Camden was created a borough in 1965 by the amalgamation of the former metropolitan boroughs of Hampstead, Holborn, and St. Pancras. Camden includes (from north to south) Highgate (in part), Hampstead, West Hampstead, Kentish Town, Camden Town, Kilburn (in part), Somers Town, St. Pancras, Bloomsbury, and Holborn.
Camden Town, where counterculture meets shopping, is a former hotbed of London's alternative scene. Best known for its thriving hub of markets, live music and old-school pubs, Camden has an energy unlike anywhere else in the world. The streets are always buzzing with activity, and the music is always pumping.
The most widely accepted explanation of the name of Kentish Town is that it derived from 'Ken-ditch' meaning the 'bed of a waterway'. Kentish Town was originally a settlement along the River Fleet that once flowed through the area, and today runs underground.
The area had been known informally as Camden Lock for some time, and so they campaigned for it to become Camden Lock Place. Despite objections from the fire brigade, the Greater London Council eventually sanctioned the name change, and from then on, the site was marketed as Camden Lock.
A little to the north of King's Cross is one of the borough's oldest buildings, St Pancras Old Church in Pancras Gardens. Its exact origin is unknown but parts of it date from the 13th and 14th centuries, although older Roman tiles and bricks have been used in its construction.
Camden Lock was the location of one of London's first crafts and antiques markets, originally launching in 1974 as a ramshackle array of stalls in the old T. E. Dingwall builders yard. Today, Camden Market Lock is legendary: home to barges and bars, buzzing with open-air excitement and irrepressible entertainment.
The name Kent derives from the ancient Celtic tribe who inhabited South East England from the Thames to the south coast. Their lands included modern Kent plus parts of Surrey, Sussex and Greater London. The Romans called the people the Cantii or Cantiaci and the county Cantium.
Julius Caesar called Kent, Cantium, and the pre-Roman local tribe the Cantiaci subsequently become a civitas (unit of local administration) of Roman Britain, based at Durovernum Cantiacorum (modern Canterbury).
Camden has been home to many famous people including John Keats, Charles Dickens, George Bernard Shaw and JB Priestley and continues to be the home for many celebrities. Camden today is a multi-cultural area at the heart of London and will no doubt continue to evolve and change over the next 2,000 years.
Camden, in Greater London, is the second most expensive area as the average asking price is £1.28 million. It's a popular area as it's filled with shops, restaurants, and live entertainment and is also close to Primrose Hill, which offers amazing views of London.
The canal running straight through the heart of Camden provides the perfect place to eat food bought on the market enjoy cold drink. There are some that say Camden is the best place to live in London which undoubtedly makes it desirable for people looking to buy or rent.
The London Borough of Camden is one of the most vibrant and exciting places to live in the capital. Discover an enviable abundance of lifestyle highlights and excellent transport connections right on your doorstep.
The south face of the tower bears the engraving "In a dream I saw a city invincible," an excerpt from the poem "I Dream'd in a Dream" by Walt Whitman and the current motto of Camden.
Named after the 1st Earl Camden, Charles Pratt, Camden used to be part of the manor of Kentish Town, known to be the small wayside village of “Red Mother Cap”, which was the town's best-known pub.
Kent is England's oldest county and contains more castles and historic houses than any other region. You're spoilt for choice - some of the most popular are Leeds castle, without a doubt one of the most beautiful venues in Kent and surrounded by 500 acres of parkland and gardens.
The origin of the name “Folkestone” has invited much discussion over the years – there is a suggestion that it comes from Folca's stone, a rock marking the meeting place of local people, although who Folca was and where his stone was remain mysteries.
Kent, often called the Garden of England, is justly famous for its fresh produce. There are apples and cherries, berries and beans, asparagus and oysters, whitebait and samphire, cobnuts and marsh lamb. Kent also has a long tradition of hop growing and beer brewing going back to Tudor times.
About. Discover Faversham, located in the heart of the Garden of England. The oldest market town in Kent and recorded in the Domesday Book, is bursting with history and located on a winding creek.
Teddy Sagi (Hebrew: טדי שגיא; born 1971) is an Israeli billionaire businessman based in London and Dubai. Sagi is the founder of the gambling software company Playtech, cybersecurity company Kape Technologies (owns ExpressVPN) and owner of London's Camden Market.
Koko (stylised as KOKO, previously called The Music Machine and Camden Palace) is a concert venue and former theatre in Camden Town, London, England. Reference no. The building was known as Camden Palace from 1982 until its 2004 purchase and extensive restoration, led by Oliver Bengough and Mint Entertainment.
