Marylebone Road, London, looking west towards the junction with Baker Street

Marylebone Road (IPA pronunciation: ['mɑrləˌbəʊn]) is an important thoroughfare in central London. It runs east-west from the Euston Road at Regent's Park to the A40 Westway at Paddington. The road which runs in 3 lanes in both directions, is part of the London Inner Ring Road and as such forms part of the boundary of the zone within which the London congestion charge applies. Download high resolution version (1024x768, 159 KB)Marlybone Road, London, looking West from Baker Street Date: 4th April 2003 12:40 Camera: Canon DIGITAL IXUS v2 Exposure: 1/250 sec. ... Download high resolution version (1024x768, 159 KB)Marlybone Road, London, looking West from Baker Street Date: 4th April 2003 12:40 Camera: Canon DIGITAL IXUS v2 Exposure: 1/250 sec. ... 94 Baker Street, formerly the Apple Boutique. ... For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words see here. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Euston Road is an important thoroughfare in central London. ... This article is about Regents Park in London. ... The A40 is a trunk road in England and Wales, connecting London to Fishguard. ... For other uses of Westway, see Westway Westway, or The Westway is the main route from central London to the northwestern suburbs and beyond. ... Paddington is an area in the west of London in the City of Westminster. ... The London Inner Ring Road is the name commonly given to a collection of major roads that encircle the centremost part of London, United Kingdom. ... The white-on-red C marks all entrances to the congestion charge zone although in some areas the charge zone is poorly signed, and accidental journeys into the zone can occur The London congestion charge is a fee for some motorists entering the Central London area. ...

As part of the Ring Road and a feeder route to the A40 (and hence the M40 motorway) (to the west) and the A5 and M1 motorway (to the north) much of the traffic leaving central London for the Midlands and the North of England travels on this road. It is frequently heavily congested; it is also one of the most polluted spots in London.^{[citation needed]} The M40 in Warwickshire The M40 motorway is the second motorway in the British transport network to connect London to Birmingham. ... Marble Arch - the start of the A5 road The A5 is a major road in the United Kingdom. ... The M1 motorway heading south towards junction 37 at Barnsley, South Yorkshire. ... The midlands of a territory are its central regions. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Congestion is a state of excessive accumulation or overfilling or overcrowding. ...

History

The road was effectively London's first bypass. Construction of the New Road, as it was called, began in 1756 along the northern edge of the built-up area.^[1] Bypass routes are a type of bannered highway usually used when the main route of the highway goes through a town and an alternate route of the same highway goes around the highway. ... This article is about a road in London. ...

The name Marylebone originates from a church, called "St Marys", that was built on the bank of a small stream or "bourne" called the tybourne, in an area named after the stream Tyburn. The church and the surrounding area later became known as St Mary at the bourne, which over time became shortened to its present form Marylebone. The current St Marylebone Parish Church is on the south of Marylebone Road, opposite the Royal Academy of Music and at the top of Marylebone High Street. Marylebone (sometimes written St. ... Butchers Creek, Omeo, Victoria A stream, brook, beck, burn or creek, is a body of water with a detectable current, confined within a bed and banks. ... Tyburn was a former village in the county of Middlesex close to the current location of Marble Arch. ... Marylebone (sometimes written St. ... The Royal Academy of Music (sometimes abbreviated to RAM) is a music school in London, England and is one of the leading music institutions in the world. ...

Tourism

Two of London's principal tourist attractions lie on Marylebone Road - Madame Tussaud's and the London Planetarium. It is also the location of the Royal Academy of Music and the former Great Central Hotel, now renamed The Landmark London. A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ... Madame Tussauds and the London Planetarium Madame Tussauds is a wax museum in London, with branches in Amsterdam, Hong Kong ( Victoria Peak), Las Vegas, Copenhagen and New York City. ... // A planetarium is a theatre built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about astronomy and the night sky, or for training in celestial navigation. ... The Royal Academy of Music (sometimes abbreviated to RAM) is a music school in London, England and is one of the leading music institutions in the world. ... Exterior viewed across Marylebone Road. ...

Mainline and London Underground stations

Mainline

• Paddington
• Marylebone

Tube Paddington Station, March 2005 during rush hour Paddington station or London Paddington station is a major National Rail and London Underground station complex in the Paddington area of London. ... Marylebone station or London Marylebone station is a National Rail and London Underground station in central London. ...

• Edgware Road (Bakerloo Line)
• Edgware Road (Circle, District and Hammersmith & City Lines)
• Paddington
• Marylebone
• Baker Street
• Regent's Park
• Great Portland Street

Edgware Road is a station on London Undergrounds Bakerloo Line, between Paddington and Marylebone stations. ... Edgware Road tube station is a name shared by two separate stations on the London Underground. ... Paddington Station, March 2005 during rush hour Paddington station or London Paddington station is a major National Rail and London Underground station complex in the Paddington area of London. ... Marylebone station or London Marylebone station is a National Rail and London Underground station in central London. ... Baker Street tube station is a station on the London Underground located on Baker Street. ... Regents Park Regents Park tube station is a London Underground station by Regents Park. ... Great Portland Street tube station Great Portland Street is a London Underground station near Regents Park. ...

References

1. ^ http://www.cbrd.co.uk/histories/ringways/earlyplans.shtml

Coordinates: 51°31′12″N, 0°10′30″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...