White City, London
District in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see White City (disambiguation).
White City is a district of London, England, in the northern part of Shepherd's Bush in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, 5 miles (8 km) west-northwest of Charing Cross. White City is home to Television Centre, White City Place, Westfield London and Loftus Road, the home stadium of Queens Park Rangers F.C. The district got its name from the white marble cladding used on buildings during several exhibitions when the area was first developed, between 1908 and 1914.
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White City | |
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Location within Greater London | |
Population | 13,389 (Wormholt and White City Ward 2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | TQ233807 |
Ceremonial county | Greater London |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LONDON |
Postcode district | W12, W10 |
Postcode district | NW10 |
Dialling code | 020 |
Police | Metropolitan |
Fire | London |
Ambulance | London |
UK Parliament | |
51.5126°N 0.2275°W / 51.5126; -0.2275 |
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