London NW3
London NW3 is a London postal district, much of it located on the high ground overlooking central london, covering the area between Regent's Park, Finchley Road, Golders Green and Hampstead Heath.
The district has been known for its concentration of writers, artists and intellectuals. Famous residents have included Sigmund Freud, George Orwell and Peter Cook. Particularly around Hampstead, almost synonymous for NW3, visitors will find evidence of this heritage in the plentiful commemorative blue plaques on houses, the eminent gravestones at St John's Church, and Keats' house (now a museum) where the poet John Keats lived.
Localities within NW3 include Hampstead, Belsize Park, Swiss Cottage, Hamstead Village, Hampstead Heath, Gospel Oak, Parliament Hill and Child’s Hill.
Most of NW3 is within the London Borough of Camden.
London Underground stations in the area are:
- Belsize Park tube station
- Chalk Farm tube station
- Finchley Road tube station
- Hampstead tube station
- Swiss Cottage tube station
| London postal district | London North West |
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NW1 Head District | NW2 Cricklewood | NW3 Hampstead | NW4 Hendon | NW5 Kentish Town | NW6 Kilburn |
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NW7 Mill Hill | NW8 St John's Wood | NW9 The Hyde | NW10 Willesden | NW11 Golders Green |