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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Baker Street station locatedIn City of Westminster
EC postcode area covers City of Westminster
this entity surface form: London Borough of Westminster
W1 postcode district administeredBy City of Westminster
Victoria Coach Station locatedIn City of Westminster
Terminus Place locatedIn City of Westminster
Statute of Westminster 1285 locationOfEnactment City of Westminster
this entity surface form: Westminster
WC postcode area locatedIn City of Westminster
New Oxford Street locatedIn City of Westminster
New Oxford Street hasBorough City of Westminster
Hanover Square locatedIn City of Westminster
Regent’s Park station locatedIn City of Westminster
Regent’s Park station hasBorough City of Westminster
Victoria Station locatedIn City of Westminster
Grosvenor Place locatedIn City of Westminster
St John’s Wood locatedIn City of Westminster
St John’s Wood administrativeBorough City of Westminster
Act abolishing the Kingly Office locationOfEnactment City of Westminster
this entity surface form: Westminster
Thomas parliamentaryConstituencyRepresented City of Westminster
subject surface form: Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald
this entity surface form: Westminster
Kit Malthouse workLocation City of Westminster
this entity surface form: Westminster
Waterloo near City of Westminster
this entity surface form: Westminster
Hawksmoor church region City of Westminster
this entity surface form: Westminster
Serpentine Road locatedIn City of Westminster
Oxford Circus locatedIn City of Westminster
Stable Yard Road, St James's, London locatedIn City of Westminster
subject surface form: Stable Yard Road
Stafford House locatedIn City of Westminster
Liberty London (nearby on Great Marlborough Street) locatedInDistrict City of Westminster
subject surface form: Liberty London
Apple Store Regent Street locatedIn City of Westminster
Restoration of Westminster Abbey hasLocation City of Westminster
Plantagenet court location City of Westminster
this entity surface form: Westminster
Royal Arms of England impaled with those of Henry VII locationOfUse City of Westminster
this entity surface form: Westminster
Magnum Concilium meetingPlace City of Westminster
this entity surface form: Westminster
West End governedBy City of Westminster
Secretary of State for Business and Trade seat City of Westminster
this entity surface form: Westminster
46th Parliament of the United Kingdom location City of Westminster
this entity surface form: Westminster
Whitehall Gardens Building locatedIn City of Westminster
Whitehall Palace gardens locatedIn City of Westminster
Hugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount Falmouth regionOfActivity City of Westminster
this entity surface form: Westminster
Melbourne House locatedIn City of Westminster
London Palladium locatedIn City of Westminster
Parliament of 1628 meetsAt City of Westminster
this entity surface form: Westminster
Constitution Hill locatedIn City of Westminster
Apsley House locatedIn City of Westminster
The Canada Memorial location City of Westminster
Bob Ainsworth workLocation City of Westminster
this entity surface form: Westminster