London NW3 is a London postal district, much of it located on the high ground overlooking central london, covering the area between Regent's Park, Finchley Road, Golders Green and Hampstead Heath. The system of London postal districts predated the introduction of postcodes throughout the United Kingdom in the 1960s. ... Regents Park (officially The Regents Park) is one of the Royal Parks of London. ... Finchley Road is one the longest roads in London, England, along with Green Lane and Lea Bridge Road Categories: UK geography stubs ... Golders Green is a place in the London Borough of Barnet. ... Hampstead Heath is a park in the north of London, covering 791 acres (3. ...

This wealthy district has traditionally been known for its concentration of writers, artists and intellectuals. Recently, it's become better known for its multi-million pound house prices. Famous residents have included Sigmund Freud, George Orwell and Peter Cook. Particularly around Hampstead, almost synonymous for NW3, visitors will find evidence of this heritage in the plentiful commemorative blue plaques on houses, the eminent gravestones at St John's Church, and Keats' house (now a museum) where the poet John Keats lived. Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud (May 6, 1856 - September 23, 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of the psychoanalytic school of psychology, a movement that popularized the theory that unconscious motives control much behavior. ... George Orwell George Orwell was the pen name of British author Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950). ... Peter Edward Cook (November 17, 1937 – January 9, 1995) was an English satirist, writer and comedian who is widely regarded as the father of the British satire boom of the 1960s. ... Hampstead is a suburb of London about five miles northwest of the city centre. ... A Greater London Council blue plaque at Alexandra Palace, commemorating the launch of BBC Television there in 1936. ... John Keats John Keats (October 31, 1795 – February 23, 1821) was one of the principal poets in the English Romantic movement. ...

Localities within NW3 include Hampstead, parts of Primrose Hill, Belsize Park, Swiss Cottage, Hamstead Village, Hampstead Heath, Gospel Oak, Parliament Hill and Child’s Hill. Belsize Park is an area of North-west London in the Borough of Camden. ... Swiss Cottage is an area of North-west London in the Borough of Camden. ... Hampstead Heath is a park in the north of London, covering 791 acres (3. ... Gospel Oak is an inner suburb of north London below Hampstead Heath. ... Parliament Hill is a scenic location on the banks of the Ottawa River in downtown Ottawa, Canada. ...

Most of NW3 is within the London Borough of Camden. The London Borough of Camden is an inner-London borough created in 1965 to replace the metropolitan boroughs of Hampstead, Holborn, St Pancras. ...

London Underground stations in the area are: Slight modifications to the famous London Underground roundel indicate the name of each station on platform and some outdoor signs. ...

• Belsize Park tube station
• Chalk Farm tube station
• Finchley Road tube station
• Hampstead tube station
• Swiss Cottage tube station

Belsize Park tube station is a London Underground station on the Northern Line. ... Chalk Farm tube station is near Camden Town. ... Finchley Road tube station is a London Underground station at Finchley Road and Canfield Gardens, just south of the O2 Shopping Centre. ... Hampstead tube station is a London Underground station on the Northern Line, Edgware branch, on the boundary between Zones 2 and 3. ... Swiss Cottage tube station is a London Underground station at Swiss Cottage. ...