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Kensington is, in general, an extremely affluent area, a trait that it shares with Chelsea, its neighbour to the south. The area has some of London's most expensive streets and garden squares, and at about the turn of the 21st century the Holland Park neighbourhood became particularly high-status.
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- 64,681 (2011 census)
9 de mar. de 2024 · Kensington and Chelsea, royal borough in inner London, England, part of the historic county of Middlesex. It occupies the north bank of the River Thames west of the City of Westminster. The borough of Kensington and Chelsea, forming part of London’s fashionable West End district, is predominantly.
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30 de jun. de 2023 · The story of Kensington Palace. An elegant retreat for Britain's royal family for over three centuries. Kensington Palace was once a small and suburban villa, known as Nottingham House. New monarchs William III and Mary II chose this modest mansion in 1689 to be their country retreat.
19 de sept. de 2019 · 5 Places That Tell the Story of Kensington and Chelsea. by Historic England. 19 September 2019. Comment 1. Once a predominantly rural area, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea was officially created in 1965. Over time, it has evolved into one of London’s most diverse and historic neighbourhoods. During the 19th and 20th ...
History. The borough was formed by the merger of the Royal Borough of Kensington and the Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea, under the London Government Act 1963, which reorganised 86 boroughs and urban districts into 32 London boroughs on 1 April 1965 together with the creation of the Greater London Council .
10 de jun. de 2011 · The history of Kensington and Chelsea, from Saxon times through to its royal connection from the 17th century, and currently statistics and figures.
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