Editing Kensal Green

{{short description|Area of London, England}}
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{{Use British English|date=September 2015}}
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| map_type             = Greater London
| region               = London
| official_name        = Kensal Green
| london_borough       = [[London Borough of Brent|Brent]]
| london_borough1      = [[City of Westminster|Westminster]] 
| london_borough2      = [[Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea|Kensington & Chelsea]]
| post_town            = LONDON
| postcode_area        = NW
| postcode_district    = NW10
| postcode_area1       = W
| postcode_district1   = W10, NW6
| dial_code            = 020
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| population           = 14,915
| population_ref       = (2011) (Kensal Green ward)
| constituency_westminster  = [[Queen's Park and Maida Vale (UK Parliament constituency)|Queen's Park and Maida Vale]]
| static_image_name    = Church of the Transfiguration, Chamberlayne Road - geograph.org.uk - 2841061.jpg
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'''Kensal Green''', also known as Kensal Rise, is an area in north-west London, and along with Kensal Town, it forms part of the northern section of [[North Kensington, London|North Kensington]]. It lies north of the canal in the [[London Borough of Brent]], and also to the south, within [[London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea|Kensington and Chelsea]]. Kensal Green is located on the [[Harrow Road]], about {{convert|4.4|mi|km}} miles from Charing Cross.

To the west on Harrow Road lies [[Harlesden]], while in the opposite direction are [[Maida Hill]] and [[Westbourne, London|Westbourne]]. [[Queen's Park, London|Queens Park]] and [[Brondesbury]] are to the north-east, [[Willesden]] is to the north-west, and [[Notting Hill]] lies to the south.

Kensal Green is best known for the [[Listed building|Grade I]] listed [[Kensal Green Cemetery]].

==Residents and businesses==
[[File:Chamberlayne Road, Kensal Rise - geograph.org.uk - 4647820.jpg|thumb|Chamberlayne Road, Kensal Rise]]
[[File:The Lexi Cinema, Chamberlayne Road, NW10 - geograph.org.uk - 2640576.jpg|thumb|The Lexi Cinema in 2011]]
As of June 2014, the area had seen significant [[gentrification]], attracting people from surrounding areas such as [[Notting Hill]] and [[Queen's Park, London|Queen's Park]]. It was characterised by numerous independent stores, restaurants, pubs and cafes, and was earning a reputation as a "celebrity haunt-meets-Nappy Valley."<ref name="phillips kensal">{{cite news |last=Phillips|first=Caroline|url=http://www.homesandproperty.co.uk/area-guides/greater-london/kensal-rise-has-risen |title=Kensal Rise has risen |newspaper=Evening Standard |date=4 June 2014|access-date=8 April 2015}}</ref>

In 2009, Chamberlayne Road in Kensal Rise was named the "hippest street in Europe" by [[Vogue (magazine)|''Vogue'']] magazine.<ref name="Telegraph.co.uk">{{cite news|date=14 August 2009|title=Chamberlayne Road in London: the hippest street in Europe|work=The Daily Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/buyingsellingandmoving/6028457/Chamberlayne-Road-in-London-the-hippest-street-in-Europe.html|url-status=dead|access-date=28 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090818021358/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/buyingsellingandmoving/6028457/Chamberlayne-Road-in-London-the-hippest-street-in-Europe.html|archive-date=18 August 2009}}</ref> Luxury goods maker [[Mulberry]] named its handbag Kensal and launched an advertising campaign with [[Cara Delevingne]].<ref name="The Daily Telegraph">{{cite news |title='Great War Fashion': Ox bile, split ends and frump – what Downton didn't show you|url=http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG10450588/Great-War-Fashion-Ox-bile-split-ends-and-frump-what-Downton-didnt-show-you.html|work=The Daily Telegraph |date=15 November 2013 |access-date=22 March 2014}}</ref> The area is characterised by numerous independent stores, restaurants, pubs, and cafes.  There are also various sports clubs, gyms and health studios such as Moberly Sports Centre and Gracelands Yard, as well as nearby Queens Park. The area also boasts Britain's first independent boutique cinema and social enterprise, The Lexi Cinema. It is staffed by local volunteers and its profits go to an eco-village in South Africa.<ref>{{cite web|title=Our Charity|url=https://thelexicinema.co.uk/our-charity/|access-date=23 January 2022|website=The Lexi Cinema|language=en-US}}</ref>

It has been home to a number of residents including musicians [[Paloma Faith]] and [[Rita Ora]], chef [[Thomasina Miers]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Masey|first=Anthea|url=http://www.homesandproperty.co.uk/area-guides/greater-london/living-kensal-rise-area-guide-homes-schools-and-transport |title=Living in Kensal Rise: area guide to homes, schools and transport |newspaper=Evening Standard |date=2 September 2014|access-date=8 September 2015}}</ref> film director, DJs and musicians [[Don Letts]] and Mark Rae, actress [[Thandiwe Newton]], singer [[Lily Allen]], model-turned-author [[Sophie Dahl]], author [[Zadie Smith]], [[David Cameron]]'s ex-strategy guru [[Steve Hilton]], the actor and writer [[Phoebe Waller-Bridge]] and [[Sienna Miller]].<ref name="Financial Times">{{cite web|last=Powley |first=Tanya |url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/7268e158-e6e9-11e1-8a74-00144feab49a.html#axzz2q1naddbB |title=Park life |publisher=FT.com |date=24 August 2012 |access-date=28 March 2015}}</ref>

It has traditionally been popular with those working in the media and creative industries but those buying properties increasingly include people working in the financial and technology industries, and others moving from nearby [[Notting Hill]] in search of more space. The area also attracts Americans thanks to [[The American School in London]] in neighbouring [[St John's Wood]], as well as being popular with the French, partly due to a [[Lycée Français]] opening in Brent's former town hall.<ref name="phillips kensal"/>

==Community==
In 2014 residents successfully campaigned to save its local library after it was sold to a developer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/campaigners-agree-landmark-deal-in-battle-to-save-kensal-rise-library-9214080.html|title=Campaigners agree landmark deal in battle to save Kensal Rise Library|date=25 March 2014|website=www.standard.co.uk}}</ref> More recently, independent local cinema Lexi raised £141,000 from locals and local businesses for a community hub.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/london/news/independent-london-cinema-the-lexi-has-smashed-its-fundraising-target-060820|title=Independent London cinema the Lexi has smashed its fundraising target|website=Time Out London|date=8 June 2020 }}</ref> The hub was also supported by Brent Council and the Mayor of London.

In 2021 residents of Clifford Gardens successfully campaigned against the asphalting of pavements. They set up a petition and managed to get 544 signatures in a week. When the workmen arrived with lorries and rollers on 20 March they were met by a large crowd of parents with children and buggies blockading the street.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kilburntimes.co.uk/news/asphalting-paused-in-kensal-rise-7858754|title='Stay of execution' in Kensal Rise as asphalting 'paused'|first=Nathalie|last=Raffray|date=30 March 2021|website=Kilburn Times}}</ref>

== Open space and public realm ==
Emslie Horniman's Pleasance Park located on Bosworth Road contains tennis courts, five-a-side football pitches and children's playground. Queens Park features tennis courts, golf, a petting zoo and an extensive children's playground. 
King Edwards Vll park is within walking distance.<ref name=editor>{{cite news|author=Masey, Anthea|date=1 September 2015|title=Living in Kensal Rise: area guide to homes, schools and transport|url=http://www.homesandproperty.co.uk/area-guides/greater-london/living-kensal-rise-area-guide-homes-schools-and-transport|work=Evening Standard|access-date=14 September 2015}}</ref>

Brent Council announced planned improvements to the public realm in 2019 to enhance the pedestrian experience and reduce traffic. The changes include new cycle lanes, various measures to reduce congestion and an improved public realm with new pavements, carriageway resurfacing, community greening schemes and pocket gardens.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-31 |title=Kensal Corridor Improvement Scheme - Brent Council - Citizen Space |url=https://consultation.brent.gov.uk/highways-and-infrastructure/kensal-corridor-improvement-scheme/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029133108/https://consultation.brent.gov.uk/highways-and-infrastructure/kensal-corridor-improvement-scheme/ |archive-date=2020-10-29 |access-date=2023-01-23 }}</ref>

== Transport ==
[[Kensal Green station]] ([[Transport for London]] [[Travelcard Zone 2]]) on the [[Bakerloo line]] is about 20 minutes from [[Oxford Circus tube station|Oxford Circus]] and the [[West End of London|West End]]. National Rail [[London Overground]] services also operate to [[Euston railway station|London Euston]], a journey that takes around 15 minutes. Trains also go to {{rws|Watford Junction}}.

London Overground's [[North London Line]] services also operate out of [[Kensal Rise railway station]] (Transport for London [[Travelcard Zone 2]]) and provides regular services to [[Richmond station, London|Richmond]] in the west, [[Stratford railway station|Stratford]] in the east, and [[Clapham Junction railway station|Clapham Junction]] in the south.

Extensive bus services also run from the area, including routes [[London Buses route 18|18]] (Sudbury - Euston), [[London Buses route 6|6]] (Willesden Bus Garage - [[Aldwych]]), [[London Buses route 52|52]] (Willesden Bus Garage - [[London Victoria railway station|Victoria station]] via [[Notting Hill]] and [[Kensington]]) and [[London Buses route 452|452]] (Kensal Rise - [[Vauxhall]]).

Kensal Green is located on the [[Paddington Arm]] of the [[Grand Union Canal]] (which passes by [[Kensal Green Cemetery]]) making it possible to walk and cycle along the canal to [[Little Venice]], the [[Paddington Basin]], [[Paddington Station]] and [[Regents Canal]].

In 2020 the Government gave final approval to the [[High Speed 2]] (HS2) train link running from London to [[Birmingham]]. This will bring a major HS2 and [[Crossrail]] interchange station at [[Old Oak Common]], within walking distance from Kensal Green. It is expected to open in 2026 and will provide [[high-speed rail]] across London and to the [[Midlands]], as well as direct connectivity with the [[Heathrow Express]] airport rail link and trains to [[Wales]] and the [[West of England]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.globalrailwayreview.com/news/105607/hs2-old-oak-common-milestone-reached/|title=Construction milestone reached at HS2's 'super-hub' Old Oak Common|website=Global Railway Review}}</ref> It will be the largest new railway station ever built in the UK.<ref name="railwaygazette.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/old-oak-common-hs2-station-approved/56552.article|title=Old Oak Common HS2 station approved|website=Railway Gazette International}}</ref>

==Schools==
[[File:Kenmont Primary School, College Park, Kensal Green.jpg|thumb|Kenmont Primary School]]
The educational charity Ark, founded by venture capitalist Arpad Busson, runs three state primary schools in the area, including Ark Franklin in Harvist Road, which replaced Kensal Rise primary in September 2013. In 2024 Ark Franklin received a letter from the Minister of Education congratulating the school for being in the top 2% for early years performance. As of 2020, the following state primary schools are judged to be “good”: Ark Franklin;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/139830 |title=Ark Franklin Primary Academy - GOV.UK |publisher=Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk |date= |accessdate=27 March 2022}}</ref> Princess Frederica CofE<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/101535|title= Princess Frederica CofE Primary School |author=Ofsted Communications Team|date=10 February 2021|website=reports.ofsted.gov.uk}}</ref> in College Road; and [[Kenmont Primary School]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/100331 |title=Kenmont Primary School - GOV.UK |publisher=Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk |date= |accessdate=27 March 2022}}</ref> in Valliere Road which was built in 1883–84 to a design by the architect by [[Edward Robert Robson]] for the [[London School Board|School Board for London]] and has been [[Grade II listed]] since 1984.<ref name="NHLE">{{NHLE|num=1079825|desc=Kenmont Primary School|access-date= 19 November 2016}}</ref>

Three state comprehensive schools are judged to be “good”,{{when|date=April 2019}} including [[Queens Park Community School]] in Aylestone Avenue, and [[Capital City Academy]] in Doyle Gardens.

There is a small choice of local private schools. The primary schools are Seacole (co-ed, ages four to 11) in Bosworth Road and The Lloyd Williamson School (co-ed, six weeks to 11) in Telford Road. Bales College is a very small [[Independent school|independent]] co-ed secondary school and [[sixth form college]], catering for ages 11 to 20 on Harrow Road.<ref name="dfe-1">{{cite web |title=Bales College - GOV.UK |url=https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/101181 |website=www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk |access-date=2 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Many parents use the private schools in nearby Belsize Park and Hampstead.<ref name=editor/>

== Kensal Green Cemetery ==
[[File:The Catacombs of Kensal Green Cemetery.jpg|thumb|The Catacombs of [[Kensal Green Cemetery]]]]
{{main|Kensal Green Cemetery}}

Kensal Green Cemetery is the first of the 'Magnificent Seven' cemeteries in London. It is the resting place of members of the royal family, including [[Prince George, Duke of Cambridge]], and scores of figures in history including [[Isambard Kingdom Brunel]], [[Charles Babbage]], and [[William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland]]. 
Architects buried there include, [[Decimus Burton]], [[Philip Charles Hardwick]], and [[John Shaw Jr.]]
From the Arts are playwright, [[Harold Pinter]], actor [[Mario Fabrizi]], [[William Makepeace Thackery]], and [[Anthony Trollope]].
The family plot of engineers [[Marc Brunel]] and [[Isambard Kingdom Brunel]] is also here.
[[Queen (band)|Queen]] frontman [[Freddie Mercury]], actor [[Alan Rickman]], and actress [[Ingrid Bergman]] were cremated in the West London Crematorium, which is located within the grounds of the cemetery.

Cemetery directors and The Friends of Kensal Green Cemetery (a charity) lobbied the Heritage Lottery Fund and English Heritage for funding to help preserve historical monuments at the site. The 2015 project, which involved repairs to the grade one listed Anglican Chapel and the boundary wall, was estimated to have cost more than £10m.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.kilburntimes.co.uk/news/heritage/royal_visits_kensal_green_cemetery_to_support_preservation_campaign_1_3827695 |title=Royal visits Kensal Green Cemetery to support preservation campaign |work=Brent and Kilburn Times |date=30 October 2014 |access-date=8 April 2015}}</ref>

The cemetery is listed Grade I on the [[Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England|Register of Historic Parks and Gardens]].<ref name="NHLE2">{{NHLE|num=1000817|desc=Kensal Green (All Souls) Cemetery|access-date=13 November 2017|mode=cs2}}</ref> Many buildings and memorials are recorded in the [[National Heritage List for England]] as [[Listed building#England and Wales|listed buildings]].

== History ==
Originally part of one of the 8 [[Manorialism|manor]]s within the district of [[Willesden]], 
Kensal Green is first mentioned in 1253, translating from old English meaning ''the King's Holt'' (King's Wood). Its location marked the boundary between Willesden and the then Chelsea & Paddington, on which it remains today. It formed part of one of 10 [[Manorialism|manor]]s, most likely Chamberlayne Wood Manor, named after Canon Richard de Camera (''of the Chambers'').<ref name=KGDir>{{cite web|url=http://www.kensalgreendirectory.com/history.php|title=History|publisher=Kensalgreendirectory.com|access-date=2 February 2012}}</ref> In the 15th century the then [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] [[Henry Chichele]] (1414–1443), acquired lands in Willesden and Kingsbury. In 1443 he founded [[All Souls' College, Oxford]] and endowed it with the same lands in his will. As a result, most of Willesden and Kensal Green remained largely agricultural until the mid-1800s, well into the [[Victorian era]]. In 1805, the construction of the [[Grand Junction Canal]] passed through the district to join the [[Regent's Canal]] at [[Paddington]]. As the combined [[Grand Union Canal]], this allowed passage of commercial freight traffic from the [[Midlands (England)|Midlands]] to [[London Docks]], and hence onwards to the [[River Thames]]. There were two [[dairy farms]] in Kensal Green by the early 1800s, which expanded greatly after the 1864 [[Act of Parliament]] which made it illegal to keep cattle within the [[City of London]]. Although by the late 1800s residential development had greatly reduced the farmland, still in the 1890s many sheep and pigs were raised in the district. One of the farms later became a [[United Dairies]] [[creamery]], supplied by [[British Railway Milk Tank Wagon|milk trains]] from [[Mitre Bridge Junction]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=22605#n151 |title=Willesden: Economic history &#124; British History Online |publisher=British-history.ac.uk |access-date=28 March 2015}}</ref>

St. John's Church was built on the corner of what is now [[Harrow Road]] and [[Kilburn Lane]] in 1844 and was extensively refurbished in 2017 and fitted with new bells in anticipation of the 175th anniversary in 2019. The church was followed by a school, now Bales College, and more inns including The Plough on the opposite corner of the junction. In 1832 [[Kensal Green Cemetery]] was incorporated by Act of Parliament and opened in January 1833. This led to a revaluation of the surrounding lands, and in 1835 ecclesiastical commissioners were appointed by the Crown, who reported in 1846 that: "the larger portion of the Prebendal Estates possess, in our opinion, a value far beyond their present agricultural value."<ref name=KGDir/>
[[File:St. John the Evangelist, Kensal Green - geograph.org.uk - 998127.jpg|thumb|left|St. John the Evangelist]]
With enough people living locally to create a new parish, in 1844 [[St John the Evangelist Church, Kensal Green|St. John the Evangelist Church]] in Kilburn Lane was consecrated. The 1851 census records just over 800 people living in the new parish. In the 1860s, Kensal Green manor house, situated where Wakeman Road joins [[Harrow Road]], was demolished. Rapid increase in residential development followed, firstly with land west of Kilburn High Road, followed by the sale of Banister's Farm leading to the development of Bannister Road and Mortimer Road. Unfortunately at this time Kensal Green was suffering huge social problems and had a reputation of being a slum, with 55% off its residents living in poverty and squalor, despite being neighbours to thriving Queen's Park.The rapid residential development led to local commissioners reporting in 1880 that there was inadequate drainage and sewerage facilities, with most houses having only improved access to what were the old agricultural drains. In that same year, All Souls' College started to develop its lands north-west of Kilburn Lane, including All Souls' Avenue and College Road, with adjacent roads being named after leading Fellows of the college, and the installation of new sewerage facilities across the district. The college donated lands on which to build Kensal Rise Reading Room, to commemorate the [[Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria]], in 1897. Opened by [[United States|American]] author [[Mark Twain]] in 1901, it was later extended and renamed [[Kensal Rise Library]].<ref name=KGDir/>

The developments of the streets around [[Kensal Rise railway station]] date from the last 10 years of the 19th century and the first decade of the 20th. Although opened in April 1873 as Kensal Green at Chamberlayne Wood, then a remote dead end road; it was renamed Kensal Rise on 24 May 1890. Just north of the station the National Athletic Ground (one of the many early grounds of [[Queen's Park Rangers]]) opened in 1890. The ground which was later renamed the Kensal Rise Athletic Stadium also hosted cycling and athletics competitions before being turned over to housing in the 1920s. For a brief period before 1914 the Aeroplane Building and Flying Society had its headquarters at Kensal Rise and flew test gliders from the site. Kensal Green also boasted the Electric Pavilion Cinema <ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/15212 |title=Odeon Kensal Rise in London, GB |publisher=Cinema Treasures |access-date=30 March 2017}}</ref> which opened in November 1914 and was located on the corner of Chamberlayne Road and Bannister Road.

The construction of the [[Great Western Railway]] started in 1835, with the first {{convert|22.5|mi}} of line, from [[Paddington station]] to [[Taplow railway station|Maidenhead Bridge station]], opened on 4 June 1838. In 1901, its major carriage washing and servicing facilities and [[Old Oak Common TMD|locomotive depot]] were developed at [[Old Oak Common]], bringing further employment and more immigrants to the district. The first major immigrant population had been [[Irish people]] fleeing the [[Great Famine (Ireland)|Great Irish Famine]], and then post-[[World War I]]. In [[World War II]], due to the railway facilities, the district suffered greatly from German [[Luftwaffe]] bombing.<ref name=KGDir/>

After the war, the area became a refuge for the first [[British African-Caribbean community|Afro-Caribbean]] born contingent. In the 1960s the college disposed of many freeholds, while retaining land in Willesden. Since the 1980s, the Irish-born community has reduced in size, although the legacy of their presence remains, not least in the number of Irish pubs and organisations and the many thousands with Irish ancestry who continue to populate the area. According to statistics from the 2001 census, the area has a very high proportion of young residents (28.4% 25–44 years old) and a very high educational level (30.7% hold a first degree or better).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brent.gov.uk/page-not-found|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304070341/http://archive.brent.gov.uk/demographic.nsf/Documents/Kensal%20Green%20Ward?openDocument|url-status=dead|title=Kensal Green Ward|archive-date=4 March 2012|website=www.brent.gov.uk}}</ref>

As of June 2014 the area had seen significant gentrification as people had been priced out of surrounding areas such as Notting Hill. In 2015 it was described as 'celebrity haunt-meets-Nappy Valley'.<ref name="phillips kensal"/>

==Demographics==
The largest ethnic group in Kensal Green ward according to the 2011 census was White British, 26%. The second largest was White other, 18%, followed by Black Caribbean, 12%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/kensal-green-e05000092 |title=Kensal Green - UK Census Data 2011 |publisher=Ukcensusdata.com |access-date=30 March 2017}}</ref> Neighbouring Queen's Park ward, which also covers eastern areas of Kensal Green, was 30% White British. The College Park ward, which covers the southern areas of Kensal Green, was 31.6% white British, 18.4% White other and 21.1% Black.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/queens-park-e05000098 |title=Queens Park - UK Census Data 2011 |publisher=Ukcensusdata.com |access-date=30 March 2017}}</ref> Kensal Green ward has the highest [[Latin American]] population in London.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hidden-london.com/miscellany/demographics/|title=Demographics {{!}} Hidden London|website=hidden-london.com|language=en-GB|access-date=4 July 2019}}</ref>

== Tornado on 7 December 2006 ==
{{Main|2006 London tornado}}
On 7 December 2006 at 11.00 am, a [[tornado]] struck Kensal Green.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6217514.stm | title = Six hurt as tornado hits London | work = BBC News | date = 7 December 2006 | access-date=7 December 2006}}</ref> Up to 150 houses were damaged, and six people were injured, one requiring hospital attention. Residential roads were closed off and residents had to seek temporary accommodation. Traffic was also diverted, causing disruption. The cost of the damage was estimated to be at least £2 million.

== See also ==
*[[Crossrail]]
*[[Old Oak Common]]
*[[Dissenters' Chapel, Kensal Green]]
*[[Kensal Rise Library]]
*[[Kensal Town]]

Nearest places:
*[[Queen's Park, London|Queens Park]]
*[[Ladbroke Grove]]
*[[Kilburn, London|Kilburn]]
*[[Brondesbury]]
*[[Old Oak Common]]
*[[Paddington]]

Nearest stations:
*[[Kensal Green station]]
*[[Kensal Rise railway station]]
*[[Willesden Junction station]]

==References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=49882 Kensal Green] at the ''[[Survey of London]]'' online

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