Northumberland House
Northumberland House was a large Jacobean townhouse in London, so-called because it was, for most of its history, the London residence of the Percy family, who were the Earls and later Dukes of Northumberland and one of England's richest and most prominent aristocratic dynasties for many centuries.Photo: Canaletto, Public domain.
- Type: Building
- Description: former townhouse on the Strand, London
- Address: 8 Northumberland Avenue, London
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
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 970 feet northwest of Northumberland House.
London Charing Cross
Railway station
Photo: Joshua Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Charing Cross railway station is a central London railway terminus between the Strand and Hungerford Bridge in the City of Westminster. It is the terminus of the Southeastern Main Lines to Dover via Ashford and Hastings via Tunbridge Wells. London Charing Cross is situated 560 feet northeast of Northumberland House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whitehall and Covent Garden.
Whitehall
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
Covent Garden
Photo: Hamster28, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Covent Garden is one of the main shopping and entertainment districts of London, and is hugely popular with visitors, who swarm to its shops, bars and restaurants, especially at weekends.
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.
Northumberland House
- Category: townhouse
- Location: Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.50688° or 51° 30′ 25″ northLongitude
-0.12594° or 0° 7′ 33″ westLevels
7Open location code
9C3XGV4F+QJOpenStreetMap ID
way 369233802OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q7059813
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Northumberland House from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Northumberland House” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “諾森伯蘭宮”
- Dutch: “Northumberland House”
- French: “Northumberland House”
- German: “Northumberland House”
- Japanese: “ノーサンバーランド・ハウス”
- Portuguese: “Northumberland House”
- Russian: “Нортумберленд-хаус”
- Spanish: “Northumberland House”
- Swedish: “Northumberland House”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Northumberland House”.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Club Quarters Hotel, Trafalgar Square and Nigerian High Commission.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Hotel The Grand at Trafalgar Square and Boyds Grill & Wine Bar.
London: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into South Kensington-Chelsea, Heathrow Airport, City of London, and South London.
Curious Buildings to Discover
Uncover intriguing buildings from every corner of the globe.