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Kensal Green an area also referred to as Kensal Rise is located on the eastern edge of the London Borough of Brent. Kensal Green also borders the boroughs of Westminster to the East, and the Royal borough of Kensington and Chelsea to the South. Surrounding neighbourhoods include Willesden Green to the north, Harlesden to the West, Brondesbury and Queens Park to the East and Ladbroke Grove to the south. The names Kensal Green and Kensal Rise are generally used interchangeably although there is some differentiation between the areas based on proximity to the local tube and train stations.
The attractive Edwardian and Victorian properties in Kensal Green have many of the original features intact. The central location of the area with excellent transportation links and comparatively affordable house prices have attracted large numbers of young professional couples, families with young children as well as many artists and media types who have flocked to the area. The shift in demographics has been mirrored by the sprouting up of retro boutiques, antique furniture stores, luxury delicatessens and trendy gastro pubs serving excellent food on Chamberlayne Road the main thoroughfare of the area.
Kensal Green tube station (Zone 2) on the Bakerloo Line is only 20 minutes from Oxford Circus and the West End. London Overground (formerly known as the Silverlink Metro) also operates an approximate 15 minute journey to London Euston. London Overground also operates from Kensal Rise railway station and provides regular services to Richmond to the West and Stratford in the East. Extensive bus services also operate run from the area including; the No. 18 (Harlesden - Euston), No. 6 (Willesden Bus Garage - Aldwych), No. 52 (Willesden Bus Garage - Victoria Station) and No. 452 (Kensal Rise - Wandsworth Road). Both bus routes for the number 52 and 452 traverse through High Street Kensington. Ladbroke Grove tube station on the Hammersmith and City Line is also within a short distance of the area; as well as the central line in Notting Hill Gate.
The Paradise Inn is a late license gastro pub and is particularly renown within the area attracting crowds from across London as well as the occasional celebrity through its doors. Itss formal name; Paradise by Way of Kensal Green takes its name from the final line of the poem The Rolling English Road, by G. K. Chesterton: For there is good news yet to hear and fine things to be seen, before we go to paradise by way of Kensal Green.
Kensal Green is the site of Kensal Green Cemetery which is one of oldest English cemetery still in operation. It was consecrated in January 1833 by the Bishop of London. The Cemetery was the brain-child of Barrister George Frederick Carden and Kensal Green Cemetery is one of the finest in London comprising of 77 acres of beautiful grounds including two conservation areas and an adjoining canal. The cemetery is home to 33 species of birds and other wildlife. This distinctive cemetery has a host of different memorials ranging from large mausoleums housing the rich and famous to many distinctive smaller graves and even special areas dedicated to the very young. With three chapels catering for people of all faiths and social standing the General Cemetery Company has provided a haven in the heart of London for over 175 years.
Every Sunday the Friends of Kensal Green Cemetery run a tour starting at 14:00 at the Anglican Chapel and lasting 2 hours. On the first and third Sunday of the month, the tour descends into the catacombs beneath the Anglican Chapel.
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