A4204 | |
Former name(s) | Church Lane, Silver Street |
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Location | Kensington, London |
Postal code | W8 |
Nearest Tube station | Notting Hill Gate |
Coordinates | 51°30′21.03″N 0°11′39.53″W / 51.5058417°N 0.1943139°W |
North end | Notting Hill Gate |
South end | Kensington High Street |
Other | |
Known for | Shopping, fine art and antique sellers. |
Kensington Church Street is a shopping street in Kensington, London, England, designated the A4204, and traditionally known for its art and antiques shops.
Buildings at the southern end date back to the early 1700s.[1] It is named after Kensington's original church of St Mary Abbots. The south part was formerly called Church Lane, and the north part, Silver Street. Until 1864 there was a toll gate at Campden Street.[2]
The street runs north to south from Notting Hill Gate to Kensington High Street. There are several Grade II listed Georgian and Victorian buildings.[3]
Time Out calls it "eccentrically posh".[4]