South Hampstead

South Hampstead
South Hampstead  South Hampstead shown within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ266842
London borough	Camden
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	NW3, NW6, NW8
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
EU Parliament	London
UK Parliament	Hampstead and Highgate
London Assembly	Barnet and Camden
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South Hampstead is a district of northwest London, part of the London Borough of Camden. It is commonly defined as the area between West End Lane, Belsize Road, Fitzjohn's Avenue, Nutley Terrace, Finchley Road and Broadhurst Gardens.

Notable residents and associated organisations

Sigmund Freud and his daughter Anna Freud, who lived at 20 Maresfield Gardens (currently the home of the Freud Museum)
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Nahum Sokolow, author and Zionist statesman

The 43 Group, an anti-fascist group of Jewish ex-servicemen after WW2 who broke up right wing marches and fought fascists in the streets, was founded here.

Kylie Minogue, singer

Stephen Fry, actor
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Matt Lucas, actor
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ETA, the Basque separatist group, and PLO, the Palestinian Liberation Organisation, used houses here as safe houses in the 1970s.

Barry Humphries, Australian celebrity known for playing Dame Edna Everage

Natalie Imbruglia, singer^[4]

South Hampstead High School, a prestigious independent girls' day school located at 3 Maresfield Gardens^[5]

Nearby places

• Hampstead Village (to the north)
• Swiss Cottage and Primrose Hill (to the east)
• St John's Wood (to the south)
• West Hampstead (to the north-west)
• Maida Vale and Kilburn (to the west)

Transport

Railway stations

• South Hampstead railway station (London Overground)
• Swiss Cottage tube station (Jubilee Line)
• Finchley Road tube station (Jubilee and Metropolitan Line)

References

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