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Ladbroke Grove street takes its name after James Weller Ladbroke. He is the developer of the Ladbroke Estate. Fantasy writer Michael Moorcock is a former famous resident. The area influenced some of his works. Moorcock also collaborated with Hawkwind, a local rock band.
There are mentions of the area in numerous songs such as Van Morrison’s Slim Slow Slider, Pulp’s I Spy, Blur’s Fool’s Day, The Slits’ Ping Pong Affair, Lily Allen’s LDN, and Killing Joke’s Ghost of Ladbroke Grove.
British singer Rita Ora lived in Ladbroke Grove North Kensington W10 as a child. Historian Hugh Thomas is another well-known resident. Actor Joss Ackland, actress Hayley Atwell, dog trainer Victoria Stilwell, and financial journalist Martin Lewis lived here too.
Hablot Knight Browne, known as Phiz, lived in the area between 1872-1880. Phiz was a cartoonist who illustrated the works of Charles Dickens, Harrison Ainsworth, and Charles Lever.
Ladbroke Grove is a west London thoroughfare located in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea that runs from north to south between Holland Park Avenue and Harrow Road. It is likewise a name given to the nearby region of Kensai Green and Notting Hill, connecting the postal areas of W10 and W11.
Situated halfway along the street is Ladbroke Grove tube station, which is served by the Hammersmith & City line and Circle line. The Westway, a part of a major thoroughfare from central London to Oxford, traverses in the same spot, although there is no intersection. There are also many London bus routes that serve Ladbroke Grove including N7, 452, 228, 23, and 7.
