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Oxford Street, West­min­ster Central London’s “jugular vein of consumerism”, running 1¼ miles east–west from St Giles Circus to Marble Arch This was a medieval track,…

Lambeth, Lambeth An ancient south London district bordering the Thames opposite West­min­ster Lambeth’s name probably meant that lambs were offloaded at a landing place here,…

Covent Garden, West­min­ster/Camden A thriving commer­cial zone centred on a former wholesale market east of Soho and south of Blooms­bury It is generally asserted that…

…of Pye Corner, Smith­field Grant Museum, Gower Street James Smith, New Oxford Street Jewel Tower, West­min­ster John Betjeman’s statue at St Pancras Lamb and Flag,…

Leicester Square, West­min­ster ‘The quin­tes­sence of the West End’, according to West­min­ster council, Leicester Square is linked to Piccadilly Circus by Coventry Street Orig­i­nally a…

Mayfair, West­min­ster An elite resi­den­tial and commer­cial quarter bounded by Park Lane, Oxford Street, Regent Street and Piccadilly Like Belgravia, its main rival as the…

Abbey Road, West­min­ster/Camden A musically famous street with contrasting social char­ac­ter­is­tics in its northern (Kilburn) and southern (St John’s Wood) halves Abbey Road was created…

Charing Cross Road, West­min­ster A street famed for its bookshops, though their number is now much reduced, running north from Trafalgar Square to St Giles…

Vine Street, West­min­ster The most obscure location on the British Monopoly board, branching off Swallow Street in the apex formed by Piccadilly and Regent Street…