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category='Locales' ---- Famous road in [[Locale Brompton\|Brompton]] (borough of [[Locale Westminster\|Westminster]]) which bounds [[Hyde Park]] for all of its length. Knightsbridge is really the name of the road running from [[Hyde Park Corner]] through [[Scotch Corner]] to the Prince of Wales Gate into the park; however it has also given its name to the surrounding areas of Brompton and [[Locale Belgravia\|Belgravia]]. [[Harrods]] is in the area of Knightsbridge but is actually on [[Brompton Road]]. [[Harvey Nichols]] is on Knightsbridge itself. Colin Hinson has a transcription of an 1868 text [http://homepages.gold.ac.uk/genuki/MDX/WestminsterStMargaret/KnightsbridgeHistory.html describing Knightsbridge]. The area is extremely affluent, particularly on the Belgravia side. Historically, the name comes from a legend about a duel between two knights on the bridge here. Today any bridge is non-evident but the ancient [[River Westbourne]] still runs under here, now in tunnel, to feed the [[Serpentine]] in Hyde Park. The area did not become heavily developed until about the mid 1800s, when the exhibition at [[Locale South Kensington\|South Kensington]] sparked a lot of interest, leading to a construction boom in the area. The road forms part of the busy [[A4]] leading from the West into the centre. Traffic is heavy ([http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/travel/jamcams/camloco/040261.shtml Knightsbridge jam cam]). Knightsbridge is served by [[Knightsbridge Station]] and [[Hyde Park Corner Station]], both of which are on the [[Piccadilly Line]] quite close together. [[Piccadilly Circus]] is just under 5 minutes away by [[tube]], 5-10 minutes by buses [[Bus Route 9\|9]], [[Bus Route 14\|14]], [[Bus Route 19\|19]] and [[Bus Route 22\|22]], or about 20-25 minutes' walk. address='' category='Locales' edit_type='Normal edit' fax='' formatted_website_text='' host='81.107.199.52' hours_text='' latitude='51.500935' longitude='-0.159130' map_link='http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=527759&Y=179661&A=Y&Z=1' opening_hours_text='' os_x='527760' os_y='179660' phone='' postcode='' website=''	category='Locales' website=''

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Famous road in [[Locale Brompton|Brompton]] (borough of [[Locale Westminster|Westminster]]) which bounds [[Hyde Park]] for all of its length. Knightsbridge is really the name of the road running from [[Hyde Park Corner]] through [[Scotch Corner]] to the Prince of Wales Gate into the park; however it has also given its name to the surrounding areas of Brompton and [[Locale Belgravia|Belgravia]].

[[Harrods]] is in the area of Knightsbridge but is actually on [[Brompton Road]]. [[Harvey Nichols]] is on Knightsbridge itself.

Colin Hinson has a transcription of an 1868 text [http://homepages.gold.ac.uk/genuki/MDX/WestminsterStMargaret/KnightsbridgeHistory.html describing Knightsbridge].

The area is extremely affluent, particularly on the Belgravia side.

Historically, the name comes from a legend about a duel between two knights on the bridge here. Today any bridge is non-evident but the ancient [[River Westbourne]] still runs under here, now in tunnel, to feed the [[Serpentine]] in Hyde Park.

The area did not become heavily developed until about the mid 1800s, when the exhibition at [[Locale South Kensington|South Kensington]] sparked a lot of interest, leading to a construction boom in the area.

The road forms part of the busy [[A4]] leading from the West into the centre. Traffic is heavy ([http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/travel/jamcams/camloco/040261.shtml Knightsbridge jam cam]).

Knightsbridge is served by [[Knightsbridge Station]] and [[Hyde Park Corner Station]], both of which are on the [[Piccadilly Line]] quite close together. [[Piccadilly Circus]] is just under 5 minutes away by [[tube]], 5-10 minutes by buses [[Bus Route 9|9]], [[Bus Route 14|14]], [[Bus Route 19|19]] and [[Bus Route 22|22]], or about 20-25 minutes' walk.
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