Paddington

Paddington
Paddington
	St Mary's Hospital
	Paddington Location within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ267814
London borough	Westminster;
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	W2, W9
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Cities of London and Westminster; Westminster North;
London Assembly	West Central;
	List of places UK England London 51°31′02″N 0°10′23″W / 51.5172°N 0.1730°W

Paddington is an area in the City of Westminster, in central London, England.^[1] A medieval parish then a metropolitan borough of the County of London, it was integrated with Westminster and Greater London in 1965. Paddington station, designed by the engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel opened in 1847. It is also the site of St Mary's Hospital and the former Paddington Green Police Station.

Paddington Waterside aims to regenerate former railway and canal land. Districts within Paddington are Maida Vale, Westbourne and Bayswater including Lancaster Gate.

^ "London's Places" (PDF). The London Plan. Greater London Authority. 2011. p. 46. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 April 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2014.

Paddington
St Mary's Hospital
Paddington Location within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ267814
London borough	Westminster
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	W2, W9
Dialling code	020

Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London

UK Parliament	Cities of London and Westminster Westminster North
London Assembly	West Central
List of places UK England London 51°31′02″N 0°10′23″W / 51.5172°N 0.1730°W / 51.5172; -0.1730