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The term "Westminster Village", sometimes used in the context of British politics, does not refer to a geographical area at all; employed especially in the phrase "Westminster Village gossip", it denotes a supposedly close social circle of members of parliament, political journalists, so-called
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showing Westminster in 1889. The colours of the streets represent the economic class of the residents: Yellow ("Upper-middle and Upper classes, Wealthy"), red ("Lower middle class – Well-to-do middle class"), pink ("Fairly comfortable good ordinary earnings"), blue ("Intermittent or casual
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showing Westminster in 1889 recorded the full range of income- and capital-brackets living in adjacent streets within the area; its central western area had become (by 1850) (the) Devil's Acre in the southern flood-channel ravine of the
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Indeed, the cathedral and diocesan status of the church lasted only from 1539 to 1556, but the "city" status remained for a mere parish within Middlesex. As such it is first known to have had two Members of Parliament in 1545 as a new
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served the wider community of the parish; the servants of the palace and abbey as well as the rural population and those associated with the high status homes developing on the road from the city. The area became larger and in the
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earnings"), and black ("lowest class occasional labourers, street sellers, loafers, criminals and semi-criminals"). Booth coloured Victoria Street, with its new shops and flats, yellow. The model dwellings built by the
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style. The building was completed around 1060 and was consecrated on 28 December 1065, only a week before Edward's death on 5 January 1066. A week later, he was buried in the church; and, nine years later, his wife
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Boundary of Westminster and Chelsea 'The parish of Chelsea: Introduction', in A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 12, Chelsea, ed. Patricia E C Croot (London, 2004), pp. 1–2. British History Online
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in the early 16th century abolished the abbey and established a cathedral – thus the parish ranked as a "City", although it was only a fraction of the size of the City of London and the Borough of
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on the side streets off Victoria Street appear as pink and grey, signalling modest respectability, while the black and blue streets represent the remaining slum areas housing the poorest.
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The Westminster City Fathers (the Burgess Court of Westminster) 1585–1901: Being some account of their powers and domestic rule of the City prior to its incorporation in 1901
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The legendary origin is that in the early 7th century, a local fisherman named Edric (or Aldrich) ferried a stranger in tattered foreign clothing over the Thames to
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abbey. Increased endowments supported a community that increased from a dozen monks in Dunstan's original foundation, up to a maximum of about eighty monks.
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in 1965 to form a larger modern borough. These neighbouring areas (except for a small area of Paddington in part of Kensington Gardens), lie north of
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property distinction within the area which is very acute, epitomised by grandiose 21st-century developments, architectural high-point
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began rebuilding St Peter's Abbey to provide himself with a royal burial church. It was the first church in England built in the
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Given the focus on Westminster in English and British public life over centuries, the name "Westminster" is casually used as a
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of 'A Waterman' and a foreword by Major K. M. Beaumont. London: Country Life Limited for the Westminster Fire Office.
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The area has a substantial residential population. By the 20th century Westminster saw rising numbers of residential
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The recorded origins of the Abbey (rather than a less important religious site) date to the 960s or early 970s, when
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Westminster merged with St Marylebone and Paddington in 1965, but the combined area was allowed to keep the title
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Further north, away from the river mouth, Westminster included land on both sides of the Westbourne, notably
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at its confluence with the Thames, while the western boundary with Chelsea was formed by the similarly lost
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The growing Elizabethan city had a High Constable, Bailiff, Town Clerk, and a keeper of the ponds.
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The settlement grew up around the palace and abbey, as a service area for them. The parish church,
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is similarly referred to using the name of the northern sub-neighbourhood which it inhabits, "
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for the UK Parliament and for the political community of the United Kingdom generally. (The
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in the vicinity. The wider district became known as Westminster in reference to the church.
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and others connected to events in the Palace of Westminster and in Government ministries.
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the needy people of God in Thorney, in the dreadful spot which is called Westminster
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with wealthy inhabitants. Hotels, large Victorian homes and barracks exist near to
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and other historical Westminster administrative units (except the broader modern
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Under local government reforms in 1889, the area fell within the newly created
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lake (originally formed by damming the river) and most of Kensington Gardens).
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An Account of the Formation and Early Years of The Westminster Fire Office
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Cities in Modernity: Representations and Productions of Metropolitan Space
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The only extant depiction of Edward's abbey, together with the adjacent
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The former City of Westminster merged with the neighbouring boroughs of
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Most of the parishes of Westminster originated as daughter parishes of
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Parishes and Places of the City and Liberty of Westminster. The lower
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Pauline Stafford, 'Edith, Edward's Wife and Queen', in Mortimer ed.,
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were very similar in extent, covering the parts of the wider modern
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and other palaces after 1762. The main law courts moved to the
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Westminster Walks – from Findlay Muirhead's 1927 guidebook to
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The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art
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The development of the area began with the establishment of
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For a list of street name etymologies for Westminster see
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presents the Abbey with a salmon in memory of this event.
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The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603
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Westminster before urbanisation. The Roman road (modern
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cultural centre including the entertainment precinct of
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http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/middx/vol12/pp1-2
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and with drainage improvement, but there is a typical
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in the 11th century. Westminster has been the home of
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A charter of 785, possibly a forgery, grants land to
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M.R.P. (1981). "Constituencies:Westminster-Borough"
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Palmer's Village, a deserted village in Westminster
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The site may have been chosen because of the 677:and its westward continuation, Bayswater Road. 453:of St Peter's (Westminster Abbey), west of the 945:of St Margaret and St John (also known as the 614:(including the parts of Hyde Park west of the 3483: 2213: 406:and has many famous landmarks, including the 8: 2763:Hungerford Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridges 2111:The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors 965:The Liberty of Westminster, governed by the 1971:. Cambridge University Press. p. 140. 3584: 3490: 3476: 3468: 2220: 2206: 2198: 930:Close of the Collegiate Church of St Peter 626:Westminster includes the sub-districts of 555: 34: 1118:. Later the palace housed the developing 823:was buried alongside him. His successor, 602:formed part of the western boundary, and 4673:Districts of London on the River Thames 1626: 1562:(born 1981), Golden Globe-winning actor 1203:Emanuel Hospital, Westminster, 1890 by 1137:moved their principal residence to the 1079:Bird's-eye view of Westminster and the 949:from 1855 to 1887), which was based at 877:was almost co-terminous with the older 589:Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea 290: 246: 210: 186: 124: 108: 56: 41: 1861:from the original on 16 September 2016 1556:(born 1989), fashion writer and editor 1170:period became connected through urban 2152:(2nd ed.), London: J.C. Hotten, 1492:which grew out of the abbey, and the 921:and possibly some other small areas. 838:St Peter's Abbey at the time of King 308: 274: 262: 250: 234: 222: 200: 168: 156: 138: 7: 4658:Districts of the City of Westminster 1496:, attended by over 20,000 students. 753:. It was a miraculous appearance of 685:The district's open spaces include: 481:since about 1200, and from 1707 the 1772:from the original on 8 August 2019. 1724:"Loftie's Historic London (review)" 1677:"Manuscript C: Cotton Tiberius C.i" 1029:Metropolitan Borough of Westminster 1006:Metropolitan Borough of Westminster 985:Metropolitan Borough of Westminster 947:Westminster District Board of Works 875:Metropolitan Borough of Westminster 579:lay between the arms of the former 85: 2444:British Optical Association Museum 1650:. 2011. p. 46. 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Westminster-abbey.org. 2016. 1734:(1, 634): 271. 19 February 1887 1025:City and Liberty of Westminster 961:City and Liberty of Westminster 907:City and Liberty of Westminster 879:City and Liberty of Westminster 571:) is shown at top running west. 515:City and Liberty of Westminster 488:Westminster is often used as a 398:, England. It extends from the 16:City in Central London, England 2735:Queen's Park Community Council 2514:Institute of Contemporary Arts 2113:. Printed by Penshurst Press. 1993:"OS Map with Listed Buildings" 1827:Eric Fernie, in Mortimer ed., 1590:during the latter days of the 967:Westminster Court of Burgesses 913:. The exceptions to this were 771:St. Mellitus, Bishop of London 390:is the main settlement of the 1: 2564:Royal Academy of Music Museum 2015:"Foreign embassies in the UK" 1953:History of Parliament website 485:. In 1539, it became a city. 4618:London Below (magical realm) 1805:. London. pp. 433–457. 897:'s map of Westminster (1593) 842:’s funeral, depicted in the 810:Between 1042 and 1052, King 25:Westminster (disambiguation) 3397:Grade II* listed buildings 2519:Kennel Club Dog Art Gallery 2171:Westminster Borough Council 1909:"Local Government Act 1963" 1855:"William I (the Conqueror)" 1145:in 1698, and eventually to 1101:kings and queens of England 1065:Street names of Westminster 111:OS grid reference 32:Human settlement in England 4689: 1762:Choir Schools' Association 1275:founded by philanthropist 1153:in the late-19th century. 977:. 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England
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