Paddington

This article is about the district of London. For the fictional character, see Paddington Bear. For the station, see London Paddington station. For the film, see Paddington (film). For other uses, see Paddington (disambiguation).

Paddington
Paddington is located in Greater London
Paddington
Paddington
Location within Greater London
OS grid referenceTQ267814
London borough
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLONDON
Postcode districtW2, W9
Dialling code020
PoliceMetropolitan
FireLondon
AmbulanceLondon
UK Parliament
London Assembly
List of places
UK
England
London
51°31′02″N 0°10′23″W / 51.5172°N 0.1730°W / 51.5172; -0.1730

Paddington is an area in the City of Westminster, in central London, England.[1] A medieval parish then a metropolitan borough of the County of London, it was integrated with Westminster and Greater London in 1965. Paddington station, designed by the engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel opened in 1847. It is also the site of St Mary's Hospital and the former Paddington Green Police Station.

Paddington Waterside aims to regenerate former railway and canal land. Districts within Paddington are Maida Vale, Westbourne and Bayswater including Lancaster Gate.

  1. ^ "London's Places" (PDF). The London Plan. Greater London Authority. 2011. p. 46. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 April 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2014.