Road · St John's Wood · NW8 · Contributed by The Underground Map

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St John's Wood

St John's Wood is an affluent district, north west of Regent's Park.

St John’s Wood was once part of the Great Forest of Middlesex. The name derives from its mediaeval owners, the Knights of the Order of St John of Jerusalem (Knights Hospitallers), an Augustinian order, which took over the land from the Knights Templar in 1323. After the Reformation and the Dissolution of monastic orders, St John’s Wood became Crown land, and Henry VIII established Royal Hunting Grounds in what became known as Marylebone Park, to the north of which lay St John’s Wood. Apart from short periods during the reign of Mary Tudor and Cromwell’s Protectorate, the area known as The St John’s Wood Estate remained Crown land until 1688.

Until the end of the eighteenth century, the area remained in agricultural use.

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, and one of the most expensive areas of London.

St John's Wood is the location of Lord's Cricket Ground, home of Middlesex County Cricket Club and the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), and original headquarters of the sport. It is also famous for Abbey Road Studios and the street Abbey Road, where The Beatles recorded, notably the Abbey Road album, the cover of which features the band crossing the road. Sir Paul McCartney has owned a property in the area since the 1960s and is regularly seen strolling along St John's Wood High Street.

The Rolling Stones referenced St John's Wood in their song Play With Fire. Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones lived on Carlton Hill, at the northern edge of St John's Wood, in the 1960s.

St John’s Wood station was opened on 20 November 1939 on a new section of deep-level tunnel constructed between Baker Street and Finchley Road when the Metropolitan Line's services on its Stanmore branch were transferred to the Bakerloo Line. It was transferred along with the rest of the Stanmore branch to the Jubilee Line when it opened in 1979.
With the opening of St John's Wood station, two nearby stations on the Metropolitan Line were closed. These were Lord's (which had originally been opened in 1868 as St John's Wood Road) and Marlborough Road.

The station building is located on the corner of Acacia Road and Finchley Road. The station is the nearest one to Lord's Cricket Ground and Abbey Road Studios. For this reason Beatles memorabilia are sold at the station.

The platform design remains the same as when opened in 1939, and was designed by Harold Stabler.

LOCATIONS ON THE UNDERGROUND MAP

Abbey Road and Regents Park Children’s Centre Information Point:   This is a children’s centre.
Abercorn School:   Other independent school which accepts students between the ages of 2 and 13.
Anna Freud Centre:   The Anna Freud Centre is a child mental health research, training and treatment centre.
Ark King Solomon Academy:   Academy sponsor led (All through) which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 18. Admissions policy: Comprehensive (secondary).
Ark Paddington Green Primary Academy:   Academy sponsor led (Primary) which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 11.
Arnold House School:   Other independent school which accepts students between the ages of 5 and 13. Admissions policy: Non-selective.
Barrow Hill Junior School:   Community school (Primary) which accepts students between the ages of 7 and 11.
Beachcroft AP Academy:   Academy alternative provision converter which accepts students between the ages of 5 and 16.
Broadhurst School:   Other independent school which accepts students between the ages of 2 and 5. Admissions policy: Non-selective.
Central School of Speech and Drama:   The Royal Central School of Speech & Drama was founded in 1906 to offer a new form of training in speech and drama for young actors and other students.
Central School of Speech and Drama:   Higher education institutions
Finchley Road:   Finchley Road is on the Jubilee line, between West Hampstead and Swiss Cottage and on the Metropolitan line between Baker Street and Wembley Park.
Freud Museum:   The Freud Museum is a museum dedicated to Sigmund Freud, who lived there with his family during the last year of his life.
Gateway Academy:   Academy converter (Primary) which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 11.
George Eliot Primary School:   Community school (Primary) which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 11.
Goldhurst Open Space:   Maryon Wilson Green Triangle and Goldhurst Open Space lies to the rear of Fairhazel Gardens and Goldhurst Terrace.
Hall School:   The Hall School is an independent boys’ preparatory school in Belsize Park.
Hampstead Theatre:   The Hampstead Theatre specialises in commissioning and producing new writing, supporting and developing the work of new writers.
Harris Academy St John’s Wood:   Academy sponsor led (Secondary) which accepts students between the ages of 11 and 18.
Hereward House School:   Other independent school which accepts students between the ages of 4 and 13.
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, NW3:   Voluntary aided school (Primary) which accepts students between the ages of 4 and 11.
Hyett's hand-drawn 1807 map:   William Hyett produced an amazingly accurate map of the London countryside in 1807, using just pen and paper.
Little Venice:   Little Venice is a picturesque area situated around the Regent's Canal in the Paddington area.
Netherhall House:   Netherhall House is a catered intercollegiate halls of residence for men, founded in 1952.
North Bridge House Pre-Prep School:   Other independent school which accepts students between the ages of 5 and 7.
North Bridge Nursery School:   Other independent school which accepts students between the ages of 2 and 5. Admissions policy: Non-selective.
Portman Early Childhood Centre:   Local authority nursery school (Nursery) which accepts students between the ages of 2 and 5.
Robinsfield Infant School:   Community school (Primary) which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 7.
South Hampstead High School:   South Hampstead High School is an independent day school.
South Hampstead High School:   Other independent school which accepts students between the ages of 4 and 18.
Southbank International School:   Other independent school which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 11.
St Christina’s School:   Other independent school which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 11.
St John’s Wood Pre-Preparatory School:   Other independent school which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 7. Admissions policy: Non-selective.
St John's Wood:   St John's Wood is an affluent district, north west of Regent's Park.
St. Mary’s Town and Country School:   St. Mary’s Town and Country School was an independent, non-denominational, co-educational progressive day and boarding school.
Swiss Cottage:   Swiss Cottage is named after an inn called The Swiss Tavern that was built in 1804 in the style of a Swiss chalet and on the site of a former tollgate keeper’s cottage.
Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre:   Community special school which accepts students between the ages of 2 and 19.
The American School in London:   Other independent school which accepts students between the ages of 4 and 18.
The Hall School:   Other independent school which accepts students between the ages of 5 and 13.
The UCL Academy:   Academy sponsor led (Secondary) which accepts students between the ages of 11 and 18. Admissions policy: Comprehensive (secondary).
Trevor-Roberts School:   Other independent school which accepts students between the ages of 4 and 13.
UCS Pre-Prep:   Other independent school which accepts students between the ages of 4 and 7.
Winchester Hotel:   Winchester Hotel was situated at 21a Winchester Road, NW3

NEARBY STREETS AND BUILDINGS ON THE UNDERGROUND MAP

Abbey Gardens, NW8 · Abbey Road, NW8 · Abercorn Close, NW8 · Abercorn Place, NW8 · Abercorn Walk, NW8 · Aberdeen Place, NW8 · Acacia Road, NW8 · Adamson Road, NW3 · Adpar Street, W2 · Alban House, NW3 · Alexandra Court, W9 · Alexandra Road, NW8 · Allitsen Road, NW8 · Alma Square, Hamilton Gardens, NW8 · Alma Square, NW8 · Aquila Street, NW8 · Ashbridge Street, NW8 · Ashmill Street, NW1 · Ashmill Street, NW8 · Aubrey Place, NW8 · Avenue Close, NW8 · Avenue Road, NW3 · Avenue Road, NW8 · Barbara Brosnan Court, NW8 · Baynes Mews, NW3 · Belgrave Gardens, NW8 · Belsize Crescent, NW3 · Belsize Cresent, NW3 · Belsize Lane, NW3 · Belsize Mews, NW3 · Belsize Park Mews, NW3 · Belsize Place, NW3 · Belsize Square, NW3 · Belsize Terrace, NW3 · Bernhardt Crescent, NW8 · Blenheim Road, NW8 · Blenheim Terrace, NW8 · Blomfield Road, W2 · Blomfield Road, W9 · Bolton Road, NW8 · Boscobel Street, NW8 · Boundary Road, NW8 · Boydell Court, NW8 · Braithwaite Tower, W2 · Briary Close, NW3 · Bridgeman Street, NW8 · Broadley Street, NW8 · Browning Close, W9 · Broxwood Way, NW8 · Buckland Crescent, NW3 · Canfield Place, NW6 · Capland Street, NW8 · Carlton Hill, NW8 · Cavendish Avenue, NW8 · Cavendish Close, NW8 · Central Avenue, SW10 · Charlbert Street, NW8 · Charles Lane, NW8 · Church Street, NW8 · Circus Road, NW8 · Clarendon Gardens, W9 · Clarendon Terrace, W9 · Clifton Court, NW8 · Clifton Hill, NW8 · Clifton Road, W9 · Clive Court, W9 · Cochrane Mews, NW8 · Cochrane Street, NW8 · Coleridge Gardens, NW6 · College Crescent, NW3 · College Cresent, NW3 · Crompton Street, W2 · Cropthorne Court, W9 · Crossfield Road, NW3 · Culworth Street, NW8 · Cunningham Place, NW8 · Cuthbert Street, W2 · Daleham Gardens, NW3 · Daleham Mews, NW3 · Denning Close, NW8 · Dobson Close, NW6 · Dorman Way, NW8 · Eamont Street, NW8 · Edward House, W2 · Eliot Mews, NW8 · Elizabeth Close, W9 · Elm Tree Road, NW8 · Eton Avenue, NW3 · Eton Court, NW3 · Fairfax Mansions, NW3 · Fairfax Place, NW6 · Fairfax Road, NW3 · Fairfax Road, NW6 · Finchley Road, NW3 · Finchley Road, NW8 · Fisherton Street, NW8 · Frampton Street, NW8 · Frognal Court, NW3 · Garden Road, NW8 · Glenilla Road, NW3 · Goldhurst Terrace, NW3 · Greenberry Street, NW8 · Grendon Street, NW8 · Grove End Road, NW8 · Hall Place, W2 · Hall Road, NW8 · Hamilton Close, NW8 · Hamilton Gardens, NW8 · Hamilton Terrace, NW8 · Harben Parade, NW3 · Harben Road, NW6 · Harley Road, NW3 · Hatton Street, NW8 · Hawtrey Road, NW3 · Henderson Drive, NW8 · Henstridge Place, NW8 · Hilgrove Road, NW6 · Hill Road, NW8 · Hillside Close, NW6 · Hillside Close, W9 · Hornby Close, NW3 · Jade Terrace, NW6 · Jerome Crescent, NW8 · King?s College Road, NW3 · Kingsmill Terrace, NW8 · Lanark Place, W9 · Lancaster Drive, NW3 · Lancaster Grove, NW3 · Langford Place, NW8 · Lisson Grove, NW8 · Lodge Road, NW8 · Loudoun Road, NW8 · Luton Street, NW8 · Lyons Place, W2 · Maida Avenue, W2 · Mallory Street, NW8 · Maresfield Gardens, NW3 · Marlborough Hill, NW8 · Marlborough Place, NW8 · Marston Close, NW6 · McCrone Mews, NW3 · Melina Place, NW8 · Middle Field, NW8 · Miles Buildings, NW1 · Naseby Close, NW6 · New College Parade, NW3 · Newcourt Street, NW8 · Noel House, NW6 · Norfolk Road, NW8 · North Bank, NW8 · Northways Parade, NW3 · Northwick Close, NW8 · Northwick Terrace, NW8 · Nugent Terrace, NW8 · Nutley Terrace, NW3 · O2 Centre, NW3 · Ordnance Hill, NW8 · Park Place Villas, W2 · Paveley Street, NW8 · Penfold Street, NW1 · Penfold Street, NW8 · Plympton Place, NW8 · Prince Albert Road, NW8 · Princess Mews, NW3 · Queen’s Grove, NW8 · Queen’s Terrace, NW8 · Queensmead, NW8 · Radlett Place, NW8 · Randolph Mews, W9 · Randolph Road, W9 · Regency Parade, NW3 · Regent’s Canal Towpath, NW8 · Regents Mews, NW8 · Rodney Court, W9 · Rossetti Mews, NW8 · Rosslyn Mansions, NW6 · Rowley Way, NW8 · Ryder’s Terrace, NW8 · Saint Edmund’s Terrace, NW8 · Saint John’s Wood High Street, NW8 · Saint John’s Wood Road, NW8 · Saint John’s Wood Terrace, NW8 · Salisbury Street, NW8 · Sandringham Court, W9 · Scott Ellis Gardens, NW8 · Springfield Road, NW8 · St Edmund’s Terrace, NW3 · St Edmund’s Terrace, NW8 · St James’s Close, NW8 · St John’s Wood High Street, NW8 · St John’s Wood Park, NW8 · St John’s Wood Road, NW8 · St John’s Wood Terrace, NW8 · St Johns Court, NW3 · St Stephen’s Close, NW8 · St. John’s Hall Flats, NW8 · Strathray Gardens, NW3 · Swain Street, NW8 · Swiss Terrace, NW3 · Tatham Place, NW8 · The Lane, NW8 · The Marlowes, NW8 · Titchfield Road, NW8 · Townshend Estate, NW8 · Townshend Road, NW8 · Tresham Crescent, NW8 · Trinity Walk, NW3 · Vale Close, W9 · Violet Hill, NW8 · Wadham Gardens, NW3 · Waverley Place, NW8 · Wellington Place, NW8 · Wellington Road, NW8 · Wells Rise, NW8 · Whitehaven Street, NW8 · Winchester Road, NW3 · Woronzow Road, NW8 ·