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Kensington and Chelsea (UK Parliament constituency)

Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 2010Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1997Parliamentary constituencies in London (historic)Politics of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
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Kensington and Chelsea was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom 1997–2010. It was one of the safest Conservative seats in the United Kingdom, and since its creation in 1997 became a prestigious seat, with MP Alan Clark, the former Defence Secretary Michael Portillo and the former Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind all holding the seat for the Conservatives. The seat was abolished for the 2010 election, when the 1974–1997 Kensington constituency was recreated and Chelsea formed a new constituency together with the southern part of the former Hammersmith and Fulham constituency, called the Chelsea and Fulham constituency.

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Kensington and Chelsea (UK Parliament constituency)
Ashburn Gardens, London South Kensington (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea)

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N 51.494 ° E -0.186 °
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Wickham Court

Ashburn Gardens 7-8
SW7 4DG London, South Kensington (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea)
England, United Kingdom
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Cornwall Gardens
Cornwall Gardens

Cornwall Gardens is a long narrow garden square in South Kensington, London, England. The street runs east–west off Gloucester Road and crosses Launceston Place. The ownership of the holdings and land of what is now Cornwall gardens can be traced back to the sixteenth century, Anciently, the thin block of land stretching westwards from Gloucester Road to the Edwardes estate comprised two copyholds belonging to the manor of Earl's Court, amounting together to nearly eleven acres. The smaller portion next to Gloucester Road (formerly Hogmore or Hogmire Lane) was known as Church Close, the larger, more westerly portion as Long Mead, and the division between them was an old footpath, Love Lane, now represented by the line of Launceston Place and Grenville Place and its continuation through Cornwall Gardens. By 1680 they were in the same hands. Purchased by John Broadwood in the early 1800s, it continued as a market garden until it came into possession of Thomas Broadwood Junior (1821-81) in 1844. Under the instruction of Broadwood, it was developed from 1862 to 1879 by (1862–76) Welchman and Gale from 1862 to 1876 and from 1876 to 1879 by William Willett. The buildings of Cornwall Gardens are listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England in groups as 6–16, 17–44, 55–82, and 83–93. The pair of houses at the west end of the middle of the garden square, Cornwall House and Garden House, are jointly listed Grade II, as are the railings that surround the houses.The 1860s Penfold pillar box on the north side of the gardens is listed Grade II.Stanford court, 45 is an elegant 1930s block home to several eminent residents. Kynance Mews to the north of the square was originally built as stabling for the Cornwall Gardens development between 1862 and 1879.