Charing Cross
Charing Cross is a railway stop in Westminster, Greater London, England. Charing Cross is situated nearby to the government office Uganda High Commission, as well as near the tourism office Tourism Malaysia.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leicester Square and National Gallery.
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.
National Gallery
Art gallery
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The National Gallery is an art museum in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, in Central London, England. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of more than 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900. National Gallery is situated 550 feet north of Charing Cross.
Nelson’s Column
Monument
Photo: Beata May, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nelson's Column is a monument in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, Central London, England, United Kingdom, built to commemorate British Royal Navy officer Horatio Nelson's decisive victory at the Battle of Trafalgar over the combined French and Spanish navies, during which he was killed by a French sniper.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chinatown and St James’s.
Chinatown
Suburb
Photo: Aurelien Guichard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chinatown is an ethnic enclave in the City of Westminster, London, bordering Soho to its north and west and Theatreland to the south and east. The enclave currently occupies the area in and around Gerrard Street.
St James’s
Neighborhood
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St James's is a district of Westminster, and a central district in the City of Westminster, London, forming part of the West End. The area was once part of the northwestern gardens and parks of St.
Whitehall
Locality
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Whitehall is a road and area in the City of Westminster, Central London, England. The road forms the first part of the A3212 road from Trafalgar Square to Chelsea.
Charing Cross
- Type: Railway stop
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.50742° or 51° 30′ 27″ northLongitude
-0.12832° or 0° 7′ 42″ westOperator
London UndergroundOpen location code
9C3XGV4C+XMOpenStreetMap ID
node 1274041984OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stop
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