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St John's Wood
OS grid reference	TQ265835
London borough	Westminster
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	NW8
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Regent's Park and Kensington North
London Assembly	West Central
European Parliament	London
List of places: UK • England • London

Coordinates: 51°32′10″N 0°10′30″W / 51.5361, -0.1751

St John's Wood is a district of north London in the City of Westminster, near Regent's Park. It is approximately 2.5 miles north-west of Charing Cross. Once part of the Great Middlesex Forest, it was later owned by the Knights of St John of Jerusalem. It is home to some of the most expensive properties in the world.

St John's Wood was developed from the early 19th century onwards. It was one of the first London suburbs to be developed with a large amount of low density "villa" housing, as opposed to the terraced housing which was the norm in London up to the 19th century, even in expensive districts. Parts of St John's Wood have been rebuilt at a higher density, but it remains a highly desirable residential district.

St John's Wood is the location of Lord's Cricket Ground, home of the MCC and original headquarters of the sport. It is also famous for Abbey Road Studios, where The Beatles recorded, notably the Abbey Road album, the cover of which features the band crossing the road.

The King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery has a barracks in St. John's Wood and regularly exercises their horses by parading them through the streets of St. John's Wood.

Chef Clarissa Dickson Wright grew up in St John's Wood, and it is now home to supermodel Kate Moss. The Rolling Stones referenced it in their song "Play With Fire".

St John's Wood is the home of fictional characters, Bingo and Rosie Little, in P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster books. Irene Adler lives there (in Briony Lodge on Serpentine Avenue) in Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes story "A Scandal in Bohemia".

Many houses in this well-heeled area are individual to the point of eccentricity. (June 2006)

St. John's Wood High Street

For education in St John's Wood see the main City of Westminster article.

• Belsize Park to the north-east
• Hampstead to the north
• Kilburn to the north-west
• Lisson Grove to the south
• Maida Vale to the south-west
• Marylebone to the south
• Primrose Hill to the east
• Swiss Cottage to the north

• Maida Vale tube station
• Kilburn Park tube station
• St John's Wood tube station
• Swiss Cottage tube station

• Kilburn High Road railway station
• Marylebone railway station
• South Hampstead railway station

• Map of St John's Wood and the surrounding districts