Fulham Road is a street

Street

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 in London

London

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, England

England

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, that runs from the A219 road

A219 road

The A219, is a road in West London, England, which connects the A404 Harrow Road in Harlesden to the A24 in South Wimbledon. Running from North to South, it starts near Willesden Junction station, crosses the Grand Union Canal and runs through Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, crossing the...

 in right in the centre of Fulham

Fulham

Fulham is an area of southwest London in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, SW6 located south west of Charing Cross. It lies on the left bank of the Thames, between Putney and Chelsea. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London...

, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham

London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham

The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is a London borough in West London, and forms part of Inner London. Traversed by the east-west main roads of the A4 Great West Road and the A40 Westway, many international corporations have offices in the borough....

, through Chelsea

Chelsea, London

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 to Brompton Road

Brompton Road

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 Knightsbridge

Knightsbridge

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 and the A4 in Brompton

Brompton, Kensington

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, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

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.

Fulham Road runs parallel to the Kings Road

Kings Road

King's Road or Kings Road, known popularly as The King's Road or The KR, is a major, well-known street stretching through Chelsea and Fulham, both in west London, England...

, going west from the area called Brompton Cross. There are numerous antique dealers and specialist interior furnishing stores which help to give Fulham Road a rather sedate atmosphere.
The nearest tube station is at South Kensington.

The A308

A308 road

The A308, is a road in England in two parts.*The Brompton to Fulham section starts at the A4 road by Brompton Oratory and Victoria and Albert Museum, and follows Fulham Road South West to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, where it jumps south a block to follow Kings Road to meet the A219 road in...

 follows Fulham Road from Brompton Road to Chelsea. Fulham Road is known for the following landmarks:

• Stamford Bridge
  Stamford Bridge (stadium)
  Stamford Bridge is a football stadium in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, West London, and is the home of Chelsea Football Club. The stadium is located within the Moore Park Estate also known as Walham Green and is often referred to as simply The Bridge...
  
   football ground, home of Chelsea F.C.
  Chelsea F.C.
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• The first Habitat
  Habitat (retailer)
  Habitat Retail Ltd. is a retailer of household furnishings in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, and has franchised outlets in other countries. Founded in 1964 by Terence Conran, it was sold by the IKANO Group, owned by the Kamprad family, in December 2009 to Hilco, a restructuring...
  
   store, opened by Terence Conran
  Terence Conran
  Sir Terence Orby Conran, FCSD, is an English designer, restaurateur, retailer and writer.-Early life and education:Terence Conran was born in Kingston upon Thames, the son of Christina Mabel and South African-born Gerard Rupert Conran, a businessman who owned a rubber importation company in East...
  
   on May 11, 1964
• Cineworld
  Cineworld
  Cineworld Group plc is a cinema chain operating in the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Jersey. The chain consists of 78 cinemas; 76 of which are located in the UK and one each in Ireland and Jersey. It is the second-largest cinema operator in the UK with 801 screens, and the owner of...
  
   Cinema
• Fulham Broadway tube station
  Fulham Broadway tube station
  Fulham Broadway is a London Underground station on the branch of the District Line. It is between and stations and is in Travelcard Zone 2. The station is located on Fulham Broadway . It is notable as the nearest station to Stamford Bridge stadium, the home of Chelsea Football Club...
  
  
• Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
  Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
  Chelsea and Westminster Hospital is a public hospital located on Fulham Road, in the Chelsea area of London, England. It is managed by the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and opened in May 1993.-History:...
  
  
• Royal Brompton Hospital
  Royal Brompton Hospital
  Royal Brompton Hospital is the largest specialist heart and lung centre in the United Kingdom .The hospital is part of Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust is a national and international specialist heart and lung centre based in Chelsea, London and Harefield, Middlesex...
  
  
• Royal Marsden Hospital
• Michelin House
  Michelin House
  Michelin House at 81 Fulham Road, Chelsea, London was constructed as the first permanent UK headquarters and tyre depot for the Michelin Tyre Company Ltd. The building opened for business on 20 January 1911.-Brief history:...
  
  

At the Fulham end of the street:

• Fulham Palace
  Fulham Palace
  Fulham Palace in Fulham, London , England, at one time the main residence of the Bishop of London, is of medieval origin. It was the country home of the Bishops of London from at least 11th century until 1975, when it was vacated...
  
  
• Putney Bridge
  Putney Bridge
  Putney Bridge is a bridge crossing of the River Thames in west London, linking Putney on the south side with Fulham to the north. Putney Bridge tube station is located near the north side of the bridge.-History:...
  
  

Fulham Road is cited extensively on the Jethro Tull

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 album A Passion Play

A Passion Play

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and the Morrissey

Morrissey

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 song "Maladjusted

Maladjusted

Maladjusted is an album by Morrissey, released on 11 August 1997. The album was praised at the time as a return to form for Morrissey, albeit one without the broad appeal of some of his earlier work....

".

See also

• Sloane Ranger
  Sloane Ranger
  The term Sloane Ranger refers to a stereotype in the UK of young, upper class or upper-middle-class women, or men who share distinctive and common lifestyle traits...
  
  
• Fulham Road