It is notable for its array of garden squares,[3] literary connections (exemplified by the Bloomsbury Group), and numerous hospitals and academic institutions.
Camden Town is located 2.4 miles (3.9 km) north-northwest of Charing Cross and is one of the 35 major centres identified in the London Plan.
[4] Its industrial heritage has made way for retail, tourism and entertainment, including a number of markets and music venues that are strongly associated with alternative culture.
Hampstead has long been known as a residence of the intelligentsia, including writers, composers, and intellectuals, actors, artists and architects — many of whom created a bohemian community in the late 19th century.
The remainder lies in the London Boroughs of Haringey and Islington Kentish Town is first recorded during the reign of King John (1207) as kentisston.