Abbey Road, London - wikipedia Abbey Road, London For other uses, see Abbey Road ( disambiguation ). Abbey Road The crossing in 2004 Length 0.9 mi ( 1.4 km ) Location St. John 's Wood, London Postal code NW8 Nearest Tube station St. John 's Wood Coordinates 51 ° 31 ′ 55 '' N 0 ° 10 ′ 38 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 51.532006 ° N 0.177331 ° W ﻿ / 51.532006 ; - 0.177331 Coordinates : 51 ° 31 ′ 55 '' N 0 ° 10 ′ 38 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 51.532006 ° N 0.177331 ° W ﻿ / 51.532006 ; - 0.177331 South end Quex Road, Kilburn East end Grove End Road, St. John 's Wood Other Known for Abbey Road Studios Abbey Road is a thoroughfare in the borough of Camden and the City of Westminster in London, running roughly northwest to southeast through St. John 's Wood, near Lord 's Cricket Ground. It is part of the B507 road. This road is best known for the Abbey Road Studios and the 1969 album, Abbey Road, by The Beatles. Contents 1 Location 2 History 3 References 4 External links Location The north - western end of Abbey Road begins in Kilburn, at the junction with Quex Road and West End Lane. The road was once a track leading to Kilburn Priory and its associated Abbey Farm, and was developed in the early 19th century. It continues south - east for roughly a mile, crossing Belsize Road, Boundary Road, and Marlborough Place, ending at the junction of Grove End Road and Garden Road. History The Abbey National Building Society ( now Santander UK ) was founded in 1874 as The Abbey Road & St John 's Wood Permanent Benefit Building Society in a Baptist church on Abbey Road. The Beatles ' album, Abbey Road, features the Beatles walking across the northwestern zebra crossing on the intersection of Abbey Road and Grove End Road. EMI 's Abbey Road Studios are located at the south - eastern end, at 3 Abbey Road, St John 's Wood. The Beatles and many other famous popular music performers have recorded at this studio, and The Beatles named their last studio LP after this street. The album 's cover photograph shows the four group members walking across the zebra crossing just outside the studio entrance. As a result of its association with The Beatles, since 1969 this part of Abbey Road has been featured on the London tourism circuit. In December 2010 the crossing was given Grade II Listed Building status by English Heritage. The zebra crossing featured on the Beatles cover, as well as the crossing directly north of it, have become popular photo - opportunity areas, despite the road still being a busy thoroughfare for traffic. The Beatles album cover has been parodied many times over the years on the crossing. Abbey Road street sign The tin street sign on the corner of Grove End Road and Abbey Road is now mounted high on the building on the corner, to save the local council the expense of cleaning and replacing the sign, which was frequently defaced and stolen. The council repaints the wall next to the zebra crossing every three months to cover fans ' graffiti. Abbey Road is also a ward of the City of Westminster. At the 2011 Census this ward had a population of 11,250. References Jump up ^ Google ( 30 October 2015 ). `` Abbey Road, London '' ( Map ). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 30 October 2015. Jump up ^ Mills, A.D. ( 2010 ). A Dictionary of London Place - Names. Oxford University Press. p. 1. ISBN 9780199566785. Jump up ^ `` Beatles ' Abbey Road zebra crossing given listed status ''. BBC Online. 22 December 2010. Archived from the original on 30 December 2010. Retrieved 2010 - 12 - 29. Jump up ^ Pollard, Lawrence ( 7 August 2009 ). `` Revisiting Abbey Road 40 Years On ''. BBC Online. Retrieved 2010 - 11 - 02. Jump up ^ `` City of Westminster Ward population 2011 ''. Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Abbey Road. 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Question: where was the famous abbey road picture taken
Answer: a thoroughfare in the borough of Camden and the City of Westminster in London