In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Knightsbridge like this:

Knightsbridge, dist., St George Hanover Square and St Margaret Westminster pars., Middlesex, in W. of London, extending from Hyde Park Corner to Kensington Gore, pop. 16,077.

Knightsbridge through time

Knightsbridge is now part of WESTMINSTER District. Click here for graphs and data of how WESTMINSTER has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Knightsbridge itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Knightsbridge, in Westminster and Middlesex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20334

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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