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Brackenbury Village

District of Hammersmith, London, England

Field	Value
country	England
static_image_name	Brackenbury Village, W6 - geograph.org.uk - 892537.jpg
dial_code	020
constituency_westminster	Hammersmith and Chiswick
post_town	London
postcode_area	W
postcode_district	W6
region	London
london_borough	Hammersmith and Fulham
os_grid_reference	TQ228791
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Brackenbury Village is a residential district of Hammersmith in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, forming the area between Goldhawk Road, King Street, Hammersmith Grove and Ravenscourt Park. The area was given its name by estate agents and named after Brackenbury Road, in which there is a small parade of shops that form the core of the self-styled village. Victorian terraced homes characterise the housing stock.

History

In the 18th century, the land known then as Bradford Fords consisted primarily of orchards, vegetable beds, and landscaping plants irrigated by Stamford Brook. People began moving into the area and pubs opened on King Street in the early 19th century, and development rapidly accelerated with the arrival of the Hammersmith & City Railway in 1864. Bricks from Cambridge Grove were used to build rows of housing, churches, businesses, and schools. The present streetscape was near complete by 1890.

After Hammersmith experienced a decline in the 1930s and 40s, which threatened many buildings with demolition, the area saw a comeback in the late 20th century and became protected by conservation rules, with such buildings being restored and converted. Brackenbury Residents Association was founded in 1999. The name of the area came from estate agent descriptions, with houses in the area selling for upwards of a million pounds by the late 2000s and hitting a peak in 2016.

Brackenbury Village primarily attracts domestic buyers, especially those with families. Brackenbury Village has a high proportion of residents burning wood.

Schools

The area has a private all-girl school, Godolphin and Latymer School, and two primary schools: Brackenbury Primary School and West London Free School Primary.

Notable people

Antonia Clarke, actress
Jayne Hepsibah, milliner
Mary Nightingale, journalist
Jonathan Powell, political adviser

References

"Brackenbury Village, Hammersmith & Fulham".
(19 February 2022). "Living in Brackenbury Village".
"Brackenbury Residents Association".
(February 2019). "Shockwaves in affluent enclave". [[Evening Standard]]}}{{dead link.
(1996-03-02). "Evans's odyssey". [[The Independent]].
Cox, Hugo. (12 October 2018). "Brackenbury Village: the frontline of London's home improvement frenzy". Financial Times.
(2023-02-06). "Rise in UK wood-burners likely to be creating 'pollution hotspots' in affluent areas". The Guardian.
Mary Wilson. (12 Apr 2007). "Wherever I lay my hat... that's my home". Daily Telegraph.
(2006-05-03). "The rise of postcode snobbery; Londoners obsessed with what an address says about them lie about where they live". [[Evening Standard]].

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