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Walton Street, London

Brompton, LondonKnightsbridgeStreets in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Walton Street, London SW3 geograph.org.uk 1117840
Walton Street, London SW3 geograph.org.uk 1117840

Walton Street is a street within central London's Chelsea district, bordering Knightsbridge. It runs south-west to north-east from Draycott Avenue to Walton Place, parallel to Brompton Road to the north. It is known for its boutiques and restaurants.On 18 November 1975, the Walton's Restaurant bombing took place, when an Irish Republican Army (IRA) unit nicknamed the Balcombe Street Gang threw a bomb into Walton's Restaurant without warning, killing two people and injuring almost two dozen.

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Walton Street, London
Walton Street, London Chelsea (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea)

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Walton Street 23
SW3 2HH London, Chelsea (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea)
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