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W1D 1BB - Somers Town

Somers Town is an inner-city district in North West London. It has been strongly influenced by the three mainline north London railway termini: Euston (1838), St Pancras (1868) and King's Cross (1852), together with the Midland Railway Somers Town Goods Depot (1887) next to St Pancras, where the British Library now stands. It was named after Charles Cocks, 1st Baron Somers (1725u20131806). The area was originally granted by William III to John Somers (1651u20131716), Lord Chancellor and Baron Somers of Evesham.

Historically, the name "Somers Town" was used for the larger triangular area between the Pancras, Hampstead, and Euston Roads, but it is now taken to mean the rough rectangle centred on Chalton Street and bounded by Pancras Road, Euston Road, Eversholt Street, Crowndale Road, and the railway approaches to St Pancras station. Somers Town was originally within the medieval Parish of St Pancras, Middlesex, which in 1900 became the Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras. In 1965 the Borough of St Pancras was abolished and its area became part of the London Borough of Camden." [1]

Situated in local authority West End, Somers Town is classed as urban with major conurbation. Nearest towns are London (4 miles away), with the capital city, London being 4 miles away.ALBecq (7 miles away), Wembley (8 miles away),

Greater London

Though known as probably the most famous city in the world, most people don't realize that Greater London is actually classed as a county, and includes the City of London, the City of Westminster and the 32 surrounding London Boroughs.

It takes in a large number of villages, towns and open countryside and borders the home counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Surrey and Kent in the south east, as well as Essex and Hertfordshire in the East. It has more history within its boundaries than many entire countries around the world, stretching back more than 2000 years, and is Britain's most visited area.

For history there are so many highlights but the most famous include Parliament and Parliament Square, as well as Big Ben, the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey and St Paul's Cathedral, as well as miles and miles of incredible Victorian architecture and Georgian Squares and thousands of smaller gems like the John Soames Museum or the Old Operating Theatre Museum. For modern architecture have a look at 30 St Mary Axe, better known as 'the Gherkin', London's most famous skyscraper, or the new pedestrian bridge on the South Bank.

There are few better cities for museums and some of the highlights include the British Museum, the Imperial War Museum, the V & A, the Science Museum and the Natural History Museum as well as hundreds of smaller ones like the Cartoon or Sherlock Holmes museums. Similarly there are thousands of art galleries to see, including the famous Tate and Tate Modern Galleries, the National Portrait Gallery and the National Gallery as well as the Royal Academy.

Should you find yourself needing to stroll in some wide open spaces London has plenty, from the world famous Kew Botanic Gardens to Chelsea Physic Garden and from Hyde Park to Hampstead Heath. Lastly of course there is the entertainment itself, from the numerous sporting stadia, to thousands of incredible restaurants (London has more Michelin stars than Paris) or the world famous nightlife. England's most exciting city.

Where is it?

Location
Somers Town

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Ward
West End

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Local Authority
City of London,Westminster

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Council

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Constituency

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County
Greater London

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Region
London

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Country
England

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Classification
Urban with Major Conurbation

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Area Type

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ONS GSS ID
E00175194

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LSOADZ_NAME
Westminster 013B

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Government ID
Westminster 013

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Coordinates
51.516, -0.132

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Phone Code
(020) xxxx xxxx

Nearby Towns

London	3.6 mi
ALBecq	7.3 mi
Wembley	7.6 mi
Brentford	7.6 mi
Reading	35.9 mi
Brighton	47.4 mi
Portsmouth	65.1 mi
Cardiff	130.8 mi
Edinburgh	328.3 mi