Kensington
District within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in central London / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Kensington (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Kennington, a similarly named London locality about 10 km away.
Kensington is an area of London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, around 2.9 miles (4.6 km) west of Central London.[lower-alpha 1]
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The district's commercial heart is Kensington High Street, running on an east–west axis. The north-east is taken up by Kensington Gardens, containing the Albert Memorial, the Serpentine Gallery and Speke's monument. South Kensington and Gloucester Road are home to Imperial College London, the Royal College of Music, the Royal Albert Hall, Natural History Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, and Science Museum. The area is also home to many embassies and consulates.