What is Paddington?
{{otheruses}} {{Use British English|date=February 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}} {{Infobox UK place | country = England | map_type = Greater London | region = London | static_image_name = St Mary's Hospital old section 2003-08-22.jpg | static_image_caption = [[St Mary's Hospital, London|St Mary's Hospital]] | population = | official_name = Paddington | coordinates = {{coord|51.5172|-0.1730|display=inline,title}} | os_grid_reference = TQ267814 | london_borough = Westminster | post_town = LONDON | postcode_area =W | postcode_district =W2, W9 | dial_code = 020 | constituency_westminster = [[Cities of London and Westminster (constituency)|Cities of London and Westminster]] | constituency_westminster1 = [[Westminster North (UK Parliament constituency)|Westminster North]] | london_distance= }} '''Paddington''' is a location in the [[London borough]] of [[City of Westminster]], in [[central London]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/LP2011%20Chapter%202.pdf|title=London's Places|work=[[The London Plan]]|publisher=[[Greater London Authority]]|year=2011|page=46|format=PDF|access-date=27 May 2014|archive-date=6 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906090756/http://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/LP2011%20Chapter%202.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> It has a train station called [[Paddington station]]. ==People from Paddington== {{See also|Category:People from Paddington}} {{columns-list|colwidth=20em| * [[Kriss Akabusi]], athlete * [[Edward Bailey Ashmore]], Army officer * [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell|Robert Baden-Powell]], Army officer<ref>{{cite book |first=Tim |last=Jeal |author-link=Tim Jeal |title=[[Baden-Powell (book)|Baden-Powell]] |publisher=[[Hutchinson (publisher)|Hutchinson]] |location=London |year=1989 |isbn=0-09-170670-X}}</ref> * [[George Butterworth]], classical music composer * [[Joe Cole]], professional footballer * [[Joan Collins]], actress<ref name=IMDb>[https://www.imdb.com/search/name?birth_place=Paddington,%20London