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Location | Kensington, London, United Kingdom |
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Postal code | W8 |
Coordinates | 51°30′03″N 0°11′38″W / 51.50083°N 0.19389°W |
West end | Hammersmith Road |
Major junctions | A3220, Addison Road, Melbury Road, Kensington Palace Gardens |
East end | Kensington Road |
North | Holland Park Notting Hill Gate |
East | Kensington Gore |
South | Earls Court |
West | Hammersmith |
Construction | |
Commissioned | 1682 |
Construction start | 1690s |
Completion | 1893 |
Other | |
Known for | Shopping |
Kensington High Street is the main shopping street in Kensington, London, England. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.[1]
Kensington High Street is the continuation of Kensington Road and part of the A315. It starts by the entrance to Kensington Palace and runs westward through central Kensington. Near Kensington (Olympia) station, where the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea ends and London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham begins, it ends and becomes Hammersmith Road. The street is served by High Street Kensington underground station.