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Paddington is an area of the City of Westminster
City of Westminster

The City of Westminster is a London borough of London with City status in the United Kingdom. It is located west of the City of London and north of the River Thames, and forms part of Inner London and the bulk of London's central area....
, in Central London
Central London

The term Central London refers to the districts of London which are considered closest to the centre. There is no conventional definition, nor any official one, for the entire area that can be called "central London"....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
. It was formerly a metropolitan borough
London borough

The administrative area of Greater London contains thirty-two London boroughs. Inner London comprises twelve of these boroughs plus the City of London....
 of itself, but was integrated with Westminster and Greater London
Greater London

Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. The administrative area was officially created in 1965 and covers the City of London , the City of Westminster and the other 31 London boroughs....
 in 1965.

Historically
Historic counties of England

The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England established for administration by the Normans and in most cases based on earlier Anglo-Saxons kingdoms and shires....
 a part of Middlesex
Middlesex

Middlesex , from the Old English Middelseaxe , is one of the 39 Historic counties of England of England and the List of counties of England by area in 1831....
, the earliest extant reference to Padington is in the year 1056. Three important landmarks of the district are Paddington station, designed by the celebrated engineer
Engineer

An engineer is a person professionally engaged in a field of engineering. Engineers are concerned with developing economical and safe solutions to practical problems, by applying mathematics and scientific knowledge while considering technical constraints....
 Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Fellow of the Royal Society , was a United Kingdom engineer. He is best known for the creation of the Great Western Railway, a series of famous steamships, including the first with a propeller, and numerous important bridges and tunnels....
 and opened in 1847; St Mary's Hospital
St Mary's Hospital (London)

St Mary's Hospital is a hospital located in Paddington, London, England. It was founded in 1845. It is operated by the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, an academic health science centre, which also operates Hammersmith Hospital and the Western Eye Hospital; and runs some services at St Charles Hospital in Ladbroke Grove....
 and Paddington Green police station
Paddington Green Police Station

Paddington Green Police Station is located in Paddington, central London London, England. The station is operated by the Metropolitan Police Service, and is a conventional police station, open to members of the public twenty-four hours a day....
 (the most important high-security police station in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
).

ington has been home to many famous sons, daughters and associated residents, including:


















Paddington station
Paddington has a main-line railway station, Paddington station, with commuter service to the west of London (e.g.






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Paddington is an area of the City of Westminster
City of Westminster

The City of Westminster is a London borough of London with City status in the United Kingdom. It is located west of the City of London and north of the River Thames, and forms part of Inner London and the bulk of London's central area....
, in Central London
Central London

The term Central London refers to the districts of London which are considered closest to the centre. There is no conventional definition, nor any official one, for the entire area that can be called "central London"....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
. It was formerly a metropolitan borough
London borough

The administrative area of Greater London contains thirty-two London boroughs. Inner London comprises twelve of these boroughs plus the City of London....
 of itself, but was integrated with Westminster and Greater London
Greater London

Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. The administrative area was officially created in 1965 and covers the City of London , the City of Westminster and the other 31 London boroughs....
 in 1965.

Historically
Historic counties of England

The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England established for administration by the Normans and in most cases based on earlier Anglo-Saxons kingdoms and shires....
 a part of Middlesex
Middlesex

Middlesex , from the Old English Middelseaxe , is one of the 39 Historic counties of England of England and the List of counties of England by area in 1831....
, the earliest extant reference to Padington is in the year 1056. Three important landmarks of the district are Paddington station, designed by the celebrated engineer
Engineer

An engineer is a person professionally engaged in a field of engineering. Engineers are concerned with developing economical and safe solutions to practical problems, by applying mathematics and scientific knowledge while considering technical constraints....
 Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Fellow of the Royal Society , was a United Kingdom engineer. He is best known for the creation of the Great Western Railway, a series of famous steamships, including the first with a propeller, and numerous important bridges and tunnels....
 and opened in 1847; St Mary's Hospital
St Mary's Hospital (London)

St Mary's Hospital is a hospital located in Paddington, London, England. It was founded in 1845. It is operated by the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, an academic health science centre, which also operates Hammersmith Hospital and the Western Eye Hospital; and runs some services at St Charles Hospital in Ladbroke Grove....
 and Paddington Green police station
Paddington Green Police Station

Paddington Green Police Station is located in Paddington, central London London, England. The station is operated by the Metropolitan Police Service, and is a conventional police station, open to members of the public twenty-four hours a day....
 (the most important high-security police station in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
).

Associated celebrities

Paddington has been home to many famous sons, daughters and associated residents, including:

  • Robert Browning
    Robert Browning

    Robert Browning was an English poet and playwright whose mastery of dramatic verse, especially dramatic monologues, made him one of the foremost Victorian literature poets....
    , the great Victorian
    Victorian era

    The Victorian Era of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the period of Victoria of the United Kingdom reign from June 1837 to January 1901....
     poet
    Poet

    A poet is a person who writes poetry....
     who lived at Beauchamp Lodge on the junction of two canals and named that precinct "Little Venice
    Maida Vale

    Maida Vale is a residential district in West London between St John's Wood and Kilburn, London. It is part of City of Westminster. The area is mostly residential, and mainly affluent, consisting of many large Edwardian blocks of mansion flats....
    ". (The name is now given to a longer reach of the canal system.)


  • Edward Wilson
    Edward Adrian Wilson

    Dr Edward Adrian Wilson was a notable English polar List of explorers, physician, Natural history, Painting and ornithologist....
    , physician
    Physician

    A physician, medical practitioner, doctor of medicine, or medical doctor practices medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease and injury....
    , naturalist
    Naturalist

    Naturalist may refer to:* A scholar or student of natural history, the science of the natural world; see also natural science. It may also refer to a Wildlife enthusiast or a Conservationist....
     and ornithologist who died in 1912 on Captain Robert Scott
    Robert Falcon Scott

    Robert Falcon Scott Royal Victorian Order was a British Royal Naval officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions: the Discovery Expedition, 1901–04, and the ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition, 1910–13....
    's ill-fated British Antarctic expedition
    Terra Nova Expedition

    The Terra Nova Expedition , officially the British Antarctic Expedition 1910, was led by Robert Falcon Scott who had previously commanded the Discovery Expedition to the Antarctic in 1901–04....
    . The Senior Street primary school was renamed the Edward Wilson School after him in 1952.


  • At St Mary's Hospital in 1874, C R Alder Wright
    Charles Romley Alder Wright

    Charles Romley Alder Wright DSc , BSc , Fellow of the Royal Society, an English chemistry and physics researcher at St Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, was the first person to synthesize heroin, in 1874....
     synthesised heroin
    Heroin

    Heroin is a opioid synthesized from morphine, a derivative of the opium poppy. It is the 3,6-acetate ester of morphine . The white crystalline form is commonly the hydrochloride salt diacetylmorphine hydrochloride, however heroin Freebase may also appear as a white powder....
     (diacetylmorphine). Also there, in 1928, Sir Alexander Fleming
    Alexander Fleming

    Sir Alexander Fleming was a Scotland biologist and pharmacologist. Fleming published many articles on bacteriology, immunology and chemotherapy....
     first isolated penicillin
    Penicillin

    Penicillin is a group of antibiotics derived from Penicillium fungi. They are Beta-lactam antibiotics used in the treatment of bacterial infections caused by susceptible, usually Gram-positive, organisms....
    .


  • The royal princes William
    Prince William of Wales

    Prince William of Wales is the elder son of Charles, Prince of Wales and the late Diana, Princess of Wales, and grandson of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh....
     (21 June, 1982) and Henry ("Harry") (15 September, 1984) were both born at St Mary's Hospital.


  • A notable contemporary resident is Michael Bond
    Michael Bond

    Michael Bond, Order of the British Empire, is an England author, most celebrated for his Paddington Bear series of books.Bond was educated at Presentation College, Reading, a Catholic school in Reading, Berkshire....
    , the author
    Author

    An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created....
     of children’s and adult fiction, most famously Paddington Bear


  • Celebrity actors associated with Paddington include Sir Alec Guinness
    Alec Guinness

    Sir Alec Guinness, Order of the Companions of Honour, Order of the British Empire was an Academy Award for Best Actor winning English actor....
    , Emma Thompson
    Emma Thompson

    Emma Thompson is a two-time Academy Award-, Emmy Award-, BAFTA Award- and Golden Globe-winning English actress, comedian, and screenwriter. She is also a patron of the Refugee Council....
    , Kiefer Sutherland
    Kiefer Sutherland

    Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland is a Canadian actor, well-known for his lead role of Jack Bauer on the FOX Broadcasting Company thriller drama series 24 ....
     and Chris Vance
    Chris Vance (actor)

    Chris Vance is an English-Australian actor.Vance attended Newcastle University.Vance appeared in the British television series, The Bill, and in the Australian television seriesStingers and Blue Heelers, before achieving success in the role of Sean Everleigh in All Saints ....
    .


  • Margaret Jay, former Labour leader in the House of Lords and daughter of James Callaghan
    James Callaghan

    Leonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, Order of the Garter, Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council , was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979 and leader of the Labour Party from 1976 to 1980....
     lives in the area and has the title 'Baroness Jay of Paddington'.


  • Ainsley Harriott
    Ainsley Harriott

    Ainsley Harriott is an England celebrity chef and television presenter...
    , celebrity chef
    Celebrity chef

    In the 1990s or possibly earlier, the term celebrity chef was coined and applied to a class of chefs who became well known for presenting cookery advice and/or demonstrations via mass media, especially television....
    , was born in Paddington on 28 February, 1957.


Paddington Station
Paddington Circle District Station

Paddington station


Paddington has a main-line railway station, Paddington station, with commuter service to the west of London (e.g. Slough
Slough

Slough is a Borough status in the United Kingdom and unitary authority area within the Ceremonial counties of England of Berkshire, England, situated west of London....
, Maidenhead
Maidenhead

Maidenhead is a town within the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, in Berkshire, England. It lies on the River Thames and is situated west of Charing Cross in London....
, Reading
Reading railway station

Reading railway station is a major rail transport hub in Reading, Berkshire, England. It is situated on the northern edge of the town centre, some 5 minutes' walk from the main retail and commercial areas, and close to the River Thames....
, Swindon
Swindon

Swindon is a City sized town and unitary borough authority in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire in South West England England. It is midway between Bristol, west and Reading, Berkshire, east....
) and main-line service to Oxford
Oxford

Oxford is a City status in the United Kingdom, and the county town of Oxfordshire, in South East England. It has a population of 151,000. The rivers River Cherwell and River Thames run through Oxford and meet south of the city centre....
, Bristol
Bristol

Bristol is a City status in the United Kingdom, unitary authority area and Ceremonial counties of England in South West England, west of London, and east of Cardiff....
, Bath, Taunton
Taunton

Taunton is the county town of Somerset, England. The town, including its suburbs, had an estimated population of 61,400 in 2001. It is the largest town in the non-metropolitan county of Somerset....
, Exeter, Plymouth
Plymouth

Plymouth is a City status in the United Kingdom and unitary authority on the coast of Devon, England, about south west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers River Plym to the east and River Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound....
, Cornwall
Cornwall

Cornwall , constitutional Duchy and palatine, is a metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England of England, United Kingdom, located at the tip of the south-western peninsula of Great Britain....
 and South Wales
Wales

native_name = Cymru|conventional_long_name = Wales|common_name = Wales|image_flag = Flag of Wales 2.svg|national_motto = ...
 (including Cardiff
Cardiff

Cardiff is the Capital , largest city and most populous Unitary authority#Wales in Wales. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for many national cultural and sport institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of Welsh Assembly Government ....
 and Swansea
Swansea

Swansea is a City status in the United Kingdom and subdivisions of Wales in Wales. Swansea is in the Historic counties of Wales of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower peninsula and the Lliw uplands....
). There is also the Heathrow Express
Heathrow Express

Heathrow Express is an express train service from London Heathrow Airport to London Paddington station in Central London operated by the Heathrow Express Operating Authority, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BAA Limited....
 service to Heathrow Airport.

In the station are statues of its designer Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Fellow of the Royal Society , was a United Kingdom engineer. He is best known for the creation of the Great Western Railway, a series of famous steamships, including the first with a propeller, and numerous important bridges and tunnels....
 and the children's fiction
Children's literature

Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age twelve and is often illustrated. The term is used in senses which sometimes exclude young-adult fiction, comic books, or other genres....
 character Paddington Bear
Paddington Bear

Paddington Bear is a fictional character in children's literature. He first appeared on 13 October 1958 and was subsequently featured in several books, most recently in 2008, written by Michael Bond and first illustrated by Peggy Fortnum....
.

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See also

  • Paddington Bridge
  • Paddington Bear
    Paddington Bear

    Paddington Bear is a fictional character in children's literature. He first appeared on 13 October 1958 and was subsequently featured in several books, most recently in 2008, written by Michael Bond and first illustrated by Peggy Fortnum....
  • "Pretty Polly Perkins of Paddington Green
    Pretty Polly Perkins of Paddington Green

    "Pretty Polly Perkins of Paddington Green" is the title of a famous England song, composed by the London music hall and broadside songwriter Harry Clifton , and first published in 1864....
    "