South Kensington

South Kensington
V&A Museum, South Kensington
South Kensington Location within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ265785
London borough	Kensington & Chelsea Westminster
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	SW7
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Kensington and Bayswater Cities of London and Westminster
London Assembly	West Central West Central
List of places UK England London 51°29′28″N 0°10′37″W / 51.4912°N 0.1769°W / 51.4912; -0.1769

South Kensington is a district just west of Central London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Historically it settled on part of the scattered Middlesex village of Brompton.^[1] Its name was supplanted with the advent of the railways in the late 19th century and the opening (and shutting) and naming of local tube stations.^[2] The area has many museums and cultural landmarks with a high number of visitors, such as the Natural History Museum, the Science Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Adjacent affluent centres such as Knightsbridge, Chelsea and Kensington, have been considered as some of the most exclusive real estate in the world.