Whitehall

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Whitehall is the central London district that serves as the administrative heart of the United Kingdom, housing many key government departments and ministries.

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Label Occurrences
Whitehall canonical 103
Whitehall government district 6
Whitehall government estate 3

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf district
government district
street
adjacentTo St James's
City of Westminster
surface form: Westminster
country United Kingdom
fireService London Fire Commissioner
surface form: London Fire Brigade
follows Trafalgar Square
governedBy Westminster City Council
hasBuildingStyle predominantly neoclassical and Edwardian government offices
hasFunction centre of British civil service administration
seat of UK government departments
hasGovernmentBuilding Cabinet Office
Department for Education
surface form: Department for Education (in the wider Whitehall area)

Department for Business and Trade
surface form: Department for International Trade (historically in area)

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
HM Treasury (nearby in Whitehall area)
Ministry of Defence Main Building, Whitehall
surface form: Ministry of Defence Main Building

Northern Ireland Office
Scotland Office
hasHistoricalRole centre of English royal and political power since the Tudor period (area)
hasLandmark Palace of Whitehall
surface form: Banqueting House

The Cenotaph, Whitehall, London
surface form: Cenotaph

Downing Street
surface form: Downing Street (off Whitehall)

Horse Guards Parade
surface form: Horse Guards

Horse Guards Parade
surface form: Horse Guards Parade (adjacent)
hasParade Remembrance Sunday ceremonies at the Cenotaph
hasPostcodeArea SW1
historicallyContained Palace of Whitehall
knownAs administrative centre of the UK government
metonym for the UK civil service
leadsTo Parliament Square
locatedIn City of Westminster
Central London
surface form: central London
namedAfter Palace of Whitehall
near Thames
surface form: River Thames
partOf Greater London
policeJurisdiction Metropolitan Police Service
roadType A3212
runsFrom Trafalgar Square
runsTo Parliament Square
terminusNear Palace of Westminster
surface form: Houses of Parliament
transportServedBy Charing Cross Underground station
Embankment Underground station (nearby)
Westminster Underground Station
surface form: Westminster Underground station
usedAsMetonymFor Home Civil Service
surface form: British civil service

UK government
surface form: UK central government

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UK government seatOfGovernment Whitehall
Colonial Office locatedIn Whitehall
War Office headquartersLocation Whitehall
Cabinet Office locatedIn Whitehall
Palace of Whitehall locatedIn Whitehall
City of Westminster contains Whitehall
10 Downing Street locatedNear Whitehall
Parliament Square adjacentTo Whitehall
Treasury locatedIn Whitehall
subject surface form: HM Treasury
Horse Guards Parade partOf Whitehall
Horse Guards Parade adjacentTo Whitehall
Oliver Cromwell deathPlace Whitehall
Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street, Westminster proximityTo Whitehall
this entity surface form: Whitehall government district
King Charles Street, London partOf Whitehall
this entity surface form: Whitehall government district
St James’s Park hasViewOf Whitehall
11 Downing Street locatedNear Whitehall
Trafalgar Square near Whitehall
Nobel House, Smith Square, London partOf Whitehall
this entity surface form: Whitehall government estate
Sir John Lowther workLocation Whitehall
Central London contains Whitehall
Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Office seat Whitehall
this entity surface form: 70 Whitehall
Poll Tax Riots significantPlace Whitehall
Downing Street adjacentTo Whitehall
Downing Street partOf Whitehall
this entity surface form: Whitehall government district
India Office in London location Whitehall
subject surface form: India Office
Admiralty, Whitehall locatedIn Whitehall