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---- Famous area in the borough of [[Locale Westminster|Westminster]] which is bounded by the southeastern corner of [[Hyde Park]]. Knightsbridge is really the name of the [[Knightsbridge|road]] running from [[Hyde Park Corner]] through [[Scotch House]] to the Prince of Wales Gate of the park; however it has also given its name to the surrounding area, which bounds [[Locale Brompton|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. full of posh people. 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='Minor tidying' fax='' formatted_website_text='' host='212.18.231.50' 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='' |
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