Brompton, London

Brompton, London

Infobox UK place
country = England
map_type = Greater London
latitude = 51.50007
longitude = -0.16453
region = London
population =
official_name = Brompton
london_borough = Kensington & Chelsea
constituency_westminster =
post_town = LONDON
postcode_area =
postcode_district =
dial_code = 020
os_grid_reference = TQ275795

Brompton is a locality in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is roughly defined by the triangle of Brompton Road, Sloane Street and Sloane Avenue.

Development

Charles Dickens, Jr (eldest child of Charles Dickens) wrote in his 1879 book "Dickens's Dictionary of London" that " [Brompton] was at one time almost exclusively the artist quarter and is still largely frequented by the votaries of the brush and chisel, though of late years Belgravia has been encroaching upon its boundaries, and Belgravian rents are stealing westward."Cite web
author = Dickens, Charles, Jr
date = 1879
title = "Brompton"
work = Dickens's Dictionary of London
url = http://www.victorianlondon.org/dickens/dickens-bic.htm
accessdate = 2007-08-22

Brompton has been home to many writers and actors, and those in similar occupations. The Survey of London gives a long list. [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50029 Survey of London Artists, musicians and writers resident in Brompton, 1790–1870] .

Landmarks in or near Brompton

* Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, also known as Brompton Oratory
* Brompton Cemetery
* Royal Brompton Hospital, formerly known as Brompton Consumption Hospital
* Royal Marsden Hospital
* Victoria and Albert Museum
* Natural History Museum
* Holy Trinity Brompton Church

treets in Brompton

* Kings Road
* Fulham Road
* Old Brompton Road
* Brompton Road

Nearest places

* Knightsbridge
* South Kensington
* Earls Court
* Chelsea
* Belgravia

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