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Primrose Hill is a hill located on the north side of Regent's Park in north London, and also the name for the surrounding district. The hill has a clear view of central London. Like Regent's Park the area was once part of a great chase appropriated by Henry VIII and became Crown property in 1841. In 1842 an Act of Parliament secured the land as public open space. This article is about Regents Park in London. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Central London is a much-used but unofficial and vaguely defined term for the most inner part of London, the capital of England. ... Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland, from 22 April 1509 until his death. ...

The built up part of Primrose Hill consists mainly of Victorian terraces. It has always been one of the more fashionable districts in the urban belt that lies between the core of London and the outer suburbs, and remains expensive and prosperous.

In October 1678 Primrose Hill (then known as Greenberry Hill) was the scene of the mysterious murder of Edmund Berry Godfrey. Events August 10 - Treaty of Nijmegen ends the Dutch War. ... Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey (23 December 1621 - 12 October 1678) was an English magistrate whose mysterious death caused anti-Catholic uproar in England. ...

Transport

Nearest places

• Camden Town
• Regent's Park
• Belsize Park
• Chalk Farm
• Hampstead
• St John's Wood

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Nearest tube stations

• Chalk Farm tube station
• Swiss Cottage tube station
• St John's Wood tube station

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Primrose Hill in fiction

Primrose Hill. View over London. November 19th 2006

• Primrose Hill is a novel by Helen Falconer. Faber and Faber, London, 1999.
• In H.G. Wells' book The War of the Worlds, Primrose Hill was the site of the final Martian encampment.
• In Dodie Smith'sThe Hundred and One Dalmatians, the Dearly family live near the district, on Regent's Park's Outer Circle, with Primrose Hill itself forming an excellent location for Pongo to engage in the 'twilight barking'.
• Primrose Hill is referred to in the Blur song For Tomorrow. The lyrics "and the view's so nice", from the song, have been painted on a path leading to the top of Primrose Hill.
• Primrose Hill is mentioned in the Appleton single "Everything Eventually", with the line "Let's go fly a kite on Primrose Hill". The video for the song was shot there too.
• Oasis took the photo for the cover of the single "Wonderwall" here where a girl is shown through a frame.
• Primrose Hill is referred to in "Emit Remmus" ('summer time' backwards), a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, which is off of their 1999 album Californication.
• Primrose Hill is referred to by Herman Melville in his "Cock-A-Doodle-Doo!" short story. It refers to "all London, from Mile End (which is no end) to Primrose Hill (where there ain't any primroses..."
• It is referred to in a poem by William Blake: "...The fields from Islington to Marylebone/To Primrose Hill and Saint John's Wood/Were builded over with pillars of gold/And there Jerusalem's pillars stood..."
• In "The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul," by Douglas Adams, Kate Schecter lives in a flat on Primrose Hill.
• Primrose Hill is referred by Beverley Martyn in her song "Primrose Hill" on the 1970 John & Beverley Martyn album Road to Ruin, later sampled in "North West Three", a tune by Fatboy Slim, on his 2004 album "Palookaville".
• The English ska group Madness has a song named "Primrose Hill". It starts with the line "A man opened his window and stared up Primrose Hill..."
• Primrose Hill is an underground station on the North London System in the novel The Horn of Mortal Danger (1980).
• A murder is committed in Primrose Hill by "The Avenger" in Marie Belloc Lowndes's 1913 mystery, The Lodger.
• Top of Primrose Hill shown in opening scene of "Bridget Jones Edge of Reason".
• Musician Billy bragg mentions seeing Angels up on primrose hill in his song Upfield "I dreamed I saw a tree full of angels, up on Primrose Hill". Bragg says he was inspired to write this song from William Blake.
• The Emilíana Torrini song "Unemployed in Summertime" begins with the lyrics "Let's get drunk on Saturday, Walk on Primrose Hill until we lose our way".
• Parts of the British romance comedy Imagine Me & You was filmed on Primrose Hill, featuring Lena Headey and Piper Perabo
• In George MacDonald's fantasy novel At the Back of the North Wind, North Wind and Diamond briefly halt at the top of Primrose Hill during their first nightly voyage.
• American singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III lived nearby for a time and wrote a song called "Primrose Hill" about the area.

Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2304x1728, 1346 KB) The view of London from the top of Primrose Hill The photograph was taken by myself (Ben Dickson) on November 19th 2006 with a Sony HDR-HC3 high definition digital camcorder. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2304x1728, 1346 KB) The view of London from the top of Primrose Hill The photograph was taken by myself (Ben Dickson) on November 19th 2006 with a Sony HDR-HC3 high definition digital camcorder. ... H. G. Wells at the door of his house at Sandgate Herbert George Wells (September 21, 1866 - August 13, 1946) was an English writer best known for his science fiction novels such as The War of the Worlds and The Time Machine. ... The War of the Worlds (1898), by H. G. Wells, is an early science fiction novel (or novella) which describes an invasion of England by aliens from Mars. ... Dorothy Gladys Dodie Smith (May 3, 1896 - November 24, 1990) was an English novelist and playwright. ... The Hundred and One Dalmatians, or the Great Dog Robbery is a 1956 novel by Dodie Smith. ... Blur are an English rock band formed in Colchester in 1989. ... For Tomorrow is a song by British rock band Blur and is the lead track to their second album, Modern Life Is Rubbish. ... Appleton are a British/Canadian musical sister duo comprising of sisters Natalie and Nicole Appleton, who were born in 1973 and 1974 respectively to their British mother Mary and Canadian father, Ken. ... Everything Eventually was Appletons third single from the Everythings Eventual album and was released on July 14, 2003. ... Oasis are an English rock band, formed in Manchester in 1991. ... (Whats the Story) Morning Glory? track listing Roll with It (2) Wonderwall (3) Dont Look Back in Anger (4) Stop the Clocks track listing The Importance of Being Idle (5) Wonderwall (6) Slide Away (7) Wonderwall is a song and subsequent single by British rock band Oasis taken... Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1983. ... Californication is a portmanteau word derived from bumper stickers frequently seen on cars in the state of Oregon during the late 1970s and early 1980s. ... The front cover of the US first hardcover edition of The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul. ... Douglas Noël Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an English author, comic radio dramatist, and musician. ... Fatboy Slim (born Quentin Leo Cook on July 31, 1963[1], also known as Norman Cook) is a British big beat musician. ... Madness are an English pop/ska band from Camden Town, London that formed in 1976. ... The Horn of Mortal Danger is a 1980 novel by British musician Lawrence Leonard. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Marie Adelaide Lowndes née Belloc, (1868 - 1947), pen name Belloc Lowndes, was an English novelist, the sister of Hilaire Belloc. ... The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog often just called The Lodger was a 1927 silent film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. ... Emilíana Torrini Emilíana Torrini Davíðsdóttir (born 16 May 1977) is an Icelandic singer, best known for her worldwide debut album, Love in the Time of Science. ... Imagine Me & You is a 2005 British film written and directed by Ol Parker. ... George MacDonald George MacDonald (December 10, 1824 – September 18, 1905) was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister. ... At the Back of the North Wind is a childrens book by George MacDonald, published in 1871. ...

Residents

Famous Primrose Hill residents past and present include:

• Russell Brand, Comedian, TV Presenter, Actor
• Joan Bakewell, journalist and broadcaster
• Alan Bennett, author
• Simon Callow, actor
• Sadie Frost, actress and co-owner of fashion label Frost French
• Eva Green, actress
• Jude Law, actor
• Sean Pertwee, actor
• John McCririck, horse racing pundit
• Ewan McGregor, actor
• Meg Matthews, ex-wife of Oasis member Noel Gallagher
• Sienna Miller, actress
• Kate Moss, fashion model
• Jamie and 'Jools' Oliver, celebrity chef and wife
• Gavin Rossdale and Gwen Stefani, musicians
• Glenn Herweijer, Drum And Bass Producer and painter.
• Neneh Cherry, Singer and songwriter
• Cameron McVey, Producer (Massive Attack, Sugababes, All Saints)
• Jacob Coates, bodybuilder and US fitness guru
• Max "Vern" Massenbach, bodybuilder and personal trainer to the stars.
• Sophie Ellis-Bextor, singer and songwriter [1]
• Jason Orange, singer
• Helena Bonham Carter, actress

Russell Edward Brand [1] (born June 4, 1975 in Grays, Essex) is an English comedian and radio/television personality. ... Joan Bakewell (born Joan Dawson Rowlands on April 16, 1933) is a British journalist and television presenter. ... Published by Faber/Profile Books in 2005 Alan Bennett (born May 9, 1934) is an English author and actor noted for his work, his boyish appearance and his sonorous Yorkshire accent. ... Simon Philip Hugh Callow, CBE (born June 15, 1949 in London, England) is a highly-regarded British actor of stage, film and television, and a biographer of Orson Welles and Charles Laughton. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Frost French is a fashion label run by the British movie actress Sadie Frost and Jemima French. ... Eva Gaëlle Green [e-VA GREN] (born July 5, 1980) is a BAFTA award-winning French actress // Eva Green was born in Paris, France to a French mother and a Swedish father, and was raised in the 17th arrondissement of Paris. ... David Jude Heyworth Law (born December 29, 1972) is an Academy Award-nominated English actor. ... Sean Pertwee (born June 4, 1964) is a British actor. ... John McCririck (born 17 April 1940, Surbiton, [[Surrey] is an English television horse racing pundit. ... Ewan Gordon McGregor (born March 31, 1971) (IPA pronunciation: [1]) is a Scottish actor who has had significant success in mainstream, indie and art house films. ... Oasis are an English rock band, formed in Manchester in 1991. ... Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born May 29, 1967 in Burnage, Manchester, England) is an English songwriter, guitarist and occasional vocalist with the English rock band Oasis. ... Sienna Rose Miller (born December 28, 1981) is an American-born English[1] actress and model. ... Katherine Ann Moss (born January 16, 1974), known as Kate Moss, is an iconic English supermodel and fashion designer. ... James Trevor Oliver MBE (May 27, 1975), better known as Jamie Oliver and nicknamed The Naked Chef, is an English celebrity chef. ... Gavin McGregor Rossdale (born October 30, 1967)[1] is a British musician most famous for being the lead singer and guitarist of the former British rock group Bush, and later the lead singer and guitarist of Institute, which broke up in 2006. ... Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, fashion designer and occasional actress. ... Neneh Cherry performing live in Vienna (ca. ... Cameron McVey is a British music producer, best known for his work with Neneh Cherry, Massive Attack, Portishead, All Saints, and more recently CirKus, Virgin Souls and Siobhan Donaghy. ... Jacob Jesus Octavio Coates pen name: Rocky Coates (born on 4th July 1962 in Batley, Yorkshire) is an author, model/actor and fitness guru. ... Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor (born 10 April 1979) is a multi-platinum selling English pop singer and songwriter. ... Jason Orange, bottom right, with the other members of Take That Jason Orange (born Jason Thomas Orange on July 10, 1970 in Wythenshawe, Manchester, England) is one fifth of the hugely successful 1990s English boyband Take That. ... Helena Bonham Carter (born May 26, 1966) is an Academy Award-nominated English actress, known for her roles in the films A Room with a View, Howards End, and Fight Club. ...

Primrose Hill venues

Popular public houses include "The Princess of Wales", "The Engineer", "The Pembroke Castle" and "The Lansdowne".

See also

• Primrose Hill railway station
• Primrose Hill set

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External links

• Article on Primrose Hill Farmers' markets
• Primrose Hill Local Website
• Primrose Hill and Regent's Park in Literature and Music, a bibliography
• The story behind the Blur lyrics on Primrose Hill