Victoria, Lunnon
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Victoria is a commercial an residential aurie o inner ceety Lunnon, lyin wholly athin the Ceety o Wastmeenster, namit efter Queen Victoria.
Victoria | |
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Location within Greater Lunnon | |
Ceremonial coonty | Greater Lunnon |
Region | |
Kintra | Ingland |
Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
Post toun | LONDON |
Diallin code | 020 |
Police | Metropolitan |
Fire | Lunnon |
Ambulance | Lunnon |
EU Pairlament | London |
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The aurie is vaguely defined as the streets aroond Victoria Station, includin Victoria Street, Buckingham Palace Road, Wilton Road, Grosvenor Gardens, an Vauxhall Bridge Road. Victoria consists predominantly o commercial property an private an social hoosin, wi retail uises alang the main streets.
Victoria contains ane o the busiest transport interchynges in Lunnon, includin the leetit railway station an the unnergrund station, as well as Terminus Place, which is a major hub for bus an taxi services. Victoria Coach Station, 800m soothwast o the railway station, provides road-coach services tae lang-distance UK an continental destinations.
Victoria Street runs on an east-wast axis frae Victoria station tae Broad Sanctuary at Wastmeenster Abbey. Cardinal Place, athort the street frae Wastmeenster Cathedral, opened in 2006 an contains a selection o restaurants, banks an shops, includin a Marks and Spencer store. Further alang the street, there is a lairge House of Fraser depairtment store (umwhile the Army & Navy) opposite Wastmeenster Ceety Haw. At the Broad Sanctuary end is the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills biggin, the heidquarters o Transport for London at Windsor House, an New Scotland Yard, heidquarters o the Metropolitan Police Service.