Ladbroke Grove is named after James Weller Ladbroke, who developed the Ladbroke Estate in the mid nineteenth century, until then a largely rural area on the western edges of London.
Ladbroke Grove station is located on the road. It originally opened as part of the Metropolitan Railway on 13 June 1864 as
Notting Hill with the extension of that line from Paddington to Hammersmith. It was renamed
Notting Hill & Ladbroke Grove in 1880 and
Ladbroke Grove (North Kensington) on 1 June 1919 before acquiring the present name in 1938.
The adjacent bridge and nearby section of the Westway (London) was regenerated in 2007 in a partnership including Urban Eye, Transport for London and London Underground. It is the nearest tube station to Portobello Road Market and on the route of the annual Notting Hill Carnival in August.
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Ladbroke Grove is named after James Weller Ladbroke, who developed the Ladbroke Estate in the mid nineteenth century, until then a largely rural area on the western edges of London.
