Kings Cross (London)
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Inner city district of Central London which straddles the boroughs of Islington and Camden (originally it was in the now defunct borough of St. Pancras).
Originally a village called "Battle Bridge", after the coming of the railways in the mid 19th Century and the two major stations (King's Cross in 1852, then St. Pancras in 1868) it became a busy suburb of London. It later became very run-down in the post war period and became a haven for prostitution and crime. From the 1990s onward, much gentrification and regeneration has taken place, and is a rapidly up and coming area of the capital, cemented by St. Pancras' rebirth as the Eurostar terminus which has seen many new hotels and office buildings spring up in the late 2000s. Some of the backstreets however remain very depressed and unwelcoming.
Originally a village called "Battle Bridge", after the coming of the railways in the mid 19th Century and the two major stations (King's Cross in 1852, then St. Pancras in 1868) it became a busy suburb of London. It later became very run-down in the post war period and became a haven for prostitution and crime. From the 1990s onward, much gentrification and regeneration has taken place, and is a rapidly up and coming area of the capital, cemented by St. Pancras' rebirth as the Eurostar terminus which has seen many new hotels and office buildings spring up in the late 2000s. Some of the backstreets however remain very depressed and unwelcoming.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 51°31'55"N -0°7'12"E
- Beckenham 12 km
- Wycombe District 64 km
- Redditch 155 km
- Hall Green 161 km
- Selly Oak 162 km
- Northfield 166 km
- Edgbaston 168 km
- Halesowen 172 km
- Pontypridd 226 km
- North Devon 290 km
- London King's Cross railway station 0.3 km
- London St Pancras International railway station 0.5 km
- Kings Cross Estate 0.5 km
- St Pancras Railway Station Shed Extension 0.5 km
- Tiber Gardens / York Way Estate 0.6 km
- King's Cross Central 0.6 km
- London Borough of Islington 1.8 km
- Central London 2.6 km
- Camden Council 3 km
- City of Westminster 3.7 km