What is "bayswater"

Bayswater is an area within the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in central London. It is a built-up district located 4 km (about 2.5 miles) west-north-west of Charing Cross, bordering the north of Kensington Gardens and having a population density of 17,500 per square kilometre.

Bayswater is one of London's most cosmopolitan areas: a diverse local population is augmented by a high concentration of hotels. In addition to the English, there are many other nationalities; in particular there is a significant Arab population, a large Greek community around St Sophia's Cathedral, Moscow Road – London's Greek Orthodox Cathedral, a sizeable French community, Americans and London's largest Brazilian community.

The area has attractive streets and garden squares lined with Victorian stucco terraces, mostly now subdivided into flats and boarding houses. The property ranges from very expensive apartments to small studio flats. There are also purpose-built apartment blocks dating from the inter-war period as well as more recent developments, and a large council estate, the 650-flat Hallfield Estate, designed by Sir Denys Lasdun and now largely sold off.

Queensway and Westbourne Grove are its busiest main streets, both having many ethnic-cuisine restaurants.

Bayswater may refer to:

In Australia:

• Bayswater, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne
  • Bayswater railway station, Melbourne
• Electoral district of Bayswater, an electoral district in Victoria
• Bayswater Power Station, New South Wales
• City of Bayswater, a local government area near Perth
  • Bayswater, Western Australia a suburb of Perth
    • Bayswater railway station, Perth

In England:

• Bayswater, an area of west London
• Bayswater Road, a road in London
• Bayswater tube station, a London underground station

In New Zealand:

• Bayswater, New Zealand, a suburb of North Shore City

In South Africa:

• Bayswater, a suburb of Bloemfontein

In the United States:

• Bayswater, Queens, a suburb of New York

In Canada:

• Bayswater, Nova Scotia, on the Aspotogan Peninsula
  • Bayswater Beach Provincial Park

The Bayswater is a 29-floor tower in the Business Bay in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Construction of the Bayswater was completed in 2009.