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For the football ground, once occupied by West Bromwich Albion F.C., see Dartmouth Park (football ground).
Coordinates: 51°33′32″N 0°08′33″W / 51.5590°N 0.1425°W
Dartmouth Park 
Dartmouth Park
Dartmouth Park shown within Greater LondonOS grid reference TQ287861 London borough Camden Ceremonial county Greater London Region London Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town LONDON Postcode district NW5 Dialling code 020 Police Metropolitan Fire London Ambulance London EU Parliament London UK Parliament Hampstead and Highgate London Assembly Barnet and Camden List of places: UK • England • London Dartmouth Park is a district of north London in the London Borough of Camden, on the slope of the hill that rises up to Highgate from Kentish Town.
Chetwynd Road with St Mary Brookfield
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History
Dartmouth Park is named after the Earl of Dartmouth who bought the land in the middle of the 18th century. The 5th Earl of Dartmouth instigated some major house building in the late 19th century, and the area has continued to undergo development since that time.
The street named York Rise, which runs through the centre of Dartmouth Park, is in a slight valley which follows the course of the River Fleet, now underground. At the foot of York Rise the river crosses the railway tracks in a large iron pipe.
Architecture
Most of the area consists of late nineteenth century terraced and semi-detached houses, with a few more recent buildings. The local church is St Mary Brookfield, designed by William Butterfield and opened in 1875. It is red brick with contrasting yellow and blue brick patterns.
Park
Although the name designates a district and not a park per se, there is a small but attractive park off Dartmouth Park Hill, now named 'Dartmouth Park'. Although much of it is taken up by a reservoir tank, there is also a children's playground and a green bank with spectacular views of Central and East London.
Dartmouth Park today
Dartmouth Park is a quiet residential area with a mixture of residents, from young professionals and families through to retired couples. To the north lies the Holly Lodge Estate and then Highgate. Dartmouth Park is separated from Kentish Town to the south by the Gospel Oak to Barking railway line. The former park on the area covered what is now Waterlow Park and Highgate Cemetery.
Notable residents
Julian Barnes, novelist; Glenda Jackson, Labour MP; Glenys Kinnock, Labour politician; Neil Kinnock, former Labour party leader; Ed Miliband, present Labour party leader; Dave Lee Travis, former Radio 1 DJ; Max Vivian Wintle, runs a successful tanning salon
and Ken Loach, the film director.
Lower part of Dartmouth Park RoadTransport
Nearest places
Nearest stations
References
- The Buildings of England London 4: North. Bridget Cherry and Nikolaus Pevsner. ISBN 0-300-09653-4.
Categories:- Districts of London
- Districts of Camden
- Legge family
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