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A cosmopolitan magnet, Earls Court has been attracting settlers from around the world for decades… and with good reason.
Living in Earls Court
Earls Court is a compact, vibrant and distinctive area of London, neatly sandwiched between the A4 Cromwell Road to the north and the A3218 Old Brompton Road to the south.
A little over a hundred years ago, Earls Court Farm supplied milk to the City of London, and a number of market-gardeners' cottages still survive in the Kenway Road district.
Pockets of the area’s rural history can still be found in Philbeach Gardens, Bramham Gardens, Collingham Gardens, Courtfield Gardens and Nevern Square, complemented by large Victorian terraced housing, much of which has been converted into flats.
Once bedsitter land, Earls Court has smartened up considerably and the contrast with Chelsea, Fulham and Kensington is becoming increasingly blurred.
Towards South Kensington many of the streets could be in Amsterdam as the houses have Dutch-style tall gables. Gentrification has really taken grip here, including the conversion of cheap hotels back to traditional residences.
In the roads between Earls Court Road and Warwick Road, there are still hotels and boarding houses aplenty, but even the tall buildings are dwarfed by the 60,000 square metres of Earl’s Court Exhibition Centre.
The constant flow of exhibitions and trade shows has encouraged the proliferation of local restaurants and the choice of good places to eat is excellent. Food shops are equally interesting and plentiful and the choice includes a Sainsbury's supermarket.
Transport
Earls Court tube station has an entrance on Earls Court Road and also on Warwick Road. Four ground-level platforms are served by the District Line with destinations to Kensington Olympia, Wimbledon, Richmond and Ealing Broadway; east to Upminster and north to Edgware Road via Notting Hill Gate.
Under ground there is the Piccadilly Line, which provides a direct link to terminals at Heathrow Airport and to London’s West End.
Neighbouring tube stations to Earls Court are Fulham Broadway, Gloucester Road and High Street Kensington.
West Brompton is a mainline station and also a tube station on the Wimbledon branch of the District Line. Train services run to Rugby in the north and Brighton in the south via Milton Keynes and Clapham Junction.
For full details of local bus services covering the Earls Court area, please visit www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/gettingaround/maps/buses/
History and culture
The local population in Earls Court is an eclectic mix of Polish, Australian, Italian and Moroccan, and a growing number of wealthy people from around the world who have chosen London as their home.
Due south of Earls Court is Brompton Cemetery, regarded as one of the finest Victorian cemeteries in the country, lying within 44 acres of land.
The Friends of Brompton Cemetery organise regular guided tours, including around the famous catacombs. In recent years the cemetery has become a refuge for wildlife.
At the southern end of the cemetery is Chelsea Football Club. The 12-acre site has the largest stadium in London, two hotels, five restaurants, conference facilities, a nightclub, a health club and a business centre.
For information regarding the Chelsea F.C. please visit http://www.chelseafc.com/xxchelsea180706/index.html#/page/Homepage
For further information about Earls Court please visit http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/
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