Shepherd's Bush
Shepherd's Bush shown within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ235798
London borough	Hammersmith & Fulham
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	W12
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
European Parliament	London
UK Parliament	Ealing, Acton and Shepherds Bush
London Assembly	West Central
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Coordinates: 51°30′15″N 0°13′15″W / 51.5042, -0.2207

Shepherd's Bush (also Shepherds Bush) is a district of west London in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, situated 4. 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 London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham ( is a London borough in West London and forms part of Inner London. 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 Ealing Acton and Shepherd's Bush is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. 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. West London is the area of Greater London to the west of Central London. The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham ( is a London borough in West London and forms part of Inner London. 9 miles (7. 9 km) west of Charing Cross. Charing Cross is located at the junction of the Strand, Whitehall and Cockspur Street in Central London, England. Although it is primarily residential in character, its focus is the shopping area of Shepherds Bush Green, which has a small shopping centre with a supermarket, cinema and gym, and a large number of small and mostly independent shops.

It is bordered by West Kensington and Hammersmith to the south, by Holland Park (and then Notting Hill) to the east, by Willesden and Harlesden to the north and by Acton and Chiswick to the west. Hammersmith is an urban centre in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London, approximately 5 miles (8km west of Charing Cross on Holland Park is a district and a public park in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, in west central London in England. Notting Hill is an area in West London, England close to the north-western corner of Hyde Park, and lying within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Willesden is an area in North West London which forms part of the London Borough of Brent. Harlesden is a suburban town in the London Borough of Brent. Its main focal point is the Jubilee Clock which commemorates Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. Acton is a place in west London, England situated west of Charing Cross. Chiswick ( IPA /ˈtʃɪzɪk/ is an area of West London, located west of Charing Cross, which covers the eastern part of the London Borough of Hounslow

Geography

Shepherds Bush Green, seen from a nearby tower block (September 2006)

The area's focal point is Shepherds Bush Green (or Shepherds Bush Common), an 8-acre (approx) triangular area of open grass surrounded by trees and roads with shops, and containing two tennis courts at its northwestern apex.

The Green is a hub on the local road network, with four main roads radiating from the western side of the green and three roads approaching its eastern apex, meeting at the large Holland Park Roundabout. This position makes it an important node of the bus network, with thirteen bus routes arriving there. This article is a general one on buses in London For a specific article on the organization responsible for running most buses in London see London Buses. It is also served by three London Underground stations (see Transport below). The London Underground is a Metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire

To the east, Shepherds Bush is bounded by the physical barrier to movement of the West London railway line and the grade-separated West Cross Route (part of the aborted 1960s London Motorway Box scheme); the Holland Park Roundabout and the small Addison Bridge to the south are the only ways to cross this barrier from Shepherds Bush. The West London Line is a short railway linking Clapham Junction in the south to Willesden Junction in the north The West Cross Route (WCR is a short 075 mile Dual carriageway section of the A3220 route in central London. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Ringway 1 or the London Motorway Box was the innermost of the series of four London Ringways, ring roads planned in the 1960s to circle London

Most of the areas to the east of the barrier differ significantly in character, being associated with the more affluent Holland Park and Notting Hill - although the Edward Woods Estate just to the northeast of the roundabout is part of and managed by the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, and is therefore more closely associated with Shepherds Bush.

Commerce

Commercial activity in Shepherds Bush is focused on the West 12 shopping centre opposite Shepherds Bush Central line station and on the many small shops which run along the northern side of the Green.

Shops on Uxbridge Road on the north side of the Green

Originally built in the 1970s with a rooftop car park and connecting bridge to the station, the shopping centre was significantly redeveloped in the 1990s. Uxbridge Road is a Road in London UK (A4020 It starts at Shepherd's Bush Green and goes West towards Uxbridge. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 The bridge was removed, and the centre now houses several chain stores, a 12-screen cinema, gym, pub, restaurants and a supermarket.

The small shops continue along Uxbridge Road to the west for some distance, and another set of shops and restaurants line Goldhawk Road from the Green to the southwest. Many of these establishments cater for the local ethnic minority communities (see Demographics).

Running parallel to, and partly under, the Hammersmith and City Line tracks there is a large permanent market, selling groceries, cooked food, clothing and bric-à-brac. The Hammersmith and City line is a line of the London Underground, coloured salmon pink on the London Underground Map, running between Hammersmith in Sao Paulo Stock Exchangejpg|thumb| Virtual market arena where buyer and seller are not present and trade via intemediates and electronical information It caters considerably to the local Afro/Caribbean and Somali communities.

The Westfield Group (with Hausinvest Europa) are building a new shopping centre, bounded by the West Cross Route (A3220, was the M41), the Westway (A40, previously A40(M)), and Wood Lane, A219 (also the old A40). The Westfield Group is an Australian company and the largest retail property group in the world by equity market capitalisation and the ninth largest entity listed on the The A3220 is a primary A road in London. It runs north from Clapham Common to the A40 Westway at Ladbroke Grove The West Cross Route (WCR is a short 075 mile Dual carriageway section of the A3220 route in central London. The Westway is a 25 mile-long elevated Dual carriageway section of the A40 route in west London running from Paddington to North Kensington For other uses see A40, for details of the A40 in london see A40 road (London. The Westway is a 25 mile-long elevated Dual carriageway section of the A40 route in west London running from Paddington to North Kensington Wood Lane ( A219, formerly A40) is a street in London. It runs north from Shepherd's Bush, under the Westway (A40 past Wormwood The A219, is a Road in West London, England, which connects the A404 Harrow Road in Harlesden to the A24 This centre will be branded "Westfield London" and is mainly being constructed on the site of the Franco-British Exhibition (1908) and the 1908 Summer Olympics on land owned by London Underground. Westfield London will be a large Shopping centre in Shepherd's Bush, London, United Kingdom. The Franco-British Exhibition (1908 was a large public fair which took place in London, United Kingdom in the early years of the 20th Century The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London However, this area is considered by locals to be part of Shepherds Bush rather than its namesake, White City. White City is a place in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, to the north of Shepherd's Bush.

In October 2008, The Westfield shopping centre, Europe's biggest shopping centre will open in Shepherd Bush, and will be located north of Shepherds Bush Green and east of Wood Lane (opposite the BBC)

Residential

The residential areas of Shepherds Bush are primarily located to the west of the Green, either side of Uxbridge Road and Goldhawk Road to the southwest, and about as far as Askew Road in the west. Much of the housing in this area consists of three- or four-storey terraces dating from the late 19th century, and subsequently divided up into small flats. In Architecture and City planning, a terrace(d or row house or townhouse (though the latter term can also refer to Patio houses

Shepherds Bush is also home to the White City Estate, a huge housing estate. A housing estate is a group of buildings built together as a single development It was originally constructed for the 1908 Olympic Games, and was used to house the athletes and their teams, and has given its name to the northern part of Shepherds Bush which is now better known as White City. The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London White City is a place in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, to the north of Shepherd's Bush.

History

The name Shepherds Bush is thought to have originated from the use of the common land here as a resting point for shepherds on their way to Smithfield Market in the City of London. Common land (a common) is a piece of land owned by one person but over which other people can exercise certain traditional rights such as allowing their livestock to graze A shepherd is a person who tends to feeds or guards Sheep, especially in flocks Smithfield (also known as West Smithfield) is an area in the north-west part of the City of London, mostly known for its centuries-old meat market and its bloody history For London as a whole see the main article London. The City of London is a geographically ^[1] An alternative theory is that it could have been named after someone in the area, because in 1635 the area was recorded as "Sheppards Bush Green". ^[2]

Demographics

Significant communities of travellers from Australia and New Zealand exist in Shepherds Bush. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Street names in the area suggest links to South Africa but these were inspired by places and personalities from the Boer War or by their proximity to the former position of the South Africa Pavilion in the White City exhibition area. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Two Boer Wars were fought between the British Empire and the two independent Boer republics the Orange Free State and the South African Republic The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa There is a Polish community, with a community centre in nearby Hammersmith. The Polish people, or Poles, (Polacy) are a Western Slavic Ethnic group of Central Europe, living predominantly in Poland. East African, West Indian, Syrian, Lebanese, Iranian and Irish communities have a strong association with the area. East Africa is the Easternmost Region of the African Continent. History (For detailed history please read the respective articles of the three western states Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat) Parts of Gujarat Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate

Transport

Underground stations in Shepherds Bush area showing the location of Wood Lane/White City station

The common itself is served by three London Underground stations - two of which are named Shepherds Bush, confusingly. Shepherd's Bush (Central line) at the eastern apex of the common is the busiest station (both in terms of passengers and trains), whilst Shepherd's Bush (Hammersmith and City line) is about 600m to the west (near the north-western corner of the green). Shepherd's Bush is a London Underground station in Shepherd's Bush, west London. The Central line is a line of the London Underground and coloured red on the Tube map. The Hammersmith and City line is a line of the London Underground, coloured salmon pink on the London Underground Map, running between Hammersmith in The remaining south-western corner of the green is served by Goldhawk Road, also on the Hammersmith & City line (formerly part of the Metropolitan Line). Goldhawk Road is a London Underground station located in northern Hammersmith, on the south side of Goldhawk Road about 250 m west of Shepherds Bush The Metropolitan line is part of the London Underground, coloured Magenta on the Tube map.

The primarily residential areas to the west of the common, also recognised as part of Shepherds Bush, are also served by White City and (somewhat further afield) East Acton stations on the Central Line. White City tube station is a London Underground station situated in Wood Lane in West London. East Acton is a London Underground station in Acton in west London.

As a result of the construction of a shopping centre at the White City development, two new transport hubs will be created in the area. Westfield London will be a large Shopping centre in Shepherd's Bush, London, United Kingdom. The "northern interchange" will consist of the existing White City station on the Central line along with a new bus station and an adjacent new station (to be named Wood Lane) on the Hammersmith and City line at the Wood Lane overbridge. Wood Lane is a London Underground station in west London, on the Hammersmith & City Line. The station will be positioned east of Wood Lane with its entrance north of the line, to reduce the walking distance for those connecting with the Central line at the existing White City station. The existing Shepherds Bush (H&C) station will be renamed Shepherds Bush Market.

There will also be a "southern interchange", comprising another new bus station, a redeveloped Central line station, and a new (or rather, reinstated) station on the West London Line, Shepherd's Bush railway station, which will form part of the new London Overground system. Uxbridge Road was a London Underground station on a branch of the Metropolitan Line which closed on 20 September 1940. The West London Line is a short railway linking Clapham Junction in the south to Willesden Junction in the north Shepherd's Bush station is a new railway station on the West London Line of the London Overground network opened on 28 September 2008. London Overground (LO is a Commuter rail service in London UK. The opening of the new Overground station has been delayed due to the fact that the platforms have been built 18 inches too narrow, and must be rebuilt^[3][4].

Shepherd's Bush was also the terminus of the proposed West London Tram, which was a proposed on-street light rail line running from here via Acton, Ealing and Southall to Uxbridge in the west. The West London Tram was a proposed on-street light rail line running along the Uxbridge Road corridor in West London, England. For specific light rail systems many of which use the words "light rail" as part of their name see List of light-rail transit systems. Acton is a place in west London, England situated west of Charing Cross. Ealing is a Town in the London Borough of Ealing. It is a Suburban development situated 7 Southall is a suburb in the London Borough of Ealing, West London. Uxbridge is a university town in the London Borough of Hillingdon in West London, England. This project was cancelled in 2007^[5] in favour of an enhanced bus service and the development of Crossrail. Crossrail is a project to build major new Railway connections under central London.

Tube stations

• Goldhawk Road tube station
• Shepherd's Bush tube station (Central Line)
• Shepherd's Bush tube station (Hammersmith and City Line) (to be renamed Shepherd's Bush Market in 2008)
• Wood Lane (Hammersmith & City Line) tube station (under construction)
• White City tube station

Railway stations

• Shepherd's Bush railway station (under construction)

Culture

Entertainment

The junkyard in the sitcom Steptoe & Son was situated at the fictional 24 Oil Drum Lane, Shepherds Bush. Goldhawk Road is a London Underground station located in northern Hammersmith, on the south side of Goldhawk Road about 250 m west of Shepherds Bush Shepherd's Bush is a London Underground station in Shepherd's Bush, west London. Wood Lane is a London Underground station in west London, on the Hammersmith & City Line. White City tube station is a London Underground station situated in Wood Lane in West London. Shepherd's Bush station is a new railway station on the West London Line of the London Overground network opened on 28 September 2008. Steptoe and Son is a British sitcom written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson about two rag and bone men living in Oil Drum Lane a fictional street

The BBC used to have many offices in Shepherds Bush, but all have now been closed or re-located. They included the Lime Grove Studios on the site of previous film studios Gaumont and Gainsborough Pictures. Lime Grove Studios was a Film studio complex built by the Gaumont Film Company in 1915 situated in a street named Lime Grove, in Shepherd's Bush Gaumont is a French film production company founded in 1895 by the engineer-turned-inventor Léon Gaumont (1864-1946 Gainsborough Pictures was a Film studio based on the south bank of the Regent's Canal, in Poole Street Hoxton in the London Borough of Hackney Sulgrave House, Threshold and Union Houses and Kensington House—now a hotel.

The Bush Theatre is one of the most celebrated new writing theatres in the world. Situated on the green it has international reputation for discovering, nurturing and producing the best new theatre writers from the widest range of backgrounds, and for presenting their work to the highest possible standards. The Bush is widely acclaimed as the seedbed for the best new playwrights, many of whom have gone on to become established names in the entertainment industry, yet regularly return to our West London home.

The Shepherds Bush Theatre, built in 1901, was used by the BBC as a TV studio for many years for such shows as Wogan, That's Life!, Crackerjack, This is Your Life and others until 1991; it is now the Shepherds Bush Empire. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting That's Life! was a magazine-style Television series on BBC between 1973 and 1994, presented by Esther Rantzen Crackerjack was a British children's comedy/variety BBC television series This Is Your Life was a television documentary series hosted by its producer Ralph Edwards. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. BBC Television is still based at Television Centre in Wood Lane, while their other major site/building BBC — White City stands on the site of the 1908 London Olympic Games, also called White City.

Shepherds Bush Empire is a music venue, and has played host to some very popular acts, including David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, Neil Finn, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Bob Dylan. The Shepherds Bush Empire (the first word is sometimes spelled Shepherd's) is a music venue in Shepherd's Bush, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Neil Mullane Finn OBE (born May 27 1958, in Te Awamutu, New Zealand) is a Singer and Songwriter and one Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor (born 10 April 1979) is a multi- platinum selling British pop Singer and Songwriter Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major Muse have also recently played a free show there in June. Muse are

Bush Hall is another, rather smaller, venue at 310 Uxbridge Road, built in 1905 as a dance hall. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting It predominantly showcases smaller acoustic performers 'on their way up' (including M Ward, Emiliana Torrini and Songdog), but has also been used by much better-known acts like R.E.M., Scissor Sisters and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds for fan club shows. Matt Ward, known by his Stage name M Ward, is a Singer-songwriter and guitarist who rose to prominence in the Portland Oregon music scene Emilíana Torrini Davíðsdóttir (born May 16, 1977) is an Icelandic Singer, best known for her 1999 album Love in the Time of Songdog are a Welsh three-piece Folk noir band noted for their intelligent lyrics and sparse (often acoustic musical arrangements REM is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by Michael Stipe ( lead vocals) Peter Buck ( Guitar The Scissor Sisters is a Grammy Award -nominated American band that formed in 2001 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are an Australian rock band with multinational personnel fronted by Nick Cave.

Ginglik is an even smaller venue located underneath Shepherds Bush Green in a former Victorian toilet. It has featured events with bands, DJs and comedians including Jimmy Carr, Al Murray and Jerry Sadowitz. James Anthony Patrick Carr Jr (born September 15, 1972 in Isleworth, London) Alastair James Hay "Al" Murray (born 10 May 1968 is a British comedian best known for his stand-up Persona, " The Pub Landlord Jerry Sadowitz (sometimes billed as Gerry Sadowitz) (born 4 November 1961 is a Scottish card magician and controversial stand-up comic

Shepherds Bush Walkabout is a popular music and live sports venue located on the western end of the green. Walkabout is a chain of Australian themed bars operating in the UK. It is part of a chain of Antipodean themed bars located throughout the United Kingdom, that specialises in music and sports from Australia and New Zealand, and caters to ex-patriots from those nations by providing food and beverages sourced from both countries. On Australian and New Zealand national holidays, big sporting events such as the Australian Football League grand final, and memorial days such as Anzac Day the Shepherds Bush walkabout becomes very busy. The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest A Grand Final is a predominantly Australian sporting term used to describe a final that decides a league champion The live music is usually a mixture of up and coming local acts, and cover bands who play Australian and New Zealand classic songs and contempary popular music.

The members of several important rock and roll groups, including Bush, The Clash, Symposium (band), The Who and the Sex Pistols, grew up in Shepherds Bush, as did (more recently) rock singer Pete Doherty. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Bush were a British Post-grunge band formed in London in 1992 For the debut album by The Clash see The Clash (album The Clash were Symposium were a punk pop band from England. They were active in the mid to late 1990s The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend The Sex Pistols are an English Punk rock band that formed in London in 1975 The post-grunge band Bush take their name from Shepherds Bush. In the Spring of 2004 two actors, Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman rented a small property in Bulwer Street, off Wood Lane, where they prepared for their epic motorcycle journey Long Way Round. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Ewan Gordon McGregor (born 31 March 1971 ˌjuːən məˈgrɛgər is a Scottish Actor, who has had significant success in mainstream indie and art Charley Boorman (born 23 August 1966 is an English actor and adventurer Long Way Round ( LWR) is a documentary television series DVD set and book documenting the journey of Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman from

Classical musicians Evelyn Glennie and Robert Steadman have both lived in Shepherds Bush. Dame Evelyn Elizabeth Ann Glennie, DBE (born July 19 1965 in Aberdeen) is a Scottish virtuoso Percussionist. Robert Steadman (born April 1 1965) is a British Composer of classical music who mostly works in a Post-minimalist style

Actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost used to live in Shepherd's Bush.

Many sketches from the BBC comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus were filmed in various locations in Shepherds Bush, due primarily to its proximity to BBC Television Centre. Monty Python’s Flying Circus (also known as Flying Circus or during the final series just Monty Python) is a BBC Sketch comedy

Nelson Kumah, producer of The Geoff Show on Virgin Radio has famously said many times on the show that he lives in Shepherds Bush. Nelson Kumah (born 14 February 1975 is a British radio producer working on Geoff Lloyd's Hometime Show broadcasting on Absolute Radio. The Geoff Show was a humorous radio program broadcast on Absolute Radio (formerly Virgin Radio) from 3 January 2006 to 25 September

In the Westfield shopping centre area at White City, the grade II listed Dimco buildings (1898), now being redeveloped as a bus station, were used as the location for the ‘Acme Factory’ in the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit?^[6]. Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 Live-action/animated film produced by Amblin Entertainment and The Walt Disney Company (released

In Neil Gaiman's novel Neverwhere, the lead role says "There are no shepherds in Shepherd's Bush. Neil Richard Gaiman (ˈgeɪmən (born November 10, 1960) is an English author of Science fiction and Fantasy short stories and Neverwhere is an Urban fantasy Television series by Neil Gaiman that first aired in 1996 on BBC Two. I've been there. It's just houses and stores and roads and the BBC. That's all. "

Sports

Shepherds Bush is home to Queens Park Rangers football club, who play their home games in Loftus Road. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English football club, based in Shepherds Bush in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London Loftus Road is also a nickname of the Bulgarian FC Spartak Plovdiv ground the Todor Diev Stadium. Olympic gold medal winner Linford Christie also grew up in Shepherds Bush and a sports stadium on nearby Wormwood Scrubs is named in his honour "The Linford Christie Stadium". Linford Christie OBE (born April 2, 1960) is a former world class athlete, and the only British man to win Olympic World Commonwealth and European Wormwood Scrubs is also the name of the Wormwood Scrubs prison. The Linford Christie Stadium is an athletics stadium in West London, England. Some of the football games in the 1908 Olympics were hosted in Shepherds Bush. The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London Shepherds Bush F.C. were the local side till 1915. Shepherd's Bush Football Club were an English football club based in Shepherd's Bush, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, although

Former England national rugby union team captain Lawrence Dallaglio was born in Shepherds Bush. The England national rugby union team represents England in Rugby union. Lawrence Bruno Nero Dallaglio, OBE (born August 10, 1972, in London) is a retired English Rugby union player and

Gallery

Shepherds Bush's West 12 Shopping Centre, north entrance. (September 2006)

Shepherds Bush Market, early morning, from the Uxbridge Road end. (September 2006)

Proposed new Shepherds Bush station, due to open in 2007. (As displayed on hoardings).

External links

• The Bush Theatre
• Shepherds Bush Empire
• Cllr. Stephen Cowan (Lab) - Leader of the Opposition
• Andy Slaughter MP(Lab)

References