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Kilburn is a bustling small town, which is steeped in history, close to Maida Vale, Willesden and West Hampstead. The centre of Kilburn is Kilburn High Road, which is part of an ancient roman road, which runs from the north-east side of Hyde Park to St. Albans, where it was regarded as an important Roman settlement.
The name Kilburn is thought to be derived from the old Anglo-Saxon name of Cuneburna,Cyebourne or Kelebourne which was a stream flowing from Hampstead.
On the corner of Belsize Road and Kilburn High Road was Kilburn Priory, established in 1130. Before the dissolution of monasteries in 1536 by King Henry the Eight it gave food and shelter to pilgrims en route to local shrines. On the same site in around 1600 The Bell Inn was constructed. The tea gardens at The Bell Inn became a popular healing spa after a chalybeate spring was discovered at Kilburn Wells.
Kilburn is home to London’s largest Irish community, and is therefore affectionately known as County Kilburn. After the great potato famine large numbers of Irish Immigrants arrived and settle in Kilburn. Historians are divided as to why they chose Kilburn. The St. Patrick’s Days parade is a colourful and important event in Kilburn.
Kilburn is also famous for the Gaumont State Cinema, which is a grade 2 listed building and built in 1937. It was the biggest cinema in Europe when it opened before World War 2, seating over 4000 people. A large dome tops the huge auditorium.
Phone: 020 76241424
Address: 274 Kilburn High Road, Kilburn, London
Postcode: NW6 2BY
Area/Nearest station: Kilburn
Twitter name: @TheBlackLionKil
Facebook name: https://www.facebook.com/BlackLionLondon/
