About the area:
The great landholding of St John's Priory (i.e. Clerkenwell Priory) lying nearest London until Protestant monarch Edward VI of England was St John's Wood Farm. This was equivalent to today's area in what was then the north of Marylebone. It had the estate farmed out on agricultural tenancies as a source of produce and income. Edward saw the farm divided and sold to wealthy noblemen.
St John's Wood developed from the early 19th century onwards. One of the first developers was James Burton. It was among the first London suburbs with lower-density villa housing and frequent avenues, but fewer communal garden squares. Most of the villas have since been subdivided and replaced by small apartment blocks or terraces. This pattern of development has made it one of the most expensive areas of London.
St John's Wood is the location of Lord's Cricket Ground, home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), and the original headquarters of cricket. It is also famous for Abbey Road Studios and the street Abbey Road, where The Beatles recorded, notably the Abbey Road album, the cover of which features the band crossing the road.
The King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery was formerly based at St John's Wood Barracks. The regiment moved to Woolwich on 6 February 2012; the barracks is to be demolished and developed as housing.
The area is also home to St. John's Wood Church Grounds, which contains the only nature reserve in the City of Westminster.
Source: Wikipedia