The Borough of Camden
The Borough of Camden takes its name from Camden Town, which lies roughly half-way between Holborn in the south and Hampstead Heath in the north.
Places of interest within its boundaries include Camden Town, parts of Covent Garden, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, the British Museum, the British Library, and Hampstead.
The southern part of the borough falls within Central London, and is where the major railway hub of Euston, King’s Cross, and St Pancras stations meet near the British Library.
When Britain’s first census was conducted in 1801 the total population for the parishes that make up today’s borough was 96,795. At its peak in 1891 it was 376,500, but demolition to build the railways, slum clearance, and the Blitz all resulted in a substantial fall in numbers to 161,100 by 1981. Since then there’s been a steady increase with the 2011 figures showing a population of 220,338.
The Borough of Camden, like many other places, has a disparity between districts like leafy Hampstead and grungy Camden Town, but on the whole, it has traditionally been a socialist part of London.
Originally posted 2018-08-12 08:09:16.
A nice looking place Malc. Thank you for sending me along here. I think I’ve looked at these oher psots you recommended. But I will defo double check.
The links below complete all the posts on London that you may not have seen
https://www.easymalc.co.uk/canary-wharf/
https://www.easymalc.co.uk/a-kew-gardens-gallery/
https://www.easymalc.co.uk/westminster-bridge/
https://www.easymalc.co.uk/the-lights-of-london/
Thank you so much malc. Heading for one now.
Apart from one or two minor posts you’ve seen all the ones in England and Wales and so I’m looking at Scotland next. I know you’ve seen most of these too but here’s a short one you may not have done.
https://www.easymalc.co.uk/the-heart-of-midlothian/
I’d better make sure of my facts before I start writing about it then 🙂
I was born in Camden!