▁opening ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁The ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁then ▁to ▁avoid ▁confusion ▁with ▁the ▁new ▁Not ting ▁Hill ▁Gate ▁station . ▁Lad bro ke ▁Gro ve ▁is ▁the ▁area ' s ▁main ▁thorough fare . ▁ ▁Est ate ▁agents ▁now ▁call ▁the ▁super - rich ▁area ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁Not ting ▁Hill ▁when ▁referring ▁to ▁Not ting ▁Hill ▁Gate ▁and ▁Holland ▁Park . ▁ ▁North ▁K ens ington ▁was ▁once ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁sl um ▁housing . ▁However , ▁North ▁K ens ington ▁retain s ▁high ▁levels ▁of ▁pover ty ▁and ▁un emp loyment ▁and ▁a ▁high - pro port ion ▁of ▁social ▁housing ▁for ▁rent . ▁ ▁W aves ▁of ▁imm igration ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁have ▁occurred ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁a ▁century , ▁including , ▁but ▁certainly ▁not ▁limited ▁to , ▁people ▁of ▁Irish , ▁Jewish , ▁Car ib bean , ▁Spanish , ▁and ▁Mor oc can ▁extra ction . ▁This ▁constant ▁renew al ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁makes ▁the ▁area ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁cosm opol itan ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁Car n ival ▁ ▁Not ting ▁Hill ▁Car n ival ▁is ▁an ▁annual ▁event ▁in ▁August , ▁over ▁two ▁days ▁( S und ay ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁bank ▁hol iday ). ▁It ▁has ▁continu ously ▁taken ▁place ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁It ▁is ▁led ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁population , ▁many ▁of ▁whom ▁have ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9