Victoria
Victoria is an area of Westminster, Central London in the City of Westminster. It is named after Victoria Station, which is a major transport hub. The station was named after the nearby Victoria Street, opened 1851.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb
- Description: district within central London
- Also known as: “Victoria, London”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Leicester Square and Westminster Cathedral.
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.
Westminster Cathedral
Church
Westminster Cathedral, officially the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Most Precious Blood, is the largest Catholic church in England and Wales. The shrine is dedicated to the Blood of Jesus Christ and is the seat of the Archbishop of Westminster.
London Victoria
Railway station
Photo: Ewan Munro, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Victoria station, also known as London Victoria, is a central London railway terminus and connected London Underground station in Victoria, in the City of Westminster, managed by Network Rail.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lillington Gardens and Pimlico.
Lillington Gardens
Neighborhood
Photo: Ewan Munro, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lillington Gardens is an estate in the Pimlico area of the City of Westminster, constructed in phases between 1961 and 1971 to a plan by Darbourne & Darke.
Pimlico
Suburb
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pimlico is a district in Central London, in the City of Westminster, built as a southern extension to neighbouring Belgravia. It is known for its garden squares and distinctive Regency architecture.
Belgravia
Suburb
Photo: Paul Farmer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belgravia is a district in Central London, covering parts of the areas of the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Belgravia was known as the 'Five Fields' during the Tudor Period, and became a dangerous place due to highwaymen and robberies.
Victoria
- Categories: district, area of London, and locality
- Location: Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.49598° or 51° 29′ 46″ northLongitude
-0.14132° or 0° 8′ 29″ westElevation
52 feet (16 metres)Open location code
9C3XFVW5+9FOpenStreetMap ID
node 2288030394OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Victoria” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “فيكتوريا”
- Bengali: “ভিক্টোরিয়া”
- Bulgarian: “Виктория (квартал)”
- Bulgarian: “Виктория”
- Catalan: “Victoria”
- Chinese: “維多利亞 (倫敦)”
- Chinese: “維多利亞”
- Chinese: “維多利亞街”
- Chinese: “维多利亚 (伦敦)”
- Chinese: “维多利亚”
- Chinese: “维多利亚街”
- Esperanto: “Viktorio”
- French: “Victoria”
- German: “Victoria”
- Gujarati: “વિક્ટોરિયા”
- Hebrew: “ויקטוריה (לונדון)”
- Irish: “Victoria, Londain”
- Irish: “Victoria”
- Italian: “Victoria”
- Japanese: “ヴィクトリア (ロンドン)”
- Japanese: “ヴィクトリア”
- Japanese: “ビクトリア (ロンドン)”
- Kannada: “ವಿಕ್ಟೋರಿಯಾ”
- Korean: “빅토리아”
- Lithuanian: “Viktorija”
- Malayalam: “വിക്ടോറിയ”
- Polish: “Victoria (Londyn)”
- Polish: “Victoria”
- Portuguese: “Victoria”
- Russian: “Виктория”
- Scots: “Victoria, Lunnon”
- Scots: “Victoria”
- Spanish: “Victoria”
- Tamil: “விக்டோரியா”
- Telugu: “విక్టోరియా”
- Turkish: “Victoria”
- Urdu: “وکٹوریہ، لندن”
- Yue Chinese: “維多利亞 (倫敦)”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Longmoore Estate and Abbots Manor Estate.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Apollo Victoria Theatre and Little Ben.
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