Mayfair

Coordinates: 51°30′32″N 0°08′51″W / 51.508755°N 0.14743°W / 51.508755; -0.14743

Mayfair (first called The May Fair) is an area in central London. It is in the city of Westminster.

Mayfair
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 Mayfair shown within Greater London
OS grid reference TQ285805
London borough Westminster
Ceremonial county Greater London
Region London
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town LONDON
Postcode district W1K, W1J
Dialling code 020
Police Metropolitan
Fire London
Ambulance London
EU Parliament London
UK Parliament Cities of London and Westminster
London Assembly West Central
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History

Mayfair is named after the annual fortnight-long May Fair that happened in a place that is Shepherd Market today (from 1686 until it was banned at that place in 1764). Until 1686, the May Fair was held in Haymarket, and after 1764, it moved to Fair Field in Bow.[1]

Mayfair was bordered by Hyde Park to the west, Oxford Street to the north, Piccadilly to the south and Bond Street to the east, although the eastern boundary has been made longer recently, so now it goes all the way to Regent Street. Most of the area was first made between the mid 17th century and the mid 18th century.

The district is mostly commercial now. It has many offices in houses and new buildings. The price of rents in Mayfair are some of the highest in London and the world. There is still a large number of houses as well as some exclusive shopping and London's largest number of luxury hotels and many restaurants. Some buildings in Mayfair are:

Education

The City of Westminster uses the Mayfair Library as a local library.[2]

St. Nicholas College of London has lessons in English and other languages for people who live in and visit Mayfair.

Mayfair Media

References

  1. "🥇 ▷ Flight radar 24 ▷ Free, worldwide flight tracking » IN REAL TIME". Flugradar.info.
  2. "Mayfair Library Archived 2012-08-05 at Archive.today." City of Westminster. Retrieved on 21 January 2009.

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