Brompton, Kensington

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Brompton
Location
OS grid reference:	TQ275795
Administration
London borough:	Kensington & Chelsea
County level:	Greater London
Region:	London
Constituent country:	England
Sovereign state:	United Kingdom
Other
Ceremonial county:	Greater London
Historic county:	Middlesex (1889)
Services
Police force:	Metropolitan Police
Fire brigade:	London Fire Brigade
Ambulance service:	London Ambulance
Post office and telephone
Post town:	LONDON
Postal district:
Dialling code:	020
Politics
UK Parliament:
London Assembly:	West Central
European Parliament:	London
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Brompton is a locality in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

Contents 1 Development 2 Landmarks in or near Brompton 3 Streets in Brompton 4 Nearest Places 5 External link

[edit] Development

Charles Dickens, Jr (the eldest son of Charles Dickens) wrote in his book, Dictionary of London 1879, that "[Brompton] was at one time almost exclusively the artist quarter, and it still largely frequented by the votaries of the brush and the chisel, though of late years Belgravia has been encroaching on its boundaries."

[edit] 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 Bromption Consumption Hospital
• Royal Marsden Hospital
• Victoria and Albert Museum
• Natural History Museum
• Holy Trinity Brompton Church

[edit] Streets in Brompton

• Kings Road
• Fulham Road
• Old Brompton Road
• Brompton Road

[edit] Nearest Places

• Knightsbridge
• South Kensington
• Earls Court
• Chelsea
• Belgravia

[edit] External link

• Brompton - 1911 Encyclopedia article