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Maida Vale
Maida Vale
is an affluent residential district comprising the northern part of
Paddington
in west London, west of
St John's Wood
and south of
Kilburn
. It is part of the
City of Westminster
. The name derives from the
Hero of Maida
inn which used to be on Edgware Road near the
Regent's Canal
. The pub was named after
General Sir John Stuart
who was made Count of
Maida
by King
Ferdinand IV of Naples and Sicily
after the victory at the
Battle of Maida
in 1806. The area is mostly residential, and mainly affluent, with many large late
Victorian
and
Edwardian
blocks of mansion flats. It is home to the BBC
Maida Vale Studios
.
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