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| | Bloomsbury, London - Definition, explanation |
 | | Bloomsbury is an area of central London, in the London Borough of Camden, named after early landowner William de Blemund who acquired the land in 1201. |
 | | The area contains some of London's finest parks and buildings, including the large and orderly garden at Russell Square, the smaller one at Bedford Square (built between 1775-1783), the main buildings of the University of London, University College London and SOAS, the British Museum, St Georges Bloomsbury and The UCL Bloomsbury. |
 | | Bloomsbury is served by numerous tube stations: Euston, Euston Square, Goodge Street, Warren Street, Tottenham Court Road, Russell Square and King's Cross St. Pancras. |
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