Bayswater
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Bayswater is an aurie o Central Lunnon in the Ceety o Wastmeenster . It is a biggit-up destrict locatit 3 mile (4.8 km) wast-north-wast o Charing Cross, borderin the north o Hyde Park an haein a population densitie o 17,500 per square kilometre.
Bayswater | |
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Rooftop view of Bayswater, looking from the top of one of the Hallfield Estate tower blocks towards Kensington Gardens. | |
Location within Greater Lunnon | |
OS grid reference | TQ255805 |
Region | |
Kintra | Ingland |
Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
Post toun | LONDON |
Postcode destrict | W2 |
Diallin code | 020 |
Police | Metropolitan |
Fire | Lunnon |
Ambulance | Lunnon |
EU Pairlament | London |
UK Pairlament | |
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Bayswater is ane o Lunnon's maist cosmopolitan auries, wharein a diverse local population is augmentit bi a heich concentration o hotels. In addition tae the native Inglis, thare is a significant Arab population towards Edgware Road, a lairge Greek commonty attractit bi Lunnon's Greek Orthodox Cathedral, mony Americans an Lunnon's main Brazilian commonty.
The aurie haes attractive streets an gairden squares lined wi Victorian stucco terraces, maistly nou subdividit intae flats an buirdin hooses. The property ranges from very expensive apairtments tae sma studio flats. Thare are purpose-biggit apairtment blocks datin frae the inter-war period as well as mair recent developments an aw, an a lairge council estate, the 650-flat Hallfield Estate, designed bi Sir Denys Lasdun an nou lairgely sauld aff.
Queensway an Westbourne Grove are its busiest main streets, baith haeing mony ethnic-cuisine restaurants.