Dartmouth Park
| Dartmouth Park | |
|---|---|
 Dartmouth Park Road | |
  Dartmouth Park Location within Greater London | |
| OS grid reference | TQ284867 |
| London borough | |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LONDON |
| Postcode district | NW5 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| UK Parliament | |
| London Assembly | |
Dartmouth Park is a district of north west London in the Borough of Camden, 6.0 km (3.7 mi) north of Charing Cross. The area adjoins Highgate and Highgate Cemetery (to the north) and Kentish Town (to the south). Parliament Hill is to the west.
The nearest Underground stations are Tufnell Park and Archway, both on the Northern line. The nearest Overground station is Gospel Oak.
History
Dartmouth Park is named after the
By then the need to increase the supply of fresh water to serve London's growth meant that water companies were building new facilities. Two covered reservoirs were constructed on Maiden Lane (since renamed Dartmouth Park Hill) in 1855 by the
Geography
Land use and housing
Dartmouth Park is an overwhelmingly residential district. It has a relative (inherently housing-related) emphasis on housing those with middle-to-higher incomes and, by Inner London standards, the retired. Immediately north is the
Parks
The former park demesne is reflected by Waterlow Park and Highgate Cemetery.
A small, landscaped park, Dartmouth Park, is immediately to the east in Islington, adjoining Dartmouth Park Hill. It was laid out on the edge of the reservoirs and opened to the public in 1972. Much of it is taken up by the reservoir tank. It has a children's playground. The top of the slope gives an open semi-panorama. The park has an enclosed seating area surrounded by a hedge, which local children helped to plant in 1991. The park hosted one of the beacons lit nationwide on 21 April 2016 to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday.
Landmarks
The Anglican church is St Mary Brookfield, designed by William Butterfield and opened in 1875. It is red brick with contrasting yellow and blue brick patterns.
The street named York Rise, bisects the district, forming a gentle vale taken up by the Fleet stream then one of the successive Fleet combined sewers, each intercepted by Joseph Bazalgette's great interceptor sewers, before doing so crossing the railway tracks in a visible large iron pipe.
Notable residents
- Julian Barnes, novelist
- Benedict Cumberbatch, actor and film producer, and his wife, theatre director Sophie Hunter
- Hunter Davies, writer
- Glenda Jackson, Labour MP
- Ed Miliband, former Labour party leader and his wife Justine Thornton, environmental lawyer
- Richard D'Oyly Carte, opera impresario
- Dave Lee Travis, former Radio 1 DJ
- Fay Ripley, actress and author
- Lucy Rose, folk musician
- Paul Smith, television writer
- Vas Blackwood, actor
- Paco Peña, Flamenco guitarist
Past residents
- Margaret Forster, novelist and biographer
- Geoffrey Jellicoe, architect
- Ken Loach, the film director
- Nova Pilbeam, actress
- Denny Wright, jazz guitarist
Transport
Nearest places
Nearest stations
References
- ^ "Sherlock homes in on Ed's patch". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015.
- The Buildings of England London 4: North. Bridget Cherry and ISBN 0-300-09653-4.
