Chelsea is a district on the left bank of the Thames, three miles from London. It is now part of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Chelsea has been a settlement since Saxon times, its name derived from 'Cealchyoe' which means 'harbour'. For several centuries it has been a favourite place of residence for wealthy people and nobility.
Famous residents and ex-residents include: Agatha Christie, Elizabeth Hurley, Francis Bacon, Freddie Mercury, George Eliot, Kylie Minogue, Margaret Thatcher, Mick Jagger, Oscar Wilde and William Turner
Chelsea has two main postcodes, SW3 and SW10.
Here, at 24, Cheyne Row, lived Thomas Carlyle, the author; he died here on February 5th, 1881, and his house is now a a memorial museum owned by the National Trust, open from 11am - 5pm.
Admission prices
£4.20, child £2.10. Guided tours for groups outside normal hours: NT members £1, non-members £5.20