Kensal Town is a now residential area which is part of Kensal Green in north-west London.
It is located at the northern tip of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea where it meets the City of Westminster.
Most local residents generally consider the area to be North Kensington, but officially and historically it is part of Kensal Green.
It is included in the W postcode area and was first recorded in 1876 as Kensal New Town.
This name had been used since the 1840s to distinguish the area south of the Harrow Road, in between the Grand Union Canal and the Great Western main line, where new housing was largely occupied by Irish immigrants.
By the late 19th century the area had deteriorated into a run-down slum, though it was much improved when the slums were cleared and replaced with new council housing during the mid-20th century.

It was a detached part of the ancient parish of St Luke Chelsea, and was also known as Chelsea-in-the-Wilderness or the Hamlet of Kensal Town.

During the 19th century, the dog dealer Bill George's 'Canine Castle' establishment was on the Kensal Road.

Kensal Town is recorded in the 1861 England Census as the birthplace of a resident of St. Pancras and in the 1851 Census as a village in its own right.

Prominent buildings in the area include the distinctive Trellick Tower, designed by architect Ernő Goldfinger, and Our Lady of the Holy Souls Roman Catholic Church on Bosworth Road.
Both buildings are listed by Historic England.
Kensal Town is a now residential area which is part of Kensal Green in north-west London. It is located at the northern tip of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea where it meets the City of Westminster. Most local residents generally consider the area to be North Kensington, but officially and historically it is part of Kensal Green. It is included in the W postcode area and was first recorded in 1876 as Kensal New Town. This name had been used since the 1840s to distinguish the area south of the Harrow Road, in between the Grand Union Canal and the Great Western main line, where new housing was largely occupied by Irish immigrants. By the late 19th century the area had deteriorated into a run-down slum, though it was much improved when the slums were cleared and replaced with new council housing during the mid-20th century.
It was a detached part of the ancient parish of St Luke Chelsea, and was also known as Chelsea-in-the-Wilderness or the Hamlet of Kensal Town.
During the 19th century, the dog dealer Bill George's 'Canine Castle' establishment was on the Kensal Road.
Kensal Town is recorded in the 1861 England Census as the birthplace of a resident of St. Pancras and in the 1851 Census as a village in its own right.
Prominent buildings in the area include the distinctive Trellick Tower, designed by architect Ernő Goldfinger, and Our Lady of the Holy Souls Roman Catholic Church on Bosworth Road. Both buildings are listed by Historic England.
Kensal Town