Holborn
Holborn (pronounced /ˈhəʊbən/ HOE-bən)[1] is an area of Central London, England. Holborn is also the name of the area's principal east-west street. The street runs from St Giles's High Street as High Holborn to Gray's Inn Road to Holborn Viaduct. It crosses the borders of the City of Westminster, London Borough of Camden and the City of London.
| Holborn | |
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| OS grid reference | TQ305815 |
| London borough | |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LONDON |
| Postcode district | WC1, WC2 |
| Postcode district | EC1 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
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| London Assembly |
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References
- Roberts, Andrew; Matthew Teller (2004). The Rough Guide to Britain. London: Rough Guides Ltd. p. 109. ISBN 1-84353-301-4. Retrieved 18 November 2009.
Other websites
- Holborn and Bloomsbury, by Sir Walter Besant and Geraldine Edith Mitton, 1903, from Project Gutenberg
| Districts |
Belsize Park • Bloomsbury • Brondesbury • Camden Town • Chalk Farm • Covent Garden • Dartmouth Park • Fitzrovia • Fortune Green • Frognal • Gospel Oak • Hampstead • Haverstock • Highgate • Holborn • Kentish Town • Kilburn • Kings Cross • Primrose Hill • Regent's Park • Saffron Hill • Somers Town • St. Pancras • South Hampstead • Swiss Cottage • Tufnell Park • West Hampstead |  |
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| Attractions |
West End theatre • British Library • British Museum • Camden Arts Centre • Donmar Warehouse • Foundling Museum • Fenton House • Freud Museum • Kenwood House • The Roundhouse • Sir John Soane's Museum | |
| Street markets | Camden Market · Queen's Crescent Market | |
| Constituencies |
Holborn and St. Pancras • Hampstead and Highgate • Hampstead and Kilburn (future) | |
Parks and open spaces in Camden | ||
| Districts |
Bayswater • Belgravia • Covent Garden • Fitzrovia • Holborn • Hyde Park • Knightsbridge • Lisson Grove • Maida Vale (including Little Venice) • Mayfair • Marylebone • Millbank • Paddington • Pimlico • Queen's Park • St James's • St John's Wood • Soho (including Chinatown) • Victoria • Westbourne Green • Westminster |  |
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| Attractions |
West End theatre • Westminster Abbey • Buckingham Palace • National Gallery • Tate Britain • Trafalgar Square • Horse Guards • more | |
| Royal Parks | ||
| Constituencies |
Regent's Park and Kensington North • Cities of London and Westminster | |
Parks and open spaces in Westminster | ||
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