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Westbourne Green
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Postcode district W2/W11
Dialling code 020
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Westbourne Green is an area of Westbourne, London, the centre of the former hamlet of Westbourne, at the north-western corner of the City of Westminster. It is named for its location west of a bourne (small stream). [1]

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Traditionally a rural area, small-scale building had begun by the 17th century. In the early 19th century much more sustained development occurred as a result of the building of the Grand Union Canal and railways through the area. [2]

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The nearest London Underground stations are Westbourne Park and Royal Oak on the Hammersmith & City line. Warwick Avenue, on the Bakerloo line, is situated a short distance to the northeast.

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References

  1. Willey, Russ. Chambers London Gazetter, p 535.
  2. Willey, Russ. Chambers London Gazetter, p 535.