Little Ben

Little Ben is a cast iron miniature clock tower, situated at the intersection of Vauxhall Bridge Road and Victoria Street, in the City of Westminster, close to the approach to Victoria station.

Type: Clock
Description: small clock tower in London
Also known as: “Clock at junction of Victoria Street and Vauxhall Bridge Road”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Square and London Victoria.

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 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. London Victoria is situated 760 feet southwest of Little Ben.

Westminster Cathedral

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Most Precious Blood, informally known as Westminster Cathedral, is the largest Catholic church in England and Wales. It is dedicated to the Blood of Jesus Christ and is the seat of the Archbishop of Westminster. Westminster Cathedral is situated 750 feet east of Little Ben.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Victoria and Belgravia.

Victoria

Suburb

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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.

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.

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.

Little Ben

Categories: clock tower, historic site, and monument
Location: Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.49646° or 51° 29′ 47″ north

Longitude

-0.14268° or 0° 8′ 34″ west

Inception

1892

Open location code

9C3XFVW4+HW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 294898184

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=clock

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monument

Wikidata ID

Q2353794

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Little Ben” goes by many names.

Arabic: “لتل بين”
Arabic: “ليتل بن”
Arabic: “ليتل بين”
Chinese: “小笨鐘”
Dutch: “Little Ben”
Egyptian Arabic: “ليتل بن”
French: “Little Ben”
German: “Little Ben”
Hebrew: “בן הקטן”
Hebrew: “ליטל בן”
Italian: “Little Ben”
Korean: “리틀 벤”
Polish: “Little Ben”
Spanish: “Little Ben”

Places with the Same Name

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Victoria Palace Theatre and Bus Travel Information.

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