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Bayswater is a place in the City Of Westminster . It is a built-up district located 3 miles (4.8 km) west north-west of Charing Cross and borders the north of Hyde Park . Bayswater is one of London's most Cosmopolitan areas, with the significant diversity of the local population added to by having one of London's biggest concentration of hotels. Notably, there is a significant Arab population, a large number of Americans , a substantial Greek community attracted by London's Greek Orthodox Cathedral and the area is also a centre of London's Brazilian community. Architecturally, the biggest part of the area is made up of Victorian mansion blocks, mostly, although not exclusively, divided up into flats. There are also purpose built apartment blocks dating from the Inter-war period as well as more recent developments, and a there is large Council Estate , the 800 flat Hallfield Estate, designed by Sir Denys Lasdun and now largely sold off. There are some Garden Squares in the area. Queensway and Westbourne Grove are busy High Streets , with a very large number of ethnic restaurants. It has a population density of 17,500 people per Square Kilometre . HISTORY .]] The land now called Bayswater belonged to the Abbey of Westminster when the , a parliamentary grant of the Abbey or Chapter lands describes "the common field at Paddington" as being "near a place commonly called Baynard's Watering." In 1720 , the lands of the Dean and Chapter are described to be the occupation of Alexander Bond, of Bear's Watering, in the same parish of Paddington. It may therefore fairly be concluded that this portion of ground, always remarkable for its springs of excellent water, once supplied water to Baynard, his household, or his cattle; that the memory of his name was preserved in the neighbourhood for six centuries; and that his watering-place now takes the abbreviated name Bayswater. FAMOUS RESIDENTS
Various persons of international reknown are frequently reported as buying property in the area, including Claudia Schiffer . LOCAL POLITICS The area the elects six councillors to Westminster City Councillor, currently all Conservative. Three each are elected from the wards of Bayswater, which is keenly contested by all three main British political parties, and Lancaster Gate, which is a safe Conservative ward, represented by leader of the Council Simon Milton . NEAREST PLACES NEAREST TUBE STATIONS PLACES OF INTEREST
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