Gwendwr Gardens

Gwendwr Gardens is a small park in West Kensington, West London. In 1948, a plot of land was donated to the Metropolitan Borough of Fulham by the Gunter estate for a memorial to the victims of German air raids in the area, particularly the Operation Steinbock raid on the night of 20 February 1944.

Type: Park
Description: park in the United Kingdom
Also known as: “Gwendwr Garden”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and Stamford Bridge.

London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art

College

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The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art is a drama school located in Hammersmith, London. Founded in 1861, it is the oldest specialist drama school in the British Isles and was a founding member of the Federation of Drama Schools. London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art is situated 1,600 feet west of Gwendwr Gardens.

Stamford Bridge

Stadium

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Stamford Bridge is a football stadium in Fulham, in the Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, in West London. It is the home of Premier League club Chelsea. Stamford Bridge is situated 1 mile southeast of Gwendwr Gardens.

West Kensington tube station

Metro station

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West Kensington is a London Underground station in West Kensington, London. It is located on North End Road close to its junction with West Cromwell Road/Talgarth Road. West Kensington tube station is situated 640 feet east of Gwendwr Gardens.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Kensington and Brook Green.

West Kensington

Suburb

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West Kensington, formerly North End, is an area in the ancient parish of Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, England, 3.4 miles west of Charing Cross.

Brook Green

Suburb

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Brook Green is a sub-neighbourhood of Hammersmith in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Located approximately 3.6 miles west of Charing Cross, it is bordered by Kensington, Holland Park, Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Brackenbury Village.

Earls Court

Suburb

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Earl's Court is a district of Kensington in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in West London, bordering the rail tracks of the West London line and District line that separate it from the ancient borough of Fulham to the west, the sub-districts of South Kensington to the east, Chelsea to the south and Kensington to the northeast.

Gwendwr Gardens

Category: recreation area
Location: Hammersmith and Fulham, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.49134° or 51° 29′ 29″ north

Longitude

-0.20856° or 0° 12′ 31″ west

Open location code

9C3XFQRR+GH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 46699933

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

Wikidata ID

Q5623512

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In Other Languages

“Gwendwr Gardens” goes by many names.

Turkish: “Gwendwr Garden”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gwendwr Gardens Dog Exercise Area and Gwendwr Gardens Play Area.

Nearby Places

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