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[[Image:Londonview2.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The Westminster skyline from Waterloo Bridge]]

[[Image:Londonview2.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The Westminster skyline from Waterloo Bridge]]

The '''City of Westminster''' is a district of central [[London]] in which are located the [[Parliament]] of the [[United Kingdom]], the main government offices, and the chief royal palace, as well as the main retail and entertainment centres of the capital. It is one of 33 divisions of [[Greater London]].

'''Westminster''' is a city in [[Middlesex]] which contains a large part of central London. It is the effective administrative capital of the [[United Kingdom]], containing the [[Parliament]] of the [[United Kingdom]], and the principal government offices such as 10 Downing Street, the residence of the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]]. [[Buckingham Palace]], the London residence and administrative headquarters of the Monarch. It is also home to the main retail and entertainment centres of the capital. It forms the area administered by [[Westminster City Council]].

Westminster is named after [[Westminster Abbey]], founded by King [[Edward the Confessor]] on a piece of dry land alongside the [[River Thames]] called Thorney Island. The abbey church is the scene of many of the major national ceremonial acts, including the [[coronation]] of a new monarch. The [[Palace of Westminster]] is close to the Abbey. Still officially a royal palace, the Palace of Westminster is now home to the two Houses of [[Parliament]], the [[House of Commons]] and the [[House of Lords]], which form the British legislature. Most of the major ministries are nearby, many of them lining the street called [[Whitehall]], which has become a shorthand term for the British civil service. The Royal Courts of Justice are also located in Westminster.

Westminster is named after [[Westminster Abbey]], founded by King [[Edward the Confessor]] on a piece of dry land alongside the [[River Thames]] called Thorney Island. The abbey church is the scene of many of the major national ceremonial acts, including the [[coronation]] of a new monarch. The [[Palace of Westminster]] is close to the Abbey. Still officially a royal palace, the Palace of Westminster is now home to the two Houses of [[Parliament]], the [[House of Commons]] and the [[House of Lords]], which form the British legislature. Most of the major ministries are nearby, many of them lining the street called [[Whitehall]], which has become a shorthand term for the British civil service. The Royal Courts of Justice are also located in Westminster.