Great Scotland Yard
Street in the St. James's district of Westminster, London / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Great Scotland Yard is a street in Westminster, London, connecting Northumberland Avenue and Whitehall. By the 16th century, this 'yard', which was then a series of open courtyards within the Palace of Whitehall, was fronted by buildings used by diplomatic representatives of the Kingdom of Scotland. In the 19th century, it was a street and open space, which was the location of a public entrance to the original headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service of London, causing the name "Scotland Yard" to become synonymous with the police service.
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Location | Westminster, Greater London |
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Postal code | SW1 |
Nearest train station | Charing Cross Charing Cross |
Coordinates | 51.5064°N 0.1256°W / 51.5064; -0.1256 |
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