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:''For the rock band, please see St John's Wood (band)''
:''For the Australian locality St Johns Wood, see main article, Ashgrove, Queensland''
'St John's Wood' is a district of north London in the City of Westminster, near Regent's Park. It is approximately 2.5 miles north-west of Charing Cross. Once part of the Great Middlesex Forest, it was later owned by the Knights of St John of Jerusalem.
St John's Wood was developed from the early 19th century onwards. It was one of the first London suburbs to be developed with a large amount of low density "villa" housing, as opposed to the terraced housing which was the norm in London up to the 19th century, even in expensive districts. Parts of St John's Wood have been rebuilt at a higher density, but it remains a highly desirable residential district.
St John's Wood is the location of Lord's Cricket Ground, home of the MCC and original headquarters of the sport. It is also famous for Abbey Road Studios, where The Beatles recorded, notably the ''Abbey Road'' album, the cover of which features the band crossing the road.
The King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery has a barracks in St. John's Wood and regularly exercises their horses by parading them through the streets of St. John's Wood.
Chef Clarissa Dickson Wright grew up in St John's Wood, and it is now home to supermodel Kate Moss. The Rolling Stones referenced it in their song "Play With Fire".
St John's Wood is the home of fictional characters, Bingo and Rosie Little, in P. G. Wodehouse's ''Jeeves and Wooster'' books. Irene Adler lives there (in Briony Lodge on Serpentine Avenue) in Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes story "A Scandal in Bohemia".
St John's Wood underground station has the only undergound station name not to contain any letters from the word mackerel.
:''For education in see the main City of Westminster article.''
★ Swiss Cottage
★ Primrose Hill
★ Belsize Park
★ Hampstead
★ Paddington
★ Kilburn
★ Maida Vale
★ Bayswater
★ Marylebone
★ Lisson Grove
★ Maida Vale tube station
★ St John's Wood tube station
★ Swiss Cottage tube station
★ Kilburn Park tube station
★ South Hampstead railway station
★ Kilburn High Road railway station
★ Marylebone railway station
★ Map of St John's Wood and the surrounding districts
:''For the Australian locality St Johns Wood, see main article, Ashgrove, Queensland''
'St John's Wood' is a district of north London in the City of Westminster, near Regent's Park. It is approximately 2.5 miles north-west of Charing Cross. Once part of the Great Middlesex Forest, it was later owned by the Knights of St John of Jerusalem.
St John's Wood was developed from the early 19th century onwards. It was one of the first London suburbs to be developed with a large amount of low density "villa" housing, as opposed to the terraced housing which was the norm in London up to the 19th century, even in expensive districts. Parts of St John's Wood have been rebuilt at a higher density, but it remains a highly desirable residential district.
St John's Wood is the location of Lord's Cricket Ground, home of the MCC and original headquarters of the sport. It is also famous for Abbey Road Studios, where The Beatles recorded, notably the ''Abbey Road'' album, the cover of which features the band crossing the road.
The King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery has a barracks in St. John's Wood and regularly exercises their horses by parading them through the streets of St. John's Wood.
Chef Clarissa Dickson Wright grew up in St John's Wood, and it is now home to supermodel Kate Moss. The Rolling Stones referenced it in their song "Play With Fire".
St John's Wood is the home of fictional characters, Bingo and Rosie Little, in P. G. Wodehouse's ''Jeeves and Wooster'' books. Irene Adler lives there (in Briony Lodge on Serpentine Avenue) in Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes story "A Scandal in Bohemia".
St John's Wood underground station has the only undergound station name not to contain any letters from the word mackerel.
Many houses in this well-heeled area are individual to the point of eccentricity. (June 2006)
St. John's Wood High Street
| Contents |
| Education |
| Transport and locale |
| Nearest places |
| Nearest tube stations |
| Nearest railway stations |
| External links |
Education
:''For education in see the main City of Westminster article.''
Transport and locale
Nearest places
★ Swiss Cottage
★ Primrose Hill
★ Belsize Park
★ Hampstead
★ Paddington
★ Kilburn
★ Maida Vale
★ Bayswater
★ Marylebone
★ Lisson Grove
Nearest tube stations
★ Maida Vale tube station
★ St John's Wood tube station
★ Swiss Cottage tube station
★ Kilburn Park tube station
Nearest railway stations
★ South Hampstead railway station
★ Kilburn High Road railway station
★ Marylebone railway station
External links
★ Map of St John's Wood and the surrounding districts
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