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| Ordnance Survey | |
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| OS grid reference: | Maps for TQ245765 |
| Administration | |
| London borough: | Hammersmith and Fulham |
| Area: | Greater London |
| Region: | London |
| Nation: | England |
| Other | |
| Ceremonial county: | Greater London |
| Traditional county: | Middlesex |
| Police force: | Metropolitan Police |
| Post office and telephone | |
| Post town: | LONDON |
| Postcode: | SW6 |
| Dialling code: | 020 |
| Politics | |
| UK Parliament: | Hammersmith and Fulham |
| London Assembly: | West Central London |
| European Parliament: | London |
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Fulham is a district in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham located 3.7 miles (5.9 km) south west of Charing Cross
Fulham was formerly the seat of the Diocese of "Fulham and Gibraltar", and Fulham Palace the official home of the Bishop of London, the grounds of which are now divided between public allotments and an elegant botanical garden.
One of the football hotbeds of the country, the borough itself contains two Premiership teams (Fulham and Chelsea) and one Championship team (QPR).
Fulham is a politically significant part of the country, having been the scene of two major parliamentary by-elections in the 20th century. In 1933, the Fulham East by-election became known as the "peace by-election" taking place shortly prior to the outbreak of World War 2.
In 1986, Fulham experienced another by-election following the death of Conservative MP Martin Stevens. Labour's Nick Raynsford gained the constituency on a 10% swing - one of the first elections that heralded the slick, modern campaigning new Labour techniques that would become renowned. Posters announcing that "Nick Raynsford lives here" adorned thousands of windows in the constituency - a reference to the fact that Labour's candidate was a long-time local, while the Tory was an "outsider" from Notting Hill.
Fulham has, however, been trending towards the Conservatives since the 1960s as the area underwent huge demographic change: the tightly-packed terraces which had housed working-class families employed in the heavy industry that dominated Fulham's riverside being rapidly replaced with young professionals who had a very different political outlook. In 1971, Fulham elected 28 Labour and 2 Conservative councillors; in 2002 the figures were 16 Conservative and 10 Labour.
There is a cinema complex as part of the Fulham Broadway Centre. The world famous River Cafe is in Fulham, alongside the architects Richard Rogers Partners' HQ.
The area has a wide range of pubs catering for the vast mix of people who now live in Fulham. Traditional Fulham pubs include the Pear Tree in Margravine Road, the Wilton in Dawes Road, the Eight Bells in Fulham High Street and the Seven Stars, and The Elm in North End Road. More popular with young professionals are pubs like The Crabtree in Rainville Road (expensive), The Durrell in Fulham Road, The Mitre on Bishops Road, and the White Horse in Parson's Green, to name but a very few.
Fulham also has some pleasant parks and open spaces of which Bishops Park, Fulham Palace Gardens, Hurlingham Park, South Park, Eel Brook Common and Parson's Green are the largest.