26 July 2019 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General, London
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Hammersmith is a district of west
London, England, located 4.3 miles (6.9 km) west-southwest of
Charing Cross. It is the administrative centre of the
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, and identified in the
London Plan as one of 35 major centres in
Greater London. It is bordered by
Shepherd’s Bush to the north,
Kensington to the east,
Chiswick to the west, and
Fulham to the south, with which it forms part of the north bank of the
River Thames. It is linked by
Hammersmith Bridge to
Barnes in the southwest. The area is one of west London’s main commercial and employment centres, and has for some decades been a major centre of London’s
Polish community. It is a major transport hub for west London, with two
London Underground stations and a bus station at
Hammersmith Broadway.
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