Brompton
Brompton, sometimes called Old Brompton, is an area in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London. Until the latter half of the 19th century it was a scattered village made up mostly of market gardens in the county of Middlesex.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb with 8,840 residents
- Description: area in the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
- Also known as: “Brompton, Kensington”, “Brompton, London”, and “Brompton, Middlesex”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Natural History Museum and Science Museum.
Natural History Museum
Museum
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Natural History Museum in London is a museum that exhibits a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history. It is one of three major museums on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, the others being the Science Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Science Museum
Museum
Photo: Shadowssettle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Science Museum is a major museum on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, London. It was founded in 1857 and is one of the city's major tourist attractions, attracting 3.3 million visitors annually in 2019.
Royal Albert Hall
Theater building
Photo: Sandpiper, Public domain.
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London, England. It has a seating capacity of 5,272. Since the hall's opening by Queen Victoria in 1871, the world's leading artists from many performance genres have appeared on its stage.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Kensington and Sutton Dwellings.
South Kensington
Suburb
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Kensington is a district at the West End of Central London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Historically it settled on part of the scattered Middlesex village of Brompton.
Sutton Dwellings
Neighborhood
Photo: PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sutton Dwellings, also known as the Sutton Estate, are a series of 14 residential buildings in Chelsea, London, United Kingdom.
Chelsea
Suburb
Photo: Danny Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chelsea is an area in West London, England, due south-west of Charing Cross by approximately 2.5 miles. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames and for postal purposes is part of the south-western postal area.
Brompton
- Categories: town, area of London, and locality
- Location: South Kensington-Chelsea, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.49182° or 51° 29′ 31″ northLongitude
-0.17833° or 0° 10′ 42″ westPopulation
8,840Elevation
59 feet (18 metres)Open location code
9C3XFRRC+PMOpenStreetMap ID
node 3925845657OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
12048236Wikidata ID
Q2926028
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Satellite Map
Discover Brompton from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Brompton” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “برومبتون”
- Asturian: “Brompton”
- Basque: “Brompton”
- Belarusian: “Бромптан (Лёндан)”
- Belarusian: “Бромптан”
- Catalan: “Brompton”
- Chinese: “布朗普頓 (倫敦)”
- Chinese: “布朗普頓”
- Chinese: “布羅姆普頓”
- Dutch: “Brompton”
- Esperanto: “Brompton”
- French: “Brompton”
- Greek: “Μπρόμπτον”
- Hebrew: “ברומפטון”
- Hindi: “ब्रॉम्पटन, केंसिंग्टन”
- Hindi: “ब्रॉम्पटन”
- Irish: “Brompton, Kensington”
- Irish: “Brompton”
- Italian: “Brompton”
- Japanese: “ブロンプトン (ケンジントン)”
- Japanese: “ブロンプトン”
- Ladin: “Brompton (Greater London)”
- Ladin: “Brompton”
- Maltese: “Brompton”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Brompton, London”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Brompton”
- Norwegian: “Brompton”
- Polish: “Brompton”
- Russian: “Бромптон”
- Swedish: “Brompton”
- Turkish: “Brompton”
- Urdu: “برامپٹن، لندن”
- Welsh: “Brompton”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The Bromptons and Queen’s Elm Square.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Onslow Gardens and 100 Queen’s Gate Hotel London Kensington.
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