City of Westminster

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The City of Westminster is a central London borough that serves as the political and ceremonial heart of the United Kingdom, encompassing landmarks such as the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace, and major government institutions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf London borough
city
local government district
borderedBy City of London
London Borough of Camden
Lambeth
surface form: London Borough of Lambeth (across the River Thames)

London Borough of Wandsworth (across the River Thames)
Kensington and Chelsea
surface form: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
capitalOf United Kingdom
surface form: United Kingdom (de facto political centre)
ceremonialCounty Greater London
ceremonialRole site of major state occasions
contains 10 Downing Street
Bond Street
Broadcasting House
surface form: British Broadcasting Corporation headquarters (Broadcasting House)

Buckingham Palace
The Cenotaph, Whitehall, London
surface form: Cenotaph

Chinatown, London
Covent Garden (part)
Downing Street
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Green Park
HM Treasury
Home Office (historic main buildings on Marsham Street)
Horse Guards Parade
Palace of Westminster
surface form: Houses of Parliament

Hyde Park
Marylebone
Mayfair, London, England
surface form: Mayfair

United Kingdom Ministry of Defence
surface form: Ministry of Defence

National Gallery
National Portrait Gallery
Oxford Street
Paddington
Palace of Westminster
Parliament Square
Piccadilly Circus Underground station
surface form: Piccadilly Circus

Regent Street
Regent's Park, London
surface form: Regent's Park (part)

Metropolitan Police Service
surface form: Scotland Yard (New Scotland Yard)

Soho
St James's
St James’s Park
surface form: St James's Park

Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
The Mall, London
Trafalgar Square
Victoria
Victoria Embankment (part)
West End (major part)
Westminster Abbey, London
surface form: Westminster Abbey

Westminster Cathedral
Whitehall
country United Kingdom
created 1965
formedFrom City of Westminster self-linksurface differs
surface form: Metropolitan Borough of Paddington

City of Westminster self-linksurface differs
surface form: Metropolitan Borough of St Marylebone

City of Westminster self-linksurface differs
surface form: Metropolitan Borough of Westminster
governingBody Westminster City Council
hasCityStatusFrom 1965
locatedIn England
Central London
surface form: central London
partOf Greater London
London, England
surface form: London
politicalRole location of the UK central government
seat of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
postalCodeArea SW1
W
region London, England
surface form: London
river Thames
surface form: River Thames
status city with borough status
timeZone Greenwich Mean Time
timeZoneDST British Summer Time

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Middlesex Hospital locatedIn City of Westminster
Adelphi Theatre locatedIn City of Westminster
Sherlock Holmes Museum locatedInBorough City of Westminster
Wallace Collection locatedIn City of Westminster
St Marylebone Parish Church locatedIn City of Westminster
St Marylebone Parish Church administrativeArea City of Westminster
University of Westminster (various buildings) locatedIn City of Westminster
subject surface form: University of Westminster
University of Westminster (various buildings) locatedIn City of Westminster
subject surface form: 309 Regent Street
Wigmore Hall locatedIn City of Westminster
Baker Street locatedIn City of Westminster
Members’ Lobby locatedIn City of Westminster
this entity surface form: Westminster
Prince's Chamber locatedIn City of Westminster
Peers' Entrance locatedIn City of Westminster
this entity surface form: Westminster
Great Bell locatedInBorough City of Westminster
John Hare workLocation City of Westminster
this entity surface form: Westminster
Waterloo Place locatedIn City of Westminster
Portugal Street locatedIn City of Westminster
Spencer Horatio Walpole workLocation City of Westminster
this entity surface form: Westminster
Drury Lane, London locatedIn City of Westminster
Thames Path locatedIn City of Westminster
Thames Path passesThrough City of Westminster
this entity surface form: Westminster
Northern Ireland Act 1974 introducedDirectRuleFrom City of Westminster
this entity surface form: Westminster
New Scotland Yard locatedIn City of Westminster
New Scotland Yard locatedNear City of Westminster
this entity surface form: Westminster
the Met headquartersBorough City of Westminster
subject surface form: Metropolitan Police Service
Zone 1 contains City of Westminster
this entity surface form: Westminster (central area)
Zone 1 contains City of Westminster
this entity surface form: Houses of Parliament area
CHX locatedIn City of Westminster
Strand locatedIn City of Westminster
Strand connects City of Westminster
Sanchia of Provence placeOfMarriage City of Westminster
this entity surface form: Westminster
St James’s Street locatedIn City of Westminster
St James’s Street municipality City of Westminster
Metropolitan Police District contains City of Westminster
Embankment Gardens location City of Westminster
Exhibition Road location City of Westminster
Exhibition Road hasBorough City of Westminster
Cockspur Street locatedIn City of Westminster
Lord Hillsborough workLocation City of Westminster
this entity surface form: Westminster
Embassy of Ecuador in London locatedIn City of Westminster
this entity surface form: Borough of Westminster
105 Victoria Street location City of Westminster
105 Victoria Street borough City of Westminster
The Viscount Buxton representedConstituency City of Westminster
subject surface form: Sydney Buxton, 1st Viscount Buxton
this entity surface form: Westminster
James Molyneaux workLocation City of Westminster
this entity surface form: Westminster
Lyceum Theatre, London location City of Westminster
Noël Coward Theatre locatedIn City of Westminster
Neale Hanvey workLocation City of Westminster
this entity surface form: Westminster
Dean’s Yard locatedIn City of Westminster
this entity surface form: Westminster