St John's Wood
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- For the rock band, please see St John's Wood (band)
- For the Australian locality St Johns Wood, see main article, St John's Wood, Queensland
| St John's Wood | |
  St John's Wood shown within Greater London |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| London borough | Westminster |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | London |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LONDON |
| Postcode district | NW8 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| European Parliament | London |
| UK Parliament | Regent's Park and Kensington North |
| London Assembly | West Central |
| List of places: UK • England • London | |
St John's Wood is a district of north London, England in the City of Westminster, near Regent's Park. It is approximately 2.5 miles north-west of Charing Cross. Once part of the Great Middlesex Forest, it was later owned by the Knights of St John of Jerusalem. It is home to some of the most expensive properties in the world.
St John's Wood was developed from the early 19th century onwards. It was one of the first London suburbs to be developed with a large amount of low density "villa" housing, as opposed to the terraced housing which was the norm in London up to the 19th century, even in expensive districts. Parts of St John's Wood have been rebuilt at a higher density, but it remains a highly desirable residential district.
St John's Wood is the location of Lord's Cricket Ground, home of the MCC and original headquarters of the sport. It is also famous for Abbey Road Studios, where The Beatles recorded, notably the Abbey Road album, the cover of which features the band crossing the road. Paul McCartney has owned a property in the area since the 1960s.
The King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery has a barracks in St. John's Wood and regularly exercises their horses by parading them through the streets of St. John's Wood.
Chef Clarissa Dickson Wright grew up in St John's Wood, and it is now home to supermodel Kate Moss. Actor Damian Lewis was born in St John's Wood. The Rolling Stones referenced it in their song "Play With Fire". The director, wit and physician Jonathan Miller was born into a wealthy family in the area.
St John's Wood is the home of fictional characters, Bingo and Rosie Little, in P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster books. Irene Adler lives there (in Briony Lodge on Serpentine Avenue) in Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes story "A Scandal in Bohemia".
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[edit] Education
- For education in St John's Wood see the main City of Westminster article.
[edit] Transport and locale
[edit] Nearest places
- Belsize Park to the north-east
- Hampstead to the north
- Kilburn to the north-west
- Lisson Grove to the south
- Maida Vale to the south-west
- Marylebone to the south
- Primrose Hill to the east
- Swiss Cottage to the north
[edit] Nearest tube stations
- Maida Vale tube station
- Kilburn Park tube station
- St John's Wood tube station
- Swiss Cottage tube station
[edit] Nearest railway stations
[edit] Trivia
- St. John's Wood is the only London Underground Station with no letters from the word "mackerel".
[edit] External links
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