St John's Wood

St John's Wood is a destrict o north-wast Lunnon, Ingland, in the Ceety o Wastmeenster, an at the north-wast end o Regent's Park. It is approximately 2.5 mile north-wast o Charing Cross. Ance pairt o the Great Middlesex Forest, it wis later awned bi the Knights of St John of Jerusalem.The St. John's Wood Society. St John’s Wood History . (Retrieved 24 January 2011) It is hame tae some o the maist expensive properties in the warld.

St John's Wood wis developed frae the early 19t century onwards. It wis ane o the first Lunnon suburbs tae be developed wi a lairge amoont o law density "villa" hoosin, as opposed tae the terraced hoosin which wis the norm in Lunnon up tae the 19t century, even in expensive destricts. Pairts o St John's Wood hae been rebuilt at a heicher density, but it remains a heichlie desirable residential destrict.

St John's Wood is the location o Lord's Cricket Ground, hame o Middlesex County Cricket Club an the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), an oreeginal heidquarters o the sport. It is an aw famous for Abbey Road Studios an the street Abbey Road, whaur The Beatles recordit, notably the Abbey Road album, the cover o which features the baund crossin the road. Paul McCartney haes awned a property in the aurie syne the 1960s alang wi mony ither famous muisic an film starns.

The King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery haes a barracks in St. John's Wood an regularly exercises thair horse bi paradin them throu the streets o St. John's Wood.

Education

Transport an locale
Nearest places
 Belsize Park tae the north-east
 Hampstead tae the north
 Kilburn tae the north-wast
 Lisson Grove tae the sooth
 Maida Vale tae the sooth-wast
 Marylebone tae the sooth
 Primrose Hill tae the east
 Regents Park tae the sooth
 Swiss Cottage tae the north

The nearest London Underground stations are St John's Wood, Swiss Cottage — on the Jubilee Line; Maida Vale, Marylebone Station an Warwick Avenue — on the Bakerloo Line; an Baker Street on Bakerloo Line, Jubilee Line, Hammersmith & City Line, Metropolitan Line an Circle Line.

The nearest London Overground station is South Hampstead

References

Freemit airtins
Map o St John's Wood an the surroondin destricts 
YourLocal London - St John's Wood (Community Wabsteid) 

Category:Auries o Lunnon
Category:Destricts o the Ceety o Wastmeenster
Category:Orthodox Jewish commonties in Lunnon