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Kensington Gravel Pits

Coordinates: 51°30′32″N 0°11′49″W / 51.509°N 0.197°W / 51.509; -0.197
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Linnell's picture of the gravel quarries circa 1811

Kensington Gravel Pits was an old village located at the junction of what are now known as Bayswater Road and Kensington Church Street. This area is now known as Notting Hill Gate. The village was named after gravel quarries located to between the village and the town of Kensington.[1]

References

  1. ^ https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/linnell-kensington-gravel-pits-n05776 "John Linnell Kensington Gravel Pits 1811–2". Tate Gallery. (Retrieved 21 January 2019).

51°30′32″N 0°11′49″W / 51.509°N 0.197°W / 51.509; -0.197