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Test your knowledge of London places
- Once referred to as the “Piccadilly Circus” of South London, this place gets its name from a pub once popular with ivory merchants?
- Which street in the East End of London, also known as Banglatown, is famous for its many curry houses?
- An affluent residential district in West London is known as Maida what?
- Which suburban district of Haringey is mentioned in The Madness song "Driving in My Car"?
- What four letter word comes after both Hackney and Hampton to make areas of London?
- Jack the Ripper was active in and around which district of London?
- Which London entertainment district possibly gets it's name from a former hunting cry?
- Which urban area in the Borough of Barnet is famous for its Metropolitan Police training centre?
- Parliament Hill is an area of open parkland in the south-east corner of which grassy public space?
- Which district of Kensington was known for having one of the country's largest indoor arenas until its closure in 2014?
- The famous Kray twins lived and operated in which area during the 1960s?
- Which area of the London Borough of Camden gives its name to the publishing house which publishes the Harry Potter series?
- On which London street can you find the world’s largest antiques market?
- Which street or square gave its name in the 80s to the stereotypical kind of young upper class ladies seen in the area?
- Which district is noted for the diamond centre at Hatton Garden and its links to the legal profession?
Answers
- Elephant & Castle
- Brick Lane
- Vale (Maida Vale)
- Muswell Hill
- Wick
- Whitechapel
- Soho
- Hendon
- Hampstead Heath
- Earl's Court
- Bethnal Green
- Bloomsbury
- The Portobello Road
- Sloane Street, or Sloane Square
- Holborn