Somers Town

Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference:	Maps for TQ295825
Administration
London borough:	Camden
County level:	Greater London
Region:	London
Nation:	England
Other
Ceremonial county:	Greater London
Historic county:	Middlesex
Services
Police force:	Metropolitan Police
Fire brigade:	London Fire Brigade
Ambulance service:	London Ambulance
Media
ITV franchise:	ITV London
BBC region:	BBC London
BBC Local Radio:	BBC London 94.9
Post office and telephone
Post town:	LONDON
Postal district:	NW1
Dialling code:	020
Politics
UK Parliament:	Holborn and St. Pancras
London Assembly:	Barnet and Camden
European Parliament:	London

Somers Town is an area of London adjacent to the British Library at St Pancras and south of Camden Town. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The administrative area of Greater London contains 32 London Boroughs, of which 12 (plus the City of London) make up Inner London and 20 Outer London. ... The London Borough of Camden is an inner-London borough created in 1965 to replace the metropolitan boroughs of Hampstead, Holborn, St Pancras. ... Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... For more coverage on London, visit the London Portal. ... The BOGUS regions, also known as BOGUS FASCIST SCOTTISH Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity in England. ... For more coverage on London, visit the London Portal. ... Home Nations is a term used to refer to the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (collectively, but also as separate entities, distinct from the United Kingdom as a whole), or the nations of the British Isles (traditionally... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... For more coverage on London, visit the London Portal. ... The traditional counties of England are historic subdivisions of the country into around 40 regions. ... Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England. ... There are a number of police forces in the United Kingdom. ... The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) (commonly referred to by its former official name of the Metropolitan Police, or colloquially as The Met; often referred to in legislation as the Police of the Metropolis) is the Home Office (territorial) police force responsible for Greater London, England, with the exception of the... Fire brigades in the United Kingdom are organised on a territorial basis. ... The London Fire Brigade (LFB) provides fire fighting and rescue services in London, UK. It is the third largest fire department in the world with nearly 7000 staff. ... This is a list of ambulance services in England : ... The London Ambulance Service (LAS) is the largest ambulance service in the world that does not directly charge its patients for its services. ... ITV1 is a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ... ITV London is the brand name and on-screen identity used by ITV plc for the ITV1 television channel in the London region. ... Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation. ... BBC London is the brand for the BBCs tri-media radio, television and online service for London and its immediate environs. ... BBC Local Radio is the BBCs regional radio service for England and the Channel Islands, consisting of 40 stations. ... BBC London 94. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... UK postal codes are known as postcodes. ... The UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Numbering Plan, is regulated by the Office of Communications (Ofcom), which replaced the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) in 2003. ... To see the list in alphabetical order see the categories UK Parliamentary constituencies and UK Parliamentary constituencies (historic). ... Holborn & St. ... Greater London is divided into a number of constituencies for London Assembly elections. ... Greater London is divided into a number of constituencies for London Assembly elections. ... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... London is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... Image File history File links Summary Remade LCC/GLC crest. ... The Houses of Parliament and the clock tower containing Big Ben Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London (see Wiktionary:London for the name in other languages) is the capital of the United Kingdom and England. ... British Library Ossulston St entrance, with distinctive red logo. ... Things called Saint Pancras or St Pancras include: The saint after whom the others are directly or indirectly named: Saint Pancras. ... Camden Town is a place in the London Borough of Camden, England. ...

The area was developed by the landowner Lord Somers. The area became a home for refugees of the French Revolution and people fleeing Spanish rule. In the modern time the area has become home for Bangladeshi and Somali communitities. Somers Town also contains a sports facility used by University College London Union sports teams for training and home matches. Walking through Somer's Town is really interesting change from the surrounding areas. It feels completely separated from the areas that surrounding areas perhaps because there are no roads that lead through it. It is very close to St Pancras Church, the oldest Church in London, where the young Thomas Hardy beautifully arranged the gravestones around a tree to make way for the new railway. The Barony of Somers has been created twice: one in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of Great Britain. ... The French Revolution (1789-1799) was a period in the history of France. ... University College London Union, founded in 1893, is widely believed to be Englands oldest students union. ...

Nearest Places

• Camden Town
• Euston
• Kings Cross
• St Pancras

Nearest Tube stations Camden Town is a place in the London Borough of Camden, England. ... Euston station, also known as London Euston, is a major railway station to the north of central London and in the London Borough of Camden. ... Kings Cross is an place in the London Borough of Camden. ... Things called Saint Pancras or St Pancras include: The saint after whom the others are directly or indirectly named: Saint Pancras. ...

• Mornington Crescent tube station
• Euston station
• Euston Square tube station
• King's Cross St. Pancras tube station

Nearest Railway stations Mornington Crescent tube station A train pulls into the Mornington Crescent tube station Mornington Crescent is a station in Camden Town in north London, named after the road it is on. ... Euston station, also known as London Euston, is a major railway station to the north of central London and in the London Borough of Camden. ... Categories: Circle Line stations | Hammersmith & City Line stations | Metropolitan Line stations | London Underground stubs ... Kings Cross St. ...

• King's Cross railway station
• Euston station
• St. Pancras railway station