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History

The Metropolitan Borough of Paddington was a metropolitan borough of the County of London between 1899 and 1965, when it was merged into the London Borough of Westminster. A Metropolitan Borough (or Metropolitan District) is a type of local government district in England, covering urban areas within metropolitan counties. ... The County of London (in red), super imposed upon todays Greater London area, to show the difference in size with post-1965 Borough boundaries The County of London was an administrative county of England from 1888 to 1965. ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... The City of Westminster is a London borough and a city in its own right, situated to the west of the City of London and north of the River Thames. ...

It was that part of the London Borough of Westminster west of Edgware Road and Maida Vale, and north of Bayswater Road. Places in the borough included Paddington, Westbourne Green, Bayswater, Maida Hill, West Kilburn, Maida Vale. Edgware Road is a road in London. ... Maida Vale is a road in north-west London, and a district surrounding it. ... The main road running across the north of Hyde Park,London. ... Paddington is an area in the west of London in the City of Westminster. ... Bayswater is a place in the City of Westminster, in London. ... Maida Vale is a road in north-west London, and a district surrounding it. ...

To the south it bordered the Metropolitan Borough of Westminster, to the east, the Metropolitan Borough of St Marylebone. The Metropolitan Borough of Westminster was a metropolitan borough under the County of London from 1899 to 1965, when it was amalgamated into the London Borough of Westminster along with the Metropolitan Borough of Paddington and the Metropolitan Borough of St Marylebone. ... The Metropolitan Borough of St Marylebone was a metropolitan borough of the County of London from 1899 until in 1965 it was amalgamated with the Metropolitan Borough of Paddington and the Metropolitan Borough of Westminster to form the London Borough of Westminster. ...

Area: 1,357 acres

Population:

• 1901: 143,976
• 1911: 142,551
• 1921: 144,261
• 1931: 144,923
• 1951: 125,463
• 1961: 116,923

Notable places

• The Paddington Station
  • (incl. terminus of Heathrow Express)
• St. Mary's Hospital
  • Dr. Alexander Fleming discovered the penicillin here
  • birthpalce of Prince William and Prince Harry)
• Paddington Waterside (new living and business area around part of Grand Union Canal).
• City Of Westminster College (formely Paddington College)
• Paddington Green Police Station is also here.

The central (and longest) span of Paddington Station Paddington station or London Paddington is the name of a major National Rail and London Underground station complex in the Paddington area of London. ... Heathrow Express unit 332 008 at Paddington Station Heathrow Express is a train service from Heathrow Airport to Paddington in central London operated by the Heathrow Express Operating Authority, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BAA. The service is not part of the National Rail system, even though for part of... Saint Marys Hospital is one of two hospitals in Rochester, Minnesota operated by the Mayo Clinic. ... Alexander Fleming Sir Alexander Fleming (August 6, 1881 – March 11, 1955) discovered the antibiotic substance lysozyme and isolated the antibiotic substance penicillin from the fungus Penicillium notatum, for which he shared a Nobel Prize. ... Penicillin is a β-lactam antibiotic used in the treatment of bacterial infections caused by susceptible, usually Gram-positive, organisms. ... HRH Prince William of Wales William Arthur Philip Louis His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales (William Arthur Philip Louis Mountbatten-Windsor) (born June 21, 1982) is a member of the British Royal Family, grandson of Queen Elizabeth II and first son of Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales. ... HRH Prince Harry of Wales Henry Charles Albert David His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales (Henry Charles Albert David Mountbatten-Windsor) (born September 15, 1984), nicknamed Prince Harry, is a member of the British Royal Family, a grandson of Queen Elizabeth II. Harry is third in the line of... The canal at Braunston The Grand Union Canal is a canal in England and part of the British canal system. ...

Features

• 4.50 from Paddington: detective novel by Agatha Christie. It features Miss Marple
• Paddington Green: Reality TV series (1998-2000), 35 episodes