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Districts of the City of Westminster

  • SohoHenry VIII seized the land that became Soho in 1536, turning it into a royal park for his Palace of Whitehall. The area remained Crown property until Queen…
  • BayswaterThe name Bayswater emerged from the 1380 placename Bayards Watering Place. This Middle English phrase described either a watering place for horses or a…
  • WestminsterIn the early 7th century, a fisherman named Edric ferried a stranger across the Thames to Thorney Island. The stranger wore tattered foreign clothing and…
  • West End of LondonLondon's West End of London began as a distinct entity from the City of London in medieval times. Two adjacent cities existed side by side, each maintaining…