Campden Hill, W8

Campden Hill is a hill and street in Kensington.

The name of Campden Hill derives from a house called Campden House, built by Baptist Hicks whose country seat was in the Gloucestershire town of Chipping Campden.

The street called Campden Hill was built beside the grounds of the former Bute House, demolished in 1913.

Meanwhile the hill of this name lies in Holland Park, the former deer park of Holland House. The top of the hill was the site of water towers built in the 19th century by the Grand Junction and West Middlesex waterworks companies.

Writer GK Chesterton was born on Campden Hill.

1 Campden Hill dated from 1915 and built by Edmond Hills, President of the Royal Astronomical Society. A street named Observatory Gardens is situated nearby.

Holland Park School now lies to the north of the street.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Aubrey House Aubrey House is a large 18th-century detached house with two acres of gardens in the Campden Hill area of Holland Park.

Aubrey House

Biba Biba was a London fashion store of the 1960s and 1970s, started and primarily run by the Polish-born Barbara Hulanicki with help of her husband Stephen Fitz-Simon.

Biba

Derry and Toms Derry & Toms was a London department store.

Derry and Toms

High Street Kensington High Street Kensington is a London Underground station on Kensington High Street.

High Street Kensington

Kensington Roof Garden Kensington Roof Garden (formerly known as Derry and Toms Roof Gardens) covers 6000 square metres.

Kensington Roof Garden

Linley Sambourne House 18 Stafford Terrace, formerly known as Linley Sambourne House, was the home of the Punch illustrator Edward Linley Sambourne and open as a museum.

Linley Sambourne House

St Mary Abbot’s St Mary Abbots is a church located on Kensington High Street and the corner of Kensington Church Street in London W8.

St Mary Abbot’s

NEARBY STREETS

Abbotsbury Close, W14 Abbotsbury Close is a road in the W14 postcode area (Holland Park)

Abbotsbury Close, W14

Abbotsbury Road, W14 Abbotsbury Road runs between Melbury Road and the road known as Holland Park. (Holland Park)

Abbotsbury Road, W14

Airlie Gardens, W8 Airlie Gardens is named after the 5th Earl of Airlie (1826-1881), who lived on nearby Campden Hill at Holly Lodge (Kensington)

Airlie Gardens, W8

Argyll Road, W8 Argyll Road was built as part of the development of the Phillimore Estate (Kensington)

Argyll Road, W8

Aubrey Road, W8 Aubrey Road leads into Aubrey Walk, which runs west of Campden Hill Road at the top of Campden Hill. It was named in the 1840s (Kensington)

Aubrey Road, W8

Aubrey Walk, W8 Aubrey Walk runs west of Campden Hill Road at the top of Campden Hill (Kensington)

Aubrey Walk, W8

Bedford Gardens, W8 Bedford Gardens is one of the prime residential streets in Kensington. (Kensington)

Bedford Gardens, W8

Berkeley Gardens, W8 Berkeley Gardens is a short street which runs between Brunswick Gardens and Kensington Church Street containing terraced houses on both sides with small front gardens (Kensington)

Berkeley Gardens, W8

Boyne Terrace Mews, W11 Boyne Terrace Mews is a mews in Notting Hill, London W11 (Holland Park)

Boyne Terrace Mews, W11

Brunswick Gardens, W8 Brunswick Gardens runs north from Vicarage Gate - a wide tree-lined road with white stuccoed terraces on either side (Kensington)

Brunswick Gardens, W8

Callcott Street, W8 Callcott Street is a small street between Uxbridge Street and Hillgate Place (Notting Hill Gate)

Callcott Street, W8

Campden Grove, W8 Campden Grove runs between Kensington Church Street and Hornton Street. (Kensington)

Campden Grove, W8

Campden Hill Close, W8 Campden Hill Close is a small cul-de-sac entered by a narrow driveway off Hornton Street (Kensington)

Campden Hill Close, W8

Campden Hill Court, W8 Campden Hill Court is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Campden Hill Court, W8

Campden Hill Gardens, W8 Campden Hill Gardens runs northwards from Aubrey Walk (Kensington)

Campden Hill Gardens, W8

Campden Hill Place, W11 Campden Hill Place is a road in the W11 postcode area (Notting Hill Gate)

Campden Hill Place, W11

Campden Hill Road, W8 Campden Hill Road runs between Notting Hill Gate and Kensington High Street (Kensington)

Campden Hill Road, W8

Campden Hill Square, W8 Campden Hill Square is a residential square consisting of large family houses. (Kensington)

Campden Hill Square, W8

Campden Hill, W8 Campden Hill is a hill and street in Kensington (Kensington)

Campden Hill, W8

Campden House, W8 Campden House (Chambers) is a block on Sheffield Terrace (Kensington)

Campden House, W8

Campden Street, W8 Campden Street stretches between Campden Hill Road and Kensington Church Street (Kensington)

Campden Street, W8

Derry and Toms Building, W8 Derry and Toms Building is a block on Kensington High Street (Kensington)

Derry and Toms Building, W8

Derry Street, W8 Derry Street formerly known as King Street and laid out in the mid-1730s (High Street Kensington)

Derry Street, W8

Drayson Mews, W8 Drayson Mews is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Drayson Mews, W8

Duchess of Bedford’s Walk, W8 Lady Georgiana Russell, wife of John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford lived at Argyll Lodge, a former house on Campden Hill, near the location of the road (Kensington)

Duchess of Bedford’s Walk, W8

Edge Street, W8 Edge Street, laid out in the 1820s, developed with small cottages around courtyards. (Kensington)

Edge Street, W8

Essex Villas, W8 Essex Villas is a road in the W8 postcode area (Kensington)

Essex Villas, W8

Farm Place, W8 Farm Place was formerly called Earnest Street (Kensington)

Farm Place, W8

Farmer Street, W8 Farmer Street was formerly Farm Street (Notting Hill Gate)

Farmer Street, W8

Gloucester Walk, W8 Gloucester Walk is a road in the W8 postcode area (Kensington)

Gloucester Walk, W8

Gordon Place, W8 Gordon Place is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Gordon Place, W8

Gregory Place, W8 Gregory Place is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Gregory Place, W8

Hillgate House, W8 Hillgate House is a block on Hillgate Street (Notting Hill Gate)

Hillgate House, W8

Hillgate Place, W8 Hillgate Place was formerly Dartmoor Street (Kensington)

Hillgate Place, W8

Hillgate Street, W8 Hillgate Street was formerly Johnson Street (Notting Hill Gate)

Hillgate Street, W8

Hillsleigh Road, W8 Hillsleigh Road is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Hillsleigh Road, W8

Holland House, W8 Residential block (Holland Park)

Holland House, W8

Holland Park Mews, W11 Holland Park Mews runs between the two branches of the road known as Holland Park. (Holland Park)

Holland Park Mews, W11

Holland Park, W11 The roads known as Holland Park consist of three main branches. (Holland Park)

Holland Park, W11

Holland Park, W11 Holland Park is a road in the W14 postcode area (Holland Park)

Holland Park, W11

Holland Park, W8 Holland Park is a street in Notting Hill (Holland Park)

Holland Park, W8

Holland Street, W8 Holland Street is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Holland Street, W8

Holland Walk, W8 Holland Walk is a street in Notting Hill (Kensington)

Holland Walk, W8

Holland Walk, W8 Holland Walk is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Holland Walk, W8

Hornton Place, W8 Hornton Place is a street in Kensington (High Street Kensington)

Hornton Place, W8

Hornton Street, W8 Hornton Street is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Hornton Street, W8

Inverness Gardens, W8 Inverness Gardens is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Inverness Gardens, W8

Jameson Street, W8 Jameson Street was formerly St James or James Street (Notting Hill Gate)

Jameson Street, W8

Kensington Arcade, W8 Kensington Arcade is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Kensington Arcade, W8

Kensington Church Court, W8 Kensington Church Court is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Kensington Church Court, W8

Kensington Church Street, W8 Kensington Church Street is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Kensington Church Street, W8

Kensington Church Walk, W8 Kensington Church Walk is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Kensington Church Walk, W8

Kensington High Street, W8 Kensington High Street is one of western London’s most popular shopping streets, with upmarket shops serving a wealthy area. (High Street Kensington)

Kensington High Street, W8

Kensington Place, W8 Kensington Place is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Kensington Place, W8

Lansdowne Mews, W11 Lansdowne Mews is a cul-de-sac in Notting Hill (Holland Park)

Lansdowne Mews, W11

Lucerne Mews, W8 Lucerne Mews is a street in Kensington (Notting Hill Gate)

Lucerne Mews, W8

Macmillan House, W8 Residential block (High Street Kensington)

Macmillan House, W8

Melon Place, W8 Melon Place is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Melon Place, W8

Observatory Gardens, W8 Observatory Gardens commemorates what was the world’s finest private observatory. (Kensington)

Observatory Gardens, W8

Palace Gardens Mews, W8 Palace Gardens Mews is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Palace Gardens Mews, W8

Palace Gardens Terrace, W8 Palace Gardens Terrace is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Palace Gardens Terrace, W8

Peel Street, W8 Developed between 1823 and 1834, Peel Street featured many houses which housed multiple families. (Kensington)

Peel Street, W8

Phillimore Gardens, W8 Phillimore Gardens, in 2022, was the most expensive street in England, with an average house price of £23.8m (Kensington)

Phillimore Gardens, W8

Phillimore Place, W8 Phillimore Place was part of the old Phillimore Estate and, at first, named Durham Villas (Kensington)

Phillimore Place, W8

Phillimore Walk, W8 Phillimore Walk is a street in Kensington (High Street Kensington)

Phillimore Walk, W8

Pitt Street, W8 Pitt Street is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Pitt Street, W8

Plane Tree House, W8 Plane Tree House is a block on Phillimore Gardens (Kensington)

Plane Tree House, W8

Sheffield Terrace, W8 Sheffield Terrace runs between Campden Hill Road and Kensington Church Street and is on a slight slope. (Kensington)

Sheffield Terrace, W8

Sheldrake Place, W8 Sheldrake Place is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Sheldrake Place, W8

Stable Yard Ilchester Place, W14 Stable Yard Ilchester Place is a street in Kensington (Holland Park)

Stable Yard Ilchester Place, W14

Stafford Terrace, W8 Stafford Terrace was built between 1868 and 1874 by builder Joseph Gordon Davis (Kensington)

Stafford Terrace, W8

Thornwood Gardens, W8 Thornwood Gardens is a road in the W8 postcode area (Kensington)

Thornwood Gardens, W8

Tor Court, W8 Tor Court is a block on Hornton Street (Kensington)

Tor Court, W8

Tor Gardens, W8 Tor Gardens is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Tor Gardens, W8

Upper Phillimore Gardens, W8 Upper Phillimore Gardens is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Upper Phillimore Gardens, W8

Uxbridge Street, W8 Uxbridge Street is a street in Kensington (Notting Hill Gate)

Uxbridge Street, W8

Vicarage Court, W8 Vicarage Court is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Vicarage Court, W8

Vicarage Gardens, W8 Vicarage Gardens is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Vicarage Gardens, W8

Vicarage Gate House, W8 Vicarage Gate House is a block on Vicarage Gate (Kensington)

Vicarage Gate House, W8

Vicarage Gate, W8 Vicarage Gate is a street in Kensington (Kensington)

Vicarage Gate, W8

Wycombe Square, W8 Wycombe Square is a road in the W8 postcode area (Kensington)

Wycombe Square, W8

York House Place, W8 York House Place existed between 1839 and 1904 (Kensington)

York House Place, W8

York Passage, W8 York Passage is a road in the W8 postcode area (Kensington)

York Passage, W8

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