Camden Town
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Key facts
- Population
- 24,538 (Camden Town with Primrose Hill and Cantelowes wards, 2011)
- Os grid reference
- TQ295845
- Charing cross
- 2.5 mi (4.0 km) SSE
- London borough
- Camden
- Ceremonial county
- Greater London
- Region
- London
- Country
- England
- Sovereign state
- United Kingdom
- Post town
- LONDON
- Postcode district
- NW1, NW5
- Dialling code
- 020
- Police
- Metropolitan
- Fire
- London
- Ambulance
- London
- Uk parliament
- Holborn and St Pancras
- London assembly
- Barnet and Camden
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- district
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- London Borough of Camden
- Shares border with
- Regent's Park
- Official website
- www.camdentownlondon.co.uk
- Image
- Camden Town 9.jpg
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- postal code
- NW3
- OS grid reference
- TQ295845
- P12749
- Hans-Joachim Jabs
- Commons category
- Camden Town
- topic's main category
- Category:Camden Town
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Camden Town
- different from
- London Borough of Camden
- native label
- Camden Town
- historic county
- Middlesex
- social media followers
- 10707
- P8168
- Legend of Kay
- WordLift URL
- data.wordlift.io/wl01714/entity/camden-town
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Encyclopedic overview
Camden Town (/ˈkæmdən/ ) is an area in the London Borough of Camden, around 2.5 miles (4 km) north-northwest of Charing Cross. Historically in Middlesex, it is identified in the London Plan as one of 34 major centres in Greater London.
Laid out as a residential district from 1791 and originally part of the manor of Kentish Town, Camden Town became an important location during the early development of the railways, which reinforced its position on the London canal network. The area's industrial economic base has been replaced by service industries such as retail, tourism and entertainment. The area now hosts street markets and music venues associated with alternative culture.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Camden Town” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.