Westminster
Westminster is the main settlement of the City of Westminster in Central London, England. It extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street and has many famous landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral, Trafalgar Square and much of the West End cultural centre including the entertainment precinct of West End theatre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Leicester Square and London St Pancras International.
Leicester Square
Photo: Aurelien Guichard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The area around Leicester Square, often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of London. The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.
London St Pancras International
Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
London St Pancras International is a major international rail interchange and shopping destination in London. It is the British capital's only international station, with Eurostar services connecting the city with destinations in mainland Europe.
Big Ben
Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster, and, by extension, for the clock tower which stands at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include City of London and South Bank.
City of London
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The City of London, also known as the City, or the Square Mile, is the area of London that originally lay within the ancient city walls. This independent part of Central London is known for its history and heritage, so is a must for anyone wishing to explore and understand London.
South Bank
Photo: Bloodholds, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The South Bank is on a sharp 90° bend of the Thames in central London and one of the city's cultural centres. It is a small area but it contains many artistic and creative sites, as well as an eclectic range of other attractions, boutique shopping and trendy food and drink places.
Southwark and Lewisham
Photo: Loz Pycock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Southwark and Lewisham are two boroughs of inner south east London.
Westminster
- Type: Quarter with 248,000 residents
- Description: area of the City of Westminster in the London Region in England
- Categories: area of London, market town, and locality
- Location: Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.5004° or 51° 30′ 2″ northLongitude
-0.1265° or 0° 7′ 36″ westPopulation
248,000Elevation
72 feet (22 metres)OpenStreetMap ID
node 7646215719OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Yue Chinese—“Westminster” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Westminster”
- Arabic: “مدينة ويستمينستر”
- Arabic: “وستمنستر”
- Arabic: “ويستمنستر”
- Armenian: “Վեսթմինսթեր”
- Armenian: “Վեստմինստեր”
- Asturian: “Westminster”
- Azerbaijani: “Vestminster”
- Balinese: “Westminster”
- Basque: “Westminster”
- Belarusian: “Вестмінстэр”
- Belarusian: “Вэстмінстэр”
- Belarusian: “Ўэстмінстэр”
- Bengali: “ওয়েস্টমিনস্টার”
- Bengali: “ওয়েস্টমিনিস্টার শহর”
- Bulgarian: “Уестминстър”
- Catalan: “Ciutat de Westminster Centre”
- Catalan: “Westminster”
- Chinese: “威斯敏斯特”
- Chinese: “西敏”
- Cornish: “Westminster”
- Crimean Tatar: “Vestminster”
- Czech: “Westminster”
- Danish: “Westminster”
- Dimli (individual language): “Westminster”
- Dutch: “Westminster”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ويستمينستر”
- Esperanto: “Urbo Westminster”
- Esperanto: “Vestministro”
- Esperanto: “Westminster”
- Finnish: “City of Westminster”
- Finnish: “Westminster”
- French: “Westminster”
- Galician: “Westminster”
- Georgian: “უესტმინსტერი”
- German: “Westminster”
- Greek: “Ουέστμινστερ”
- Gujarati: “પશ્ચિમમિન્સ્ટર”
- Hebrew: “וסטמינסטר”
- Hindi: “वेस्टमिंस्टर”
- Hungarian: “Borough of Westminster”
- Hungarian: “City of Westminster”
- Hungarian: “Westminster (London)”
- Hungarian: “Westminster”
- Icelandic: “Westminster”
- Irish: “Westminster”
- Italian: “Westminster”
- Japanese: “ウェストミンスター”
- Japanese: “ウエストミンスター”
- Kabyle: “Westminster”
- Kannada: “ವೆಸ್ಟ್ಮಿನಿಸ್ಟರ್”
- Kirghiz: “Вестминстер”
- Korean: “웨스터민스터”
- Korean: “웨스트민스터”
- Latin: “Westmonasterium”
- Latvian: “Vestminstera”
- Lithuanian: “Vestminsteris”
- Luxembourgish: “Westminster”
- Macedonian: “Вестминстер”
- Malagasy: “Westminster”
- Maltese: “Westminster”
- Mingrelian: “ვესტმინსტერი”
- Moksha: “Вэстминстэр”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Westminster”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Westminster”
- Norwegian: “Westminster”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Westminster”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Westmynster”
- Panjabi: “ਵੈਸਟਮਿੰਸਟਰ”
- Persian: “وستمینستر”
- Polish: “Westminster”
- Portuguese: “Westminster”
- Russian: “Вестминстер”
- Scots: “Wastmeenster”
- Scots: “Wastmeinster”
- Serbian: “Vestminster”
- Serbian: “Вестминстер”
- Sindhi: “ويسٽ منسٽر”
- Slovak: “Westminster”
- Slovenian: “Westminster”
- South Azerbaijani: “وستمینستر”
- Spanish: “Ciudad de Westminster”
- Spanish: “Westminster”
- Swedish: “Westminster”
- Tagalog: “Westminster”
- Tajik: “Вестминстер”
- Tamil: “வெஸ்ட்மின்ஸ்டர்”
- Telugu: “వెస్ట్ మిన్స్టర్”
- Thai: “เวสต์มินสเตอร์”
- Turkish: “City of Westminster”
- Turkish: “Westminster”
- Ukrainian: “Вестмінстер”
- Urdu: “ویسٹ منسٹر”
- Vietnamese: “Westminster”
- Welsh: “Westminster”
- Western Frisian: “Westminster”
- Western Panjabi: “ویسٹ منسٹر”
- Wu Chinese: “威斯敏斯特”
- Yiddish: “וועסטמינסטער”
- Yoruba: “Westminster”
- Yue Chinese: “西敏”
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