South Hampstead is an affluent part of the London Borough of Camden in inner north London. It is commonly defined as the area between West End Lane in the west, the Chiltern Main Line (south), Broadhurst Gardens north and north-west followed by a non-road line demarcating the south slopes of Hampstead village, west of Belsize Park, and north and west of the usually narrowly defined Swiss Cottage neighbourhood. It takes in some of Fitzjohns Avenue leading up to "the village" (of Hampstead), but the exact amount is an arbitrary measure.[n 1] The streets were laid out in the Victorian era. The area was not served by any railways until Loudoun Road station opened in 1879 on the street of that name.[1]

South Hampstead
South Hampstead is located in Greater London
South Hampstead
South Hampstead
Location within Greater London
OS grid referenceTQ266842
London borough
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLONDON
Postcode districtNW3, NW6, NW8
Dialling code020
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UK Parliament
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51°32′33″N 0°10′24″W / 51.5424°N 0.1734°W / 51.5424; -0.1734

Notable residents and associated organisation

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South Hampstead High School, an independent girls' day school, is located at 3 Maresfield Gardens in Hampstead.[7]

Nearby places

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Transport

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Railway stations

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South Hampstead station on Loudoun Road.

Notes

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  1. ^ The blurred boundary is caused by the northern, most well-known part of Finchley Road, which has two stations named Finchley Road, often being considered its own neighbourhood or sometimes "district", and complex road patterns leading up the hill to Hampstead in the north-east; South Hampstead Junior School is almost next to the Finchley Road stations on Netherhall Gardens, and South Hampstead High School is on a minor intersection of Fitzjohns Avenue, creating the above definition

References

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  1. ^ Thompson, Francis Michael Longstreth. Hampstead; Building a Borough, 1650-1964. Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1974. p.220
  2. ^ Turton, Jonathan (15 January 2015). "T. S. Eliot's "gloomy" West Hampstead home". Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Obituary" (PDF). The Journal of the Röntgen Society. XII (48). July 1916.
  4. ^ "T. S. ELIOT IN NW6 – Peth's Staging Post". 16 January 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Why It Matters: South Hampstead (Where?)". The Kentishtowner. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "History". South Hampstead Conservation Area - A History. CRASH (Combined Residents’ Associations of South Hampstead). Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Welcome to South Hampstead High School | South Hampstead High School". Shhs.gdst.net. Retrieved 11 June 2017.