Camden Market is a major youth focused market or shopping district in Camden Town, and the largest shopping area of its type in London, England. It is a leading tourist attraction which attracts tens of thousands of people a day in the summer, a high proportion of them overseas visitors to the UK. It began in its present form in 1974 when the Camden Lock crafts market was formed, although the traditional local street market in Inverness Street, which has now been absorbed by Camden Market, existed before that. It consists of six separate neighbouring markets: A market is a mechanism which allows people to trade, normally governed by the theory of supply and demand, so allocating resources through a price mechanism and bid and ask matching so that those willing to pay a price for something meet those willing to sell for it. ... Camden Town is a place in the London Borough of Camden, north London. ... St. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity...

• Camden Lock Market - the original crafts focused market, established in 1974. Mostly indoors.
• Stables Market - the largest of the markets. Mainly clothes and furniture, plus many other bits and pieces.
• Camden Canal Market - an outdoor market focusing on clothes.
• Buck Street Market - another outdoor market focusing on clothes.
• Electric Ballroom - an indoor market open on Saturdays and Sundays.
• Inverness Street - a small traditional street market.

Most of the shops at the top end of Camden High Street and in Chalk Farm Road also sell goods aimed at the same youth market, and many of them operate with their frontages wide open in a semi market style. Categories: Stub | London markets ... The Stables Market is the largest section of Camden Market, in Camden Town. ... Buck Street Market is one of the four markets which together comprise the retail area known as Camden Market in the Camden Town district of London. ... The Ballroom The Electric Ballroom has existed in Camden Town, north London for over sixty years. ... Camden High Street is a short stretch of road (less than 500m long, forming part of the A400) in Camden Town, in London, England. ...

Camden Market area is famed as the stamping ground of many well known musicians, including Madness who brought their loafers at the British Boot Company, the first distributors of Doc Martens in the UK. There are several well known music venues nearby. Album cover of One Step Beyond Madness were a British ska band of the 1980s. ... Dr. Martens is a brand of shoe, often known as Doc Martens, Docs, or D.M.s. They have a characteristic air-cushioned sole developed in Germany by Dr. Klaus Maertens (note the different spelling). ...

External link

• Official site