King’s Cross
King's Cross is a district in the London boroughs of Camden and Islington, on either side of Euston Road in north London, England, 1.5 miles north of Charing Cross, bordered by Barnsbury to the north, Clerkenwell to the southeast, Angel to the east, Holborn and Bloomsbury to the south, Euston to the west and Camden Town to the northwest.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb with 14,100 residents
- Description: district in the London Borough of Camden and Islington
- Also known as: “King’s Cross, London” and “Kings Cross”
Places of Interest
Highlights include London St Pancras International and British Library.
London St Pancras International
Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
London St Pancras International is a major international rail interchange and shopping destination in London. It is the British capital's only international station, with Eurostar services connecting the city with destinations in mainland Europe.
British Library
Library
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The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. Based in London, it is one of the largest libraries in the world, with an estimated collection of over 200 million items from multiple countries.
King’s Cross Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: Colin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
King's Cross railway station, also known as London King's Cross, is a passenger railway terminus in the London Borough of Camden, on the edge of Central London.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Pancras and Pentonville.
St Pancras
Suburb
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St Pancras is a district in North London. It was originally a medieval ancient parish and subsequently became a metropolitan borough. The metropolitan borough then merged with neighbouring boroughs and the area now forms around half of the modern London Borough of Camden.
Pentonville
Neighborhood
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pentonville is an area in North London, located in the London Borough of Islington. It is located 1+3⁄4 miles north-northeast of Charing Cross on the Inner Ring Road.
Bloomsbury
This article is about three neighbourhoods of central London: Bloomsbury, St Pancras and Fitzrovia. Bloomsbury is the hub of London's university district, is home to the British Museum and is next to the British Library.
King’s Cross
- Categories: area of London and locality
- Location: Camden, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.52911° or 51° 31′ 45″ northLongitude
-0.12241° or 0° 7′ 21″ westPopulation
14,100Elevation
69 feet (21 metres)Open location code
9C3XGVHH+J2OpenStreetMap ID
node 3936965089OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
6690589Wikidata ID
Q2153507
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“King’s Cross” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “King’s Cross”
- Chinese: “国王十字”
- Dutch: “King’s Cross”
- Dutch: “Kings Cross”
- Esperanto: “King’s Cross”
- Esperanto: “Rêĝa Kruco”
- French: “King’s Cross”
- German: “King’s Cross”
- Greek: “Κινγκς Κρος”
- Hebrew: “קינגס קרוס”
- Hindi: “किंग्स क्रॉस, लंदन”
- Hungarian: “Kings Cross”
- Irish: “Kings Cross, Londain”
- Irish: “Kings Cross”
- Italian: “King’s Cross”
- Japanese: “カムデン区”
- Japanese: “キングス・クロス (ロンドン)”
- Japanese: “キングスクロス地区”
- Korean: “런던 킹스 크로스”
- Korean: “킹스크로스”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kings Cross”
- Norwegian: “Kings Cross”
- Polish: “King’s Cross”
- Portuguese: “King’s Cross”
- Russian: “Кингс-Кросс”
- Turkish: “Kings Cross”
- Urdu: “کنگز کراس، لندن”
- Urdu: “کنگز کروس، لندن”
- Yue Chinese: “King’s Cross”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Argyle Square Gardens and MacDonald Hotel.
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