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Marylebone
Marylebone (Greater London)
Marylebone

Marylebone shown within Greater London
OS grid reference TQ285815
London borough Westminster
Ceremonial county Greater London
Region London
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town LONDON
Postcode district W1
Dialling code 020
Police Metropolitan
Fire London
Ambulance London
European Parliament London
UK Parliament Regent's Park and Kensington North
London Assembly West Central
List of places: UK • England • London

Coordinates: 51°31′04″N 0°08′49″W / 51.5177, -0.147

Marylebone (sometimes written St. Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government The City of Westminster ( is a borough of London with city status. The ceremonial counties are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government as the Counties for the purposes of the Lieutenancies Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system The London postal district is the area in England, currently of 241 square miles to which mail addressed to the LONDON Post town is delivered UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The W (Western and Paddington postcode area, also known as the London W postcode area is a group of postcode districts in central and west London, England The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. "Metropolitan Police" redirects here See also Metropolitan police. The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and The London Fire Brigade ( LFB) is the statutory The London Ambulance Service NHS Trust (LAS is the largest "free at the point of contact" ambulance service in the world that does not directly charge its patients London is a Constituency of the European Parliament. It currently elects 9 MEPs using the D'Hondt method of Party-list proportional This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Regent's Park and Kensington North is a Constituency in Central London and West London represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament Greater London is divided into fourteen territorial constituencies for London Assembly elections each returning one member West Central is a Constituency represented on the London Assembly. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a partial list of places in London, England See List of places in England for lists of settlements in other counties A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Marylebone or Mary-le-bone, or in archaic use Marybone) is an area of central London, England in the City of Westminster. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The City of Westminster ( is a borough of London with city status. It can be pronounced as Marribun /ˈmærɪbn̩/[1] or Mar(i)-lee-bone /ˈmæɹɪlɪbn̩/. Not to be confused with St. Mary-le-Bow. St Mary-le-Bow is an historic church in the City of London, off Cheapside.

Marylebone can be roughly defined as the area bounded by Oxford Street to the south, Marylebone Road to the north, Edgware Road to the west and Portland Place (or alternatively Great Portland Street) to the east. Oxford Street is a major thoroughfare in London, England in the City of Westminster. Marylebone Road (ˈmɑrləboʊn is an important thoroughfare in central London, within the City of Westminster. Edgware Road is a major Street which passes through the west of Central London, England, in the City of Westminster. Portland Place is a street in the Marylebone district of central London. Great Portland Street is a street in the West End of London. Linking Oxford Street with Albany Street and the busy A501 Occasionally, this area is designated as "Marylebone Village". A broader definition of Marylebone is then used, which encompasses Regent's Park and the area immediately north of Marylebone Road, containing Marylebone Station, the original site of the Marylebone Cricket Club at Dorset Square, and the neighbourhood known as Lisson Grove to the border with St John's Wood. For other meanings see Regent's Park (disambiguation Regent's Park (officially The Regent's Park) is one of the Royal Parks Marylebone station or London Marylebone station is a National Rail and London Underground station in central London, England. Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC is a private members' club founded in 1787 Lisson Grove is a district and also a street of the City of Westminster, London, England located just to the north of the city ring road For the rock band please see St John's Wood (band For the Australian locality St Johns Wood see main article St John's Wood Queensland The west side of the Fitzrovia area up to Cleveland Street was also previously considered to be part of Marylebone. Fitzrovia is an area of Central London, near London's West End.

Today the area is mostly residential, and since the opening of the Jubilee Line at Baker Street station (with its direct links to Canary Wharf), Marylebone - particularly Marylebone Village - has become a very sought-after area of Central London. The Jubilee line is a line on the London Underground ("the Tube" in the United Kingdom. Baker Street is a street in the Marylebone district of the City of Westminster in London. Canary Wharf is a large business and shopping development in London, located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, centred on the old West India Docks It is also notable for the Arab population on its far western border around Edgware Road. The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding Edgware Road is a major Street which passes through the west of Central London, England, in the City of Westminster.

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History

Marylebone gets its name from a church called "St Mary's" (now known as St Marylebone Parish Church) which was built on the bank of a small stream or "bourne" called the Tybourne or Tyburn, which used to run along what is now Marylebone Lane (before it was built over). St Marylebone Parish Church is a church in London from which Marylebone gets its name A stream is a body of Water with a current, confined within a bed and stream-banks The Tyburn is a Stream in London, which runs underground from South Hampstead through St The church and the surrounding area later became known as St Mary at the Bourne which, over time, became shortened to its present form, Marylebone. [2] It is a common misunderstanding that the name is a corruption of Marie la Bonne (French for "Marie/Mary the good").

A large part of the area was constructed by the Portman family and is known as the Portman Estate. The Portman Estate is a property estate in Marylebone, Central London Another significant portion of the area, including Marylebone High Street, is the Howard de Walden Estate (see both here and here). The Barony of Howard de Walden was created by writ of summons in the Peerage of England by Queen Elizabeth I for Admiral Lord Thomas Howard, a younger Harley Street is a road in the City of Westminster in London, England. Both estates have aristocratic antecedents and are still run by members of the aforementioned families.

The Metropolitan Borough of St Marylebone was a metropolitan borough of the County of London between 1899 and 1965, after which it was merged with the Metropolitan Borough of Paddington and the Metropolitan Borough of Westminster to form the City of Westminster. The Metropolitan Borough of St Marylebone was a Metropolitan borough of the County of London from 1900 to 1965 A metropolitan borough is a type of local government district in England covering urban areas within metropolitan counties. The County of London was a ceremonial county and administrative county of England from 1889 to 1965 Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The Metropolitan Borough of Paddington was a Metropolitan borough of the County of London between 1900 and 1965 The Metropolitan Borough of Westminster was a Metropolitan borough in the County of London, England, from 1900 to 1965 The City of Westminster ( is a borough of London with city status.

Such place names in the neighbourhood as Cavendish Square and Portland Place reflect the Dukes of Portland landholdings and Georgian-era developments there. For the square of this name in St John's Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, see Cavendish Square St Portland Place is a street in the Marylebone district of central London. For the whaler see Duke of Portland (whaler Earl of Portland is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England.

Former places in Marylebone

Places in Marylebone

Famous Residents

Education

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Sir John Soane ( 10 September 1753 &ndash 20 January 1837) was an English Architect who specialised in the Neo-Classical The Langham Hotel London is one of the largest and best known traditional style grand hotels in London. Events and trends Technology The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA was completed in 1869 Marylebone High Street is a shopping street in London, running sub-parallel to Baker Street and terminating at its northern end at the junction with the Marylebone Manchester Square is an 18th century garden square in the Marylebone area in London, England, a short distance north of Oxford Street. Montagu Square is a square in Marylebone, London. It is situated a little north of Marble Arch. The University of Westminster is a university in London, England, formed in 1992 as a result of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992, which allowed The Royal Academy of Music in London, England, is a well known conservatoire and one of the leading music institutions in the world The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA is a Professional body for Architects in the United Kingdom. Harley Street is a road in the City of Westminster in London, England. For other meanings see Regent's Park (disambiguation Regent's Park (officially The Regent's Park) is one of the Royal Parks ZSL London Zoo is the world's oldest scientific Zoo. It was opened in London on April 27 1828, and was originally intended to be used Hyde Park is one of the largest Parks in central London, England and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner The Marybone Chapel or Marylebone Chapel (originally known as the Oxford Chapel after its founder Edward Harley 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer, and James Gibbs (1682-1754 was one of Britain 's most influential Architects Born in Scotland, he trained as an architect in Rome, and practised The Wallace Collection is a museum in London, with a world-famous range of fine and Decorative arts from the fifteenth to the nineteenth centuries with Wigmore Hall is a leading international recital venue that specialises in hosting performances of Chamber music and is best known for classical recitals of piano song and instrumental Marble Arch is a white Carrara Marble monument near Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park, at the western end of Oxford Street in Wigmore Street is a street in the City of Westminster, in the West End that runs for about 600 yards parallel and to the north of Oxford Street between Adam Ant (born Stuart Leslie Goddard on 3 November 1954 is an English Musician, who gained popularity as the Lead singer of 1980s Jane Asher (born 5 April 1946) is an English actress, who is well known in the United Kingdom for her Television career Elizabeth Barrett Browning ( March 6, 1806 &ndash June 29, 1861) was one of the most respected Poets of the Victorian era Wimpole Street is a famous street in London. Located in the City of Westminster, it is associated with private medical practice and no Jayson Tyler Brûlé (born 1968 in Winnipeg Manitoba) is a Canadian -born journalist entrepreneur and magazine publisher Joseph John "Joe" Cole (born 8 November 1981 in Islington, London) is a professional footballer who plays for Chelsea of the English Sir William Menzies Coldstream ( February 28, 1908 &ndash February 18, 1987) was a British realist painter and a long standing Jacqueline Mary du Pré, OBE ( January 26, 1945 &ndash October 19, 1987) was an English cellist, today acknowledged Sir Clement Raphael Freud (born 24 April 1924) is a British writer broadcaster and former politician Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born 29 May 1967 in Manchester, England is the lead guitarist backing vocalist and occasional lead vocalist of British rock band Oasis Hughie Green ( February 2, 1920 &ndash May 3, 1997) was the host of numerous British television shows Sherlock Holmes is a famous fictional detective of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who first appeared in Publication in 1887 221B Baker Street is the fictional London residence of the detective Sherlock Holmes, created by author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. 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Sir Stephen Harold Spender CBE, ( 28 February 1909 – 16 July 1995) was an English Poet, Novelist Ringo Starr, MBE (born Richard Starkey on 7 July 1940 is an English Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Actor 34 Montagu Square, Marylebone was the address of a London basement flat, owned by Ringo Starr of The Beatles during the mid-1960s Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 &ndash 13 August 1946 He was an outspoken socialist and a pacifist, his later works becoming increasingly political Barbara Ann Windsor, MBE (born Barbara Ann Deeks on 6 August 1937) is an English actress. Dale Winton, (born May 22 1955 in London) is an English radio DJ and Television presenter. Sir Norman Wisdom, OBE (born 4 February 1915) is an English Comedian, Singer and Actor. 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Primary, secondary and vocational schools

Higher Education

Location in Context

Neighbouring areas of London.
North-West:
Lisson Grove		 North:
St John's Wood		 North-East:
Regent's Park
West:
Paddington		 Marylebone East:
Fitzrovia
South-West:
Hyde Park		 South:
Mayfair		 South-East:
Soho

Public Transport Infrastructure

Tube stations

Railway stations

In Marylebone:

Nearby:

References

  1. ^ Oxford Authors' & Printers' Dictionary, O. Lisson Grove is a district and also a street of the City of Westminster, London, England located just to the north of the city ring road For the rock band please see St John's Wood (band For the Australian locality St Johns Wood see main article St John's Wood Queensland For other meanings see Regent's Park (disambiguation Regent's Park (officially The Regent's Park) is one of the Royal Parks Paddington is an area of the City of Westminster, in Central London, England. Fitzrovia is an area of Central London, near London's West End. Hyde Park is one of the largest Parks in central London, England and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner Mayfair is an area of central London, England, within the City of Westminster. This article is about an area of Manhattan, New York City. For the area in London UK see Soho. Baker Street tube station is a station on the London Underground located at the junction of Baker Street and the Marylebone Road. Bond Street tube station is a London Underground station on Oxford Street, near the junction with New Bond Street. Edgware Road is a station on London Underground 's Bakerloo Line, between Paddington and Marylebone stations Edgware Road tube station is a name shared by two separate stations on the London Underground. Great Portland Street is a London Underground station near Regent's Park. Marble Arch is a London Underground station in the City of Westminster. Marylebone station or London Marylebone station is a National Rail and London Underground station in central London, England. Oxford Circus is a London Underground station serving Oxford Circus at the junction of Regent Street and Oxford Street, with entrances on Regent's Park tube station is a London Underground station by Regent's Park. Marylebone station or London Marylebone station is a National Rail and London Underground station in central London, England. London Paddington station, also known as London Paddington, or just simply Paddington, is a major National Rail and London Underground station U. P, 1965
  2. ^ Smith, Thomas (1833). A Topographical and Historical Account of the Parish of St. Mary-le-Bone. London: John Smith, 3.  

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External links

St Marylebone was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Marylebone district of Central London.
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