Kensington High Street

Kensington High Street
	The view east along Kensington High Street in March 2006, dominated by former department stores Derry & Toms and Barkers of Kensington
Location	Kensington, London, United Kingdom
Postal code	W8
Coordinates	51°30′03″N 0°11′38″W / 51.50083°N 0.19389°W
West end	Hammersmith Road
Major; junctions	A3220, Addison Road, Melbury Road, Kensington Palace Gardens
East end	Kensington Road
North	Holland Park ; Notting Hill Gate
East	Kensington Gore
South	Earls Court
West	Hammersmith
Construction
Commissioned	1682
Construction start	1690s
Completion	1893
Other
Known for	Shopping

Kensington High Street is the main shopping street in Kensington, London, England. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.^[1]

Kensington High Street is the continuation of Kensington Road and part of the A315. It starts by the entrance to Kensington Palace and runs westward through central Kensington. Near Kensington (Olympia) station, where the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea ends and London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham begins, it ends and becomes Hammersmith Road. The street is served by High Street Kensington underground station.

^ Mayor of London (February 2008). "London Plan (Consolidated with Alterations since 2004)" (PDF). Greater London Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2010.

[london_plan_f08-1] Mayor of London (February 2008). "London Plan (Consolidated with Alterations since 2004)" (PDF). Greater London Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2010.

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