is a place in the
Royal Borough Of Kensington And Chelsea in
London ,
UK . It is an inner-city district located 3.1 miles (5 km) west south-west of
Charing Cross . It is home to
Earls Court Exhibition Centre . The name is believed to come from a farm, Earl's Court Farm, visible on Greenwood's map of London dated 1827. The Earl in question may have been either the Earl of Warwick or the Earl of Holland, both cited as Lords of the Manor of this part of London
Traditionally (post-1945) a large transient population of and visitors to London for its numerous cheap
Hotel s. However, it is a place of contrasts: houses in multiple occupation offering very cheap rents are just a few blocks from The Boltons, where real estate sells for the highest rate per square metre of almost anywhere in Europe.
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