Dean’s Yard

Dean's Yard, Westminster, comprises most of the remaining precincts of the historically greater scope of the monastery or abbey of Westminster, not occupied by its buildings.

Photo: YellowFratello, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Park
Description: square in the City of Westminster, England
Also known as: “The Elms”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Square and Westminster Abbey.

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 Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London, England. Westminster Abbey is situated 480 feet northeast of Dean’s Yard.

Big Ben

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Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster, and, by extension, for the clock tower that stands at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, England. Big Ben is situated 1,300 feet northeast of Dean’s Yard.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Westminster and Whitehall.

Westminster

Quarter

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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 area of West End theatre.

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.

Millbank

Suburb

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Millbank is an area of central London in the City of Westminster. Millbank is located by the River Thames, east of Pimlico and south of Westminster. Millbank is known as the location of major government offices, Burberry headquarters, the Millbank Tower and prominent art institutions such as Tate Britain and the Chelsea College of Art and Design.

Dean’s Yard

Categories: square, recreation area, and historic site
Location: Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.49858° or 51° 29′ 55″ north

Longitude

-0.12905° or 0° 7′ 45″ west

Open location code

9C3XFVXC+C9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 4259619

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

Wikidata ID

Q5245943

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Satellite Map

Discover Dean’s Yard from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Chinese to French—“Dean’s Yard” goes by many names.

Chinese: “院长院子”
Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان العميد”
French: “Dean’s Yard”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hakluyt’s House and Westminster School Headmaster’s House.

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