London Borough of Camden
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The London Borough of Camden is an inner-London borough created in 1965 to replace the metropolitan boroughs of Hampstead, Holborn, St Pancras.
| London Borough of Camden | |
| Image:LondonCamden.png | |
| Demographics | |
|---|---|
| Population: | 198,000 (2001) |
| Ethnicity: | 73% white, 6% bangla, 6% african |
| Geography | |
| Villages: | Kings Cross, Holborn, St. Pancras Camden Town, Kentish Town Hampstead |
| Neighbours: | Barnet, Brent, City Islington, Haringey, Westminster |
| Stations: | Euston, Kings cross, St Pancras |
| Politics | |
| Executive: | Labour |
| MPs: | Glenda Jackson, Frank Dobson |
| GLA: | Barnet and Camden |
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General
The area is in the north side of the city, reaching from Holborn and Bloomsbury in the south to Hampstead Heath in the north. Neighbouring areas are the City of Westminster and the City of London to the south, Brent to the west, Barnet and Haringey to the north and Islington to the east.
Camden's town hall is located on Euston Road near Kings Cross.
Areas included in the borough are:
- Bloomsbury
- Camden Town
- Dartmouth Park
- Fitzrovia
- Gospel Oak
- Hampstead including part of Hampstead heath
- South Hampstead
- West Hampstead
- Highgate (southwestern part.)
- Holborn
- Kentish Town
- Kings Cross and St Pancras
- Primrose Hill
- Somers Town
Demographics of Camden
The 2001 census gives Camden a population of 198,000. Camden is 73% white, 6% Bangladeshi and 6% black African. 35% of householders are owner-occupiers.
Attractions of Camden
- The British Library
- The British Museum
- Hampstead Heath
- Hampstead Cemetery
- Highgate Cemetery
- King's Cross railway station, St Pancras station, Euston station
- The eastern edge of Regent's Park
- School of Oriental and African Studies
- University College London
Secondary Schools
- Acland Burghley School
- Camden School for Girls
- Hampstead School
- Haverstock School
- La Sainte Union Catholic School
- Maria Fidelis RC Convent
- Parliament Hill School
- South Camden Community School
- William Ellis School
External link
- Camden Council - http://www.camden.gov.uk/
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "London_Borough_of_Camden" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Borough_of_Camden, used under the GNU Free Documentation License
