Paddington is a district located in the district of the Cité of Westminster.
Origin of the name
Paddington comes from a phrase of old English translated by: “the farm of Padda”:
- Padda is an English proper name old corresponding to the first name Patrick.
- ing means place
- tun indicates an agricultural establishment.
The name of
Padington is mentioned as of
1056.
Sites of interest
- the Station of Paddington which was built between the years 1850 and 1854. It was conceived by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Matthew Digby Wyatt.
- the St Mary' S Hospital and its school of nurses.
- the Power station of Police force of high security of Paddington Green organizes station . The phone box located in front of the Power station was the target of an attack of the WILL GO one morning of 1991.