The River Westbourne is a river in London, England. It flows from Hampstead down through Hyde Park to Sloane Square and into the River Thames at Chelsea. According to Victorian pedants, the river was originally called the Kilburn (Cye Bourne — royal stream) but has been known, at different times and in different places, as Kelebourne, Kilburn, Bayswater, Bayswater River, Bayswater Rivulet, Serpentine River, The Bourne, Westburn Brook, the Ranelagh River and, the Ranelagh Sewer. It is of similar size to the Fleet. Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7,421,328 and a metropolitan area population of between 12 and 14 million. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Inter. ... Hampstead is a place in the London Borough of Camden and near to Hampstead Heath. ... The Serpentine, viewed from the eastern end. ... Sloane Square is a small hard landscaped square on the boundaries of the fashionable London districts of Belgravia and Chelsea. ... The Thames (pronounced /temz/) is a river flowing through southern England and connecting London with the sea. ... Chelsea is a district of London, loosely defined by the area around the Kings Road, beginning at Sloane Square at one end, and the Worlds End public house at the other, the River Thames and the Victorian artists district to the south, and some parts between the King... Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her Accession to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian era of Great Britain is considered the height of the British industrial revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ... Kilburn is a area of North London on the border of the London Borough of Brent and the London Borough of Camden. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The River Fleet is the largest of Londons subterranean rivers. ...

The river Westbourne rose in Hampstead and flowed south through Kilburn. Kilburn was the name of the river at that point. It ran west along what is now Kilburn Park Road and then south along what is now Shirland Road. After crossing what is now Bishops Bridge Road, the river continued more or less due south, between what is now Craven Terrace and what is now Gloucester Terrace. At this point, the river was known until the early-nineteenth century as the Bayswater rivulet and from that it gave its name to the area now known as Bayswater. Hampstead is a place in the London Borough of Camden and near to Hampstead Heath. ... Kilburn is a area of North London on the border of the London Borough of Brent and the London Borough of Camden. ... Bayswater is a place in the City of Westminster, in London. ...

Originally, however, Bayswater was the point on the river where it crosses Bayswater Road, which was called Bayards Watering in 1652 and Bayards Watering Place in 1654. It is said that there is a reference to Bayards Watering Place as early as 1380. There were a few houses at this spot in the eighteenth century, and, it seems, a man called Bayard used or offered it as a watering place for horses on the main road to Uxbridge which is called Bayswater Road at this point (formerly Uxbridge Road). Bayswater is a place in the City of Westminster, in London. ...

The river enters Hyde Park at what is now the Serpentine, which was formed in 1730 by building a dam across the Westbourne at the instigation of Queen Caroline, wife of George II, in order to beautify the royal park. The Westbourne ceased to provide the water for the Serpentine in 1834, because it had become polluted, and the Serpentine is now supplied from water pumped from the Thames. The Serpentine, viewed from the eastern end. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Her Serene Highness Margravine Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach (or Anspach) (1 March 1683 – 20 November 1737) was the queen consort of King George II of Great Britain 1727-1737. ... George II (George Augustus) (10 November 1683–25 October 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) and Archtreasurer and Prince-Elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death. ...

The Westbourne left Hyde Park (both before and after it had been dammed to form the Serpentine) at Knightsbridge which was originally a bridge over the Westbourne itself. It is recorded that, in the year 1141, the citizens of London met Queen Matilda at this bridge. The river ran from Knightsbridge south west through Chelsea into the river Thames. Click Here for Knightsbridge, Castle Hill Australia Knightsbridge is a place in the City of Westminster, London notable for its expensive shops, including Harrods. ... Empress Maud (February 7, 1102 – September 10, 1169) is the title by which Matilda, daughter and dispossessed heir of King Henry I of England and his wife Maud of Scotland (herself daughter of Malcolm III Canmore and St. ... The Thames (pronounced /temz/) is a river flowing through southern England and connecting London with the sea. ...

The river leaves the Serpentine by the cascade at the Eastern end of that lake. From there it flows roughly due South. It gives its name to Bourne Street, SW1 and follows very closely the boundary between the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. This can be seen very clearly in the meandering purple line down the middle of this map. 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. ... Arms of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is a London borough in the west side of central London, created in 1965 from the former boroughs of Kensington and Chelsea. ...

The waters of the Westbourne or Bayswater were originally pure and in 1437 and 1439 conduits were laid to carry water from the Westbourne into the City of London, for drinking. In the nineteenth century, however, the water became filthy and impure by its use, in effect, as a sewer.

When Belgravia, Chelsea and Paddington were developed, it became necessary to drive the river Westbourne underground in order to build over it. The river was therefore directed into pipes in the early part of the nineteenth century, and completed in the 1850s. Since then, the Westbourne has been one of the lost rivers of London, running underneath the ground in a pipe. Belgravia is a district in the City of Westminster, London, England, to the south-west of Buckingham Palace. ... Paddington is an area in the west of London in the City of Westminster. ...

The pipe can still be seen running above the platform of Sloane Square Underground Station. It is located just below the ceiling towards the end of the platforms closest to the exits. The pipe is the original pipe constructed in the nineteenth century because, although the station was badly bombed during the Battle of Britain in November 1940, the old iron pipe remained undamaged. Sloane Square is a small hard landscaped square on the boundaries of the fashionable London districts of Belgravia and Chelsea. ... Combatants British Royal Air Force and allies Nazi German Luftwaffe Commanders Hugh Dowding Hermann Göring Strength approx 700 fighters (at the beginning) 1,260 bombers; 316 dive-bombers; 1,089 fighters Casualties 1,547 aircraft; Civilian: 27,450 dead, 32,138 wounded 1,887 aircraft A major campaign of...

The river makes its last appearance where it falls into the river Thames about 300 yards west of Chelsea Bridge. This outfall, from a pipe now called the Ranelagh Sewer, can still be seen at low tide. Several places exist with the name Thames, and the word is also used as part of several brand and company names Most famous is the River Thames in England, on which the city of London stands Other Thames Rivers There is a Thames River in Canada There is a Thames... Chelsea Bridge, London Chelsea Bridge is a self-anchored suspension bridge for road and foot traffic running north-south over the River Thames in London, between Grosvenor Bridge and the Albert Bridge. ...

The finest and most intelligible map of the whole course of the Westbourne, superimposed over the Victorian street plan, is found in an article by J. G. Waller, published in the Transactions of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society, vol VI (1882) pp 272–279.

The map shows that the river Westbourne never ran as far west as even the easternmost extremity of Westbourne Grove (which ends at Queensway). The areas called Westbourne were to the west of the river, as is Westbourne Grove itself. That is why they were called "Westbourne" — because they lay West of the Bourne or river. Westbourne Grove is a glamourous shopping street in Londons Notting Hill. ...

See also

• Westbourne Grove
• Subterranean rivers of London

Westbourne Grove is a glamourous shopping street in Londons Notting Hill. ... The subterranean or underground rivers of London are the tributaries of the River Thames that were built over during the growth of the metropolis of London. ...

External link

• Kim's photograph of the conduit at Sloane Square Tube Station