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Tourist attractions in City of Westminster
41. Westminster Abbey Museum
43. Cabinet War Rooms
Parks and open spaces in City of Westminster
Churches in City of Westminster
13. St Clement Danes, Strand
Bridges in City of Westminster:
Tube and railway stations in City of
Westminster:
2. Bayswater
5. Charing Cross railway station
School in City of Westminster:
Nursery Schools:
5. Tachbrook Nursery School, Westminster
Primary Schools:
2. All Souls CofE Primary School, Westminster
6. Burdett Coutts CofE Primary School, Westminster
7. Cet Primary School Westminster
8. Christ Church Bentinck CofE Primary School, Marylebone
9. Churchill Gardens Community Primary School, Pimlico
10. Connaught House School, Westminster
11. Eaton House School, Eaton Square
12. Eaton Square School, Belgravia
13. Edward Wilson Primary School, Westbourne Green
14. Essendine Primary School, Maida Vale
18. Hallfield Primary School, Bayswater
24. Queen's Park Primary School, West Kilburn
26. Soho Parish Primary School, Westminster
32. St Gabriel's CofE Primary School, Pimlico
33. St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School, Mayfair
34. St James's and St Michael's CofE Primary School, Bayswater
37. St Luke?s CofE Primary School, West Kilburn
38. St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School, Paddington
39. St Mary of the Angels RC Primary School, Bayswater
40. St Mary's Bryanston Square CofE School, Westminster
Secondary Schools:
1. Beachcroft School
2. St Mary's Education Unit
3. Bales College, Westminster
4. Francis Holland School, Ivor Place
7. International Community School, Regents Park
8. King Solomon Academy, Westminster
9. More House School, Westminster
20. The American School in London, Westminster
College:
3. College Park School
6. Chelsea College of Art and Design
14. Royal Academy of Music, Westminster
University:
2. University of Westminster
District 23
Tourist attractions 48
Parks 5
Churches 37
Bridges 8
Tube and railway stations 33
School, College, University 99
Total 253
City of Westminster
The City of Westminster is a London borough occupying much of the central area of Greater London, including most of the West End. It is located to the west of and adjoining the ancient City of London, directly to the east of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, and its southern boundary is the River Thames. It is an Inner London borough and was created in 1965 when Greater London was established. At its creation Westminster was awarded city status, which had been previously held by the smaller Metropolitan Borough of Westminster.
Aside from a number of large parks and open spaces, the population density of the district is high. Many sites commonly associated with London are located in the borough, including Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament, and 10 Downing Street. The borough is divided into a number of localities including the ancient political district of Westminster around the Palace of Westminster; the shopping areas around Oxford Street, Regent Street, Piccadilly and Bond Street; and the night time entertainment district of Soho. Much of the borough is residential, and in 2008 it was estimated to have a population of 236,000. The local authority is Westminster City Council.
History City of Westminster: The origins of the City of Westminster pre-date the Norman Conquest of England. In the mid-11th Century king Edward the Confessor began the construction of an abbey at Westminster, only the foundations of which survive today. Between the abbey and the river he built a palace, thereby guaranteeing that the seat of Government would be fixed at Westminster, and inevitably drawing power and wealth west out of the old City of London.[2]
For centuries the City of Westminster and the City of London were geographically quite distinct. It was not until the sixteenth century that urban sprawl began to build over the adjoining fields, eventually taking over nearby villages such as Marylebone and Kensington, and gradually creating the vast Greater London that exists today.
The present-day City of Westminster as an administrative entity with its present boundaries dates from 1965, when the City of Westminster was created from the former area of three metropolitan boroughs: St Marylebone, Paddington, and the smaller Metropolitan Borough of Westminster, which included Soho, Mayfair, St. James's, The Strand, Westminster, Pimlico, Belgravia, and Hyde Park. This re-structuring took place under the London Government Act 1963, which significantly reduced the number of local government districts in London, resulting in local authorities responsible for larger geographical areas and greater populations.
The Westminster Metropolitan Borough was itself the result of an administrative amalgamation which took place in 1900. Prior to 1900, the area occupied by what would become the Metropolitan Borough of Westminster had been administered by five separate local bodies: the Vestry of St George Hanover Square, the Vestry of St Martin in the Fields, Strand District Board of Works, Westminster District Board of Works and the Vestry of Westminster St James.
The boundaries of the City of Westminster today, as well as those of the other London boroughs, have remained more or less unchanged since the Act of 1963.......Wikipedia >>
