the location of

Agar Town Agar Town (also known as Ague Town, Hagar Town, Agar-Town and Agar-town) was a small, historically poor neighbourhood of St Pancras, London, St Pancras in central London. Most of the area was demolished making way for St Pancras railway station ...

) and Abacus Belsize Primary School. The north-eastern side of Camley Street is home to one of Camden's largest industrial estates, which is also being redeveloped in a major £136m redevelopment. Camley Street has its own Neighbourhood Forum and draft Neighbourhood Plan: one of the few streets in the country to have a Forum dedicated to it. The Camley Street Neighbourhood Forum split out of the Kings Cross Neighbourhood Forum. Developments on Camley Street have been subject to a long dispute in

Camden London Borough Council Camden London Borough Council, also known as Camden Council, legally The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Camden, is the local authority for the London Borough of Camden in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one o ...

, after the council proposed redevelopment of the street.

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{{coords, 51.5379, -0.1304, display=title Streets in the London Borough of Camden