Things you didn't know about... Fulham

Fulham is home to Fulham FC—and one of the world's greatest football teams
Chelsea FC's ground at Stamford Bridge is just inside Fulham's borders.

Queen Caroline had her own court in Fulham
George IV's hated and estranged wife set up a rival court here in Brandenburg House. To his great fury, however, she was much more popular with the public than he was. So fierce was his jealousy that when she died he had the house burnt down.

In the 18th century, Fulham was renowned as a place of debauchery
Fulham was popular with aristocrats making the short trip from more fashionable parts of London, drawn here by an abundance of venues for gambling and prostitution.

Fastest hat-trick scored at Fulham FC
Craven Cottage was the site of the fastest ever hat-trick in the English League, scored on Boxing Day 1963 by Graham Leggat in under three minutes.

Fulham: from Parsons Green to silver screen
All Saints Church was the setting for part of spooky horror flick The Omen. And Fulham Broadway Tube station was the setting for the Gwyneth Paltrow romance Sliding Doors.

Johnny Haynes was a local hero in Fulham
He was the first ever British player to be paid £100 a week, and stayed with Fulham FC for his entire career.

Fulham is very low-lying
Luckily, the Thames has sound flood defences here, otherwise the borough would be underwater most of the time. But this means that the ground is very fertile, which is why the entire area was taken up with market gardens until relatively recently.

Fulham rules OK yah?
Fulham is renowned for being a favourite among that well-heeled social tribe, the Sloane Rangers. Their pub of choice—The White Horse on Parsons Green—is affectionately known locally as "The Sloaney Pony".

All the best people live here
Well-heeled local residents include Lady Isabella Hervey, Jemima Khan and Judith Keppel, a cousin of Camilla Parker Bowles and the first person to win the top prize on Who Wants to be a Millionaire?