Bayswater

Coordinates: 51°30′34″N 0°11′34″W / 51.5095°N 0.1929°W / 51.5095; -0.1929
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Bayswater
View from Bayswater Road
Bayswater is located in Greater London
Bayswater
Bayswater
Location within Greater London
Population12,363 (2020 estimate)
OS grid referenceTQ255805
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLONDON
Postcode districtW2
Dialling code020
PoliceMetropolitan
FireLondon
AmbulanceLondon
Cities of London and Westminster
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    UK
    England
    London
    51°30′34″N 0°11′34″W / 51.5095°N 0.1929°W / 51.5095; -0.1929

    Bayswater is an area within the City of Westminster in West London.[1] It is a built-up district with a population density of 17,500 per square kilometre, and is located between Kensington Gardens to the south, Paddington to the north-east, and Notting Hill to the west.

    Much of Bayswater was built in the 1800s, and consists of streets and

    Queensway and Westbourne Grove, its busiest high streets, with a mix of independent, boutique and chain retailers and restaurants.[citation needed
    ]

    Bayswater is also one of London's most cosmopolitan areas: a diverse local population is augmented by a high concentration of hotels. In addition to the

    Arabs, Malaysians and many others.[citation needed
    ]

    Etymology

    The name Bayswater is derived from the 1380 placename "Bayards Watering Place", which in Middle English meant either a watering place for horses, or the watering place that belonged to the Bayard family.[2]

    History

    Historically, Bayswater was located to the west of London on the road from

    St. Petersburgh Place, which he named in honour of Alexander I of Russia. Both Bayswater and Tyburnia to the east developed independently of each other. Gradually over the following decades the remaining open spaces were built on and it became an urban area of affluent residential streets and garden squares.[3]

    Notable residents

    Local politics

    The Bayswater area elects a total of six councillors to Westminster City Council: three from the eponymous Bayswater ward,[10] and three from Lancaster Gate ward.[11]

    Following the 2022 Westminster City Council elections, five members belong to the Labour Party, and one to the Conservative Party, with Bayswater being fully represented by Labour, and Lancaster Gate being split between the two parties. Lancaster Gate can be considered as a marginal ward.[12][13]

    Education

    Nearest places

    Nearest tube stations

    Bayswater station

    The stations within the district are Bayswater and Queensway. Other nearby stations include Paddington (Bakerloo, Circle and District lines and Circle and Hammersmith & City lines),[14] Royal Oak (in Westbourne) and Lancaster Gate (to the east).

    Places of interest

    References in fiction

    Barbara Vine 's The House of Stairs is set also in Bayswater.

    See also

    References

    1. ^ "London's Places" (PDF). London Plan. Greater London Authority. 2011. p. 46. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
    2. .
    3. ^ "Paddington: Bayswater | British History Online".
    4. ^ "The Life of Richard Cobden | Online Library of Liberty".
    5. ^ "Portrait of Richard Cobden, MP 1804 – 1865 | Artware Fine Art".
    6. (PDF) from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
    7. ^ "Interview: Trudie Styler | Magazine | the Observer". Archived from the original on 13 March 2007. Retrieved 24 February 2006. observer.guardian.co.uk
    8. ^ Charlotte Mitchell: Smith, Georgina Castle... Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford, UK: OUP, 2004/2008) Retrieved 2 April 2018.
    9. ^ L. Perry Curtis jun., "Tenniel, Sir John (1820–1914)" Retrieved 25 February 2014, pay-walled.
    10. ^ "Westminster.gov.UK: Bayswater Ward profile" (PDF). Bayswater Ward's councillors, boundary map and demographics. Westminster City Council. July 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.[permanent dead link]
    11. ^ "Westminster.gov.UK: Lancaster Gate Ward profile" (PDF). Lancaster Gate Ward's councillors, boundary map and demographics. Westminster City Council. July 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.[permanent dead link]
    12. ^ "Bayswater". Westminster City Council. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
    13. ^ "Lancaster Gate". Westminster City Council. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
    14. ^ "Queens Park Hotel Bayswater Tube Station". queensparkhotel.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.

    External links

    • Media related to Bayswater at Wikimedia Commons