Westbourne, London

Westbourne
St Stephen's Church, Westbourne Park Road
Westbourne is located in Greater London
Westbourne
Westbourne
Location within Greater London
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Ceremonial countyGreater London
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLONDON
Postcode districtW2/W11
Dialling code020
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51°30′58″N 0°11′49″W / 51.516°N 0.197°W / 51.516; -0.197
A map showing the Westbourne ward of Paddington Metropolitan Borough as it appeared in 1916. A note in the Victoria County History which was written for this area later than most, in 1989, states that in 1901 the prominent western projection of Church ward (shown) formed part of what residents and groups then widely considered to be Westbourne or Westbourne Green.[1]
Westbourne Park tube station building in 2020
Westbourne Park tube station, 2020

Westbourne is an area in West London. It has a manorial history spanning many centuries, within a more broadly defined Paddington, before shedding its association in the mid-19th century. It is named after the west bourne, West Bourne, or River Westbourne, a Thames tributary which was encased in 19th-century London in the 1850s. The spring-fed stream and associated manor have led to the place names Westbourne Green, Westbourne Park and more narrowly: Westbourne Gardens, Westbourne Grove, Westbourne Park Road, Westbourne Park tube station, Westbourne Studios and the name of a public house.

Westbourne forms or resembles an electoral ward of the local authority which is, since 1965, Westminster City Council, and an ecclesiastical parish in the Church of England. Westbourne Conservation Area is a smaller area, designated by the local authority, in Planning Law.

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