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Encyclopedia > Chalk Farm
Chalk Farm
OS grid reference TQ281844
London borough Camden
Ceremonial county Greater London
Region London
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town LONDON
Postcode district NW3
Dialling code 020
Police Metropolitan
Fire London
Ambulance London
UK Parliament Holborn and St. Pancras
London Assembly Barnet and Camden
European Parliament London
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Coordinates: 51°32′38″N 0°09′06″W / 51.5438, -0.1517 Chalk Farm a borough of London Chalk Farm Salvation Army Band a brass band from London Chalk FarM (band) an alternative band from Los Angeles Category: ... Image File history File links Greater_london_outline_map_bw. ... Image File history File links Red_pog2. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... The London Borough of Camden is a borough of London, England, which forms part of Inner London. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity of England in the United Kingdom. ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... Constituent countries is a phrase used, often by official institutions, in contexts in which a number of countries make up a larger entity or grouping, concerning these countries; thus the OECD has used the phrase in reference to the parts of former Yugoslavia[1]; the Soviet Union referring to the... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... The London postal districts are divisions of the London post town in England and are primarily used for the direction of mail. ... UK postal codes are known as postcodes. ... The NW (North Western) postcode area, also known as the London NW postcode area, is a group of postal districts in north west London, England. ... The UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Numbering Plan, is regulated by the Office of Communications (Ofcom), which replaced the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) in 2003. ... 020 is the dial code for Greater London in the United Kingdom. ... The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is the name currently used by the territorial police force which is responsible for Greater London other than the City of London (the responsibility of the City of London Police). ... A Fire Appliance belonging to the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service The fire service in the United Kingdom has undergone dramatic changes since the beginning of the 21st century, a process that has been propelled by a devolution of central government powers, new legislation and a change to operational... The London Fire Brigade (LFB) is the statutory fire and rescue service for London, England. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The London Ambulance Service (LAS) is the largest ambulance service in the world that does not directly charge its patients for its services. ... The United Kingdom House of Commons is made up of Members of Parliament (MPs). ... Holborn & St. ... Greater London is divided into a number of constituencies for London Assembly elections. ... Barnet and Camden is a constituency represented in the London Assembly. ... This is a list of Members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom in the 2004 to 2009 session, ordered by name. ... London is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places within counties List of places in Bedfordshire List of places in Berkshire List of places in Buckinghamshire List of places in Cambridgeshire List of places in Cheshire List of places in Cleveland List of places... This is a partial list of places in London, England. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


Chalk Farm is an area of north London in the London Borough of Camden. It lies directly to the north of Camden Town and its underground station is the closest tube station to the nearby, upmarket neighbourhood of Primrose Hill. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The London Borough of Camden is a borough of London, England, which forms part of Inner London. ... For other uses of Camden, see Camden. ... Chalk Farm tube station is a London Underground station near Camden Town in London. ... , Primrose Hill is a hill located on the north side of Regents Park in north London, and also the name for the surrounding district. ...


Its name, deceptively rural, derives from the Anglo-Saxon for ‘cold cottages’. These days it absorbs the spread from Camden Town and has many lively pubs, live music venues, and restaurants.


Within London it is best known as the site of The Roundhouse, a former circular railway engine shed which was subsequently converted for arts and performance use. The Roundhouse was built in 1847 as a turntable engine shed for the London and Birmingham Railway at Chalk Farm (near Camden Town), in London, England. ...


It is also the site of the Camden College of English. Camden College of English in Chalk Farm, London, England is the first language school in the world to offer a course called English Language Cultural Experience. ...


Chalk Farm also contains Haverstock School Business & Enterprise College (formerly Haverstock Comprehensive School). Haverstock School, Business & Enterprise College (formerly Haverstock Comprehensive School), is a secondary school in Chalk Farm, London for students aged 11 to 18. ...


For over 70 years some of Central London's busiest bus routes were operated from Chalk Farm Bus Garage, which was located in Harmood Street.

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, Primrose Hill is a hill located on the north side of Regents Park in north London, and also the name for the surrounding district. ... For other uses of Camden, see Camden. ... Kentish Town is an area of north London in the London Borough of Camden. ... Marylebone (sometimes written St. ... For other places with the same name, see Hampstead (disambiguation). ... Tufnell Park is a place in London which straddles the border of the London Borough of Islington and the London Borough of Camden. ... St Johns Wood is a district of North London, England in the City of Westminster, near Regents Park. ... Belsize Park is an area of the London Borough of Camden. ...

Nearest tube stations

Camden Town tube station is a major crossover point for the two branches of the Northern Line and the busiest station on the entire London Underground. ... Chalk Farm tube station is a London Underground station near Camden Town in London. ... Mornington Crescent is a station in Camden Town in north London, named after the road it is on. ...

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Primrose Hill and Chalk Farm | British History Online (7063 words)
The etymology of Chalk Farm is evidently a contraction or vulgar abridgment of Chalcot Farm, and has nothing whatever to do with the nature of the soil, as may perhaps by some people be supposed; there being no chalk in the neighbourhood, the whole district resting on London clay.
In January, 1818, a fatal duel was fought at Chalk Farm between Theodore O'Callaghan and Lieutenant Bailey; and in February, 1821, it was the scene of an encounter between John Scott, the avowed editor of the London Magazine, and Mr.
The Chalk Farm Railway Station, at which we have now arrived, has become a great centre of passenger and goods traffic; it is joined by the large goods station of Messrs.
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