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City of Westminster
City and borough in London, England

City of Westminster

The City of Westminster is a London borough with city status in Greater London, England.

It is the site of the United Kingdom's Houses of Parliament and much of the British government. It contains a large part of central London, including most of the West End, such as the major shopping areas around Oxford Street, Regent Street, Piccadilly and Bond Street, and the entertainment district of Soho. Many London landmarks are within the borough, including Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Whitehall, Westminster Cathedral, 10 Downing Street, and Trafalgar Square.

How locals move

Getting around City of Westminster the local way

  • Get inMore entertainment than transport really, rickshaws run in Soho and the surrounding areas.

From Wikivoyage: London/Soho, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.