The London Borough of Camden was created in 1965 from the former area of the

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s of

Hampstead Hampstead () is an area in London, which lies northwest of Charing Cross, and extends from Watling Street, the A5 road (Roman Watling Street) to Hampstead Heath, a large, hilly expanse of parkland. The area forms the northwest part of the Lon ...

, Holborn, and St Pancras, which had formed part of the County of London. The borough was named after

Camden Town Camden Town (), often shortened to Camden, is a district of northwest London, England, north of Charing Cross. Historically in Middlesex, it is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Camden, and identified in the London Plan as o ...

, which had gained its name from Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden in 1795. Since the 17th century, many famous people have lived in its various districts and neighbourhoods.

Bloomsbury residents

Bloomsbury Bloomsbury is a district in the West End of London. It is considered a fashionable residential area, and is the location of numerous cultural, intellectual, and educational institutions. Bloomsbury is home of the British Museum, the largest mus ...

is an area of central London between

Euston Road Euston Road is a road in Central London that runs from Marylebone Road to King's Cross. The route is part of the London Inner Ring Road and forms part of the London congestion charge zone boundary. It is named after Euston Hall, the family ...

and Holborn, developed by the Russell family in the 17th and 18th centuries into a fashionable residential area. It is notable for its array of

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, literary connections (exemplified by the

Bloomsbury Group The Bloomsbury Group—or Bloomsbury Set—was a group of associated English writers, intellectuals, philosophers and artists in the first half of the 20th century, including Virginia Woolf, John Maynard Keynes, E. M. Forster and Lytton Strac ...

), and numerous hospitals and academic institutions.

Camden Town residents

is located north-northwest of

Charing Cross Charing Cross ( ) is a junction in Westminster, London, England, where six routes meet. Clockwise from north these are: the east side of Trafalgar Square leading to St Martin's Place and then Charing Cross Road; the Strand leading to the City; ...

and is one of the 35 major centres identified in the London Plan. Its industrial heritage has made way for retail, tourism and entertainment, including a number of markets and music venues that are strongly associated with

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Hampstead residents

has long been known as a residence of the intelligentsia, including writers, composers, and intellectuals, actors, artists and architects — many of whom created a bohemian community in the late 19th century. In the 1930s it became base to a community of ''avant garde'' artists and writers and was host to a number of émigrés and exiles from Nazi Europe. Hampstead has more millionaires within its boundaries than any other area of the United Kingdom.Wade, David
"Whatever happened to Hampstead Man?"
''Telegraph.co.uk'', 8 May 2004 (Retrieved 18 June 2009)

Haverstock residents

Haverstock Haverstock is an area of the London Borough of Camden: specifically the east of Belsize Park, north of Chalk Farm and west of Kentish Town. It is centred on Queens Crescent and Malden Road. Gospel Oak is to the north, Camden Town to the south. ...

is an area and electoral ward in the Borough of Camden. It is centred on

Haverstock Hill Haverstock is an area of the London Borough of Camden: specifically the east of Belsize Park, north of Chalk Farm and west of Kentish Town. It is centred on Queens Crescent and Malden Road. Gospel Oak is to the north, Camden Town to the south. ...

and Chalk Farm, with Gospel Oak to the north; Kentish Town to the east;

to the south, and Swiss Cottage to the west. The area to the west of the hill, with the NW3 Belsize Park/

post code, is very wealthy, while the

Queen's Crescent Queen's Crescent Market is an outdoor street market held every Thursday and Saturday on Queen's Crescent in Kentish Town, Camden between the junction with Malden Road in the West and the junction with Grafton Road in the East. Licences to trad ...

NW5 area to the east of the hill is home to

Queen's Crescent Market Queen's Crescent Market is an outdoor street market held every Thursday and Saturday on Queen's Crescent in Kentish Town, Camden between the junction with Malden Road in the West and the junction with Grafton Road in the East. Licences to trad ...

Highgate residents

Highgate is an area of North London on the north-eastern corner of

Hampstead Heath Hampstead Heath (locally known simply as the Heath) is an ancient heath in London, spanning . This grassy public space sits astride a sandy ridge, one of the highest points in London, running from Hampstead to Highgate, which rests on a band o ...

. Until late Victorian times it was a distinct village outside London, sitting astride the main road to the north. The area retains many green expanses including the eastern part of Hampstead Heath, three ancient woods, and Waterlow Park. Part of Highgate lies in the London Borough of Camden. The remainder lies in the London Boroughs of Haringey and

Islington Islington () is a district in the north of Greater London, England, and part of the London Borough of Islington. It is a mainly residential district of Inner London, extending from Islington's High Street to Highbury Fields, encompassing the ar ...

Kentish Town residents

Kentish Town is first recorded during the reign of King John (1207) as ''kentisston''. By 1456 Kentish Town was recognised as a thriving hamlet, and in this period a

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is recorded as being built for the inhabitants. Kentish Town was a prime site for development as the Kentish Town Road was a major route from London northwards. Probably its most famous resident was Karl Marx who lived at 9 Grafton Terrace from 1856.

Primrose Hill residents

Primrose Hill located on the north side of Regent's Park. The for which it is named has a clear view of

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to the south-east, as well as Belsize Park and

to the north. Friedrich Engels, political philosopher and co-author of The Communist Manifesto spent his last years at 122

Regent's Park Road Regent's Park Road is a street in the Primrose Hill area of London, England. Located in the London Borough of Camden, it runs in a curving crescent shape. For some of its route it follows alongside the eastern edge of Primrose Hill park and als ...

. – Accessed July 2010

Somers Town residents

Somers Town, named after the Somers family who owned the land, is an area of London south of

. It has been strongly influenced by the three mainline north London railway termini: Euston (1838), St Pancras (1868) and King's Cross (1852), together with the Somers Town railway and canal goods depot (1887), where the British Library now stands.

Tufnell Park residents

Tufnell Park Tufnell Park is an area in north London, England, in the London boroughs of Islington and Camden. The neighborhood is served by Tufnell Park tube station on the Northern Line. History Origins and boundary ;Medieval and later manor Tufnell ...

straddles the border of the London Borough of Islington and the London Borough of Camden. Its most infamous resident was Dr Crippen who lived at 39 Hilldrop Crescent and murdered his wife there.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Camden Lists of people from London by borough