Paddington
Paddington is a location in the London borough of City of Westminster, in central London.[1] It has a train station called Paddington station.
| Paddington | |
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 St Mary's Hospital | |
  Paddington | |
| Location within Greater London | |
| OS grid reference | TQ267814 |
| London borough | |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LONDON |
| Postcode district | W2, W9 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
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People from Paddington
- Kriss Akabusi, athlete
- Edward Bailey Ashmore, Army officer
- Robert Baden-Powell, Army officer[2]
- George Butterworth, classical music composer
- Joe Cole, professional footballer
- Joan Collins, actress[3]
- Elvis Costello, pop musician[3]
- George Thomas Dorrell, recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Paul Eddington, actor[3]
- Les Ferdinand, professional footballer[3]
- Edward Thomas ("E. T.") Heron (1867–1949), cine trade publisher
- Alan Johnson, politician
- Paddington Tom Jones, boxer
- Patrick Macnee, actor
- Rhona Mitra, actress[3]
- Alfred Molina, actor
- Steve New, pop musician
- Hermione Norris, actress[4]
- George Osborne, politician
- Michael Page, professional boxer and mixed martial artist[5]
- William Page, historian
- Mark Pougatch, freelance radio and television broadcaster, a journalist and author[3]
- Seal, pop musician
- David Suchet, actor[3]
- John Suchet, ITN newsreader, journalist[3]
- Kiefer Sutherland, actor[3]
- Emma Thompson, actress[3]
- Ferdinand Maurice Felix West, recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Alan Turing, mathematician
Related pages
- Paddington Bridge
- Paddington Green TV series
- Pretty Polly Perkins of Paddington Green
References
- "London's Places" (PDF). The London Plan. Greater London Authority. 2011. p. 46. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- Jeal, Tim (1989). Baden-Powell. London: Hutchinson. ISBN 0-09-170670-X.
- Most popular people born in Paddington, London at IMDb. 68 names, accessed 17 February 2014
- "Hermione Norris IMDB profile". www.imdb.com. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- "Bellator 144: Michael Page aiming to be the new face of mixed martial arts in the UK". telegraph.co.uk. 23 October 2015.
Other websites
Media related to Paddington, London at Wikimedia Commons
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