Kensington, United Kingdom - Kensington, New South Wales, Australia
N 51° 30.638 W 000° 10.559
30U E 695959 N 5710393
Kensington London and its Australian namesake Kensington, New South Wales.
Waymark Code: WMT4KG
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/24/2016
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The waymark coordinates are for the Italian Gardens at Kensington Gardens near Kensington Palace in Kensington (ya think it's pretty ritzy? You bet it is!).
In Sydney, Australia, Kensington is a similarly tony area- less royal, but still very wealthy.
From the Sydney Daily Telegraph, a fun little article comparing NSW cities with their UK counterparts: (
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"From Beaconsfield to Windsor, the place names of New South Wales which have their origins in England
Brian Kelly, The Daily Telegraph
September 13, 2015 10:35pm
AROUND 50 towns and suburbs of NSW are related to places in England. Here we take at some of them - and see how they compare with their Australian counterparts.
You may know about Liverpool or Newcastle, but what about Penshurst and Holbrook?
What can you tell us about your town? Or have you visited the ‘sister’ town in the UK? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below...
KENSINGTON
Kensington, London: One of the British capital’s most affluent areas, bordering Chelsea and boasting all the well-heeled accoutrements: European diplomats, society folks with too much time and money are out to play and win amid its gardens, palaces and museums. With places such as Harrods just up the road in Knightsbridge, it’s definitely good hunting ground for a game of spot-the-minor-royal-or-Euro-gold-digger.
Kensington, NSW: Just 6km from Sydney’s CBD, “Kenso” already has many memories on the board — a racecourse where soldiers would camp before moving on, and a tobacco factory which is now a heritage-listed building full of units. The area before its English name was full of hills, deep gullies and three square kilometres of swamps (the Cadigal people were known for fishing and canoe skills). Four hundred kinds of native plants, 250 species of native vertebrates, 206 species of native birds, tram history and light rail future and NSW Uni — there’s a bit going on in Kenso."