Norton House, SW1P

Norton House is a block on Arneway Street.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

St Mary’s Church, Vincent Square St Mary’s was established in 1837 and closed in 1923.

St Mary’s Church, Vincent Square

Tothill Fields Bridewell Tothill Fields Bridewell (also known as Tothill Fields Prison and Westminster Bridewell) was a prison located in Westminster between 1618 and 1884.

Tothill Fields Bridewell

Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, is one of the world’s greatest churches.

Westminster Abbey

Westminster Under School Westminster Under School is an independent school and preparatory school for boys aged 7 to 13 and is attached to Westminster School.

Westminster Under School

NEARBY STREETS

Abbey Orchard Street, SW1P Abbey Orchard Street was the heart of a former slum area (Westminster)

Abbey Orchard Street, SW1P

Abingdon Street, SW1P Abingdon Street has linked Old Palace Yard and Millbank since at least 1593 (Westminster)

Abingdon Street, SW1P

Admiral House, SW1P Admiral House is sited on Willow Place (Victoria)

Admiral House, SW1P

Ambrosden Avenue, SW1P Ambrosden Avenue is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Ambrosden Avenue, SW1P

Angela Hooper Place, SW1E Angela Hooper Place is a location in London (Victoria)

Angela Hooper Place, SW1E

Arneway Street, SW1P Arneway Street is named for Thomas Arneway, former benefactor to the Westminster parish poor (Westminster)

Arneway Street, SW1P

Artillery House, SW1P Artillery House is a block on Artillery Row (Westminster)

Artillery House, SW1P

Artillery Place, SW1P Artillery Place was named after a former nearby artillery practice ground which stood here in the 19th century (Westminster)

Artillery Place, SW1P

Artillery Row, SW1P Artillery Row skirts a former artillery ground (Westminster)

Artillery Row, SW1P

Ashley Gardens, SW1P Ashley Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Ashley Gardens, SW1P

Asquith House, SW1P Asquith House is a block on Monck Street (Westminster)

Asquith House, SW1P

Astral House, SW1P Astral House is sited on Regency Place (Westminster)

Astral House, SW1P

Aubrey Beadsley House, SW1 Aubrey Beadsley House is a block on Vauxhall Bridge Road (Pimlico)

Aubrey Beadsley House, SW1

Barton Street, SW1P Barton Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Barton Street, SW1P

Bennett’s Yard, SW1P Bennett’s Yard is a road in the SW1P postcode area (Westminster)

Bennett’s Yard, SW1P

Bloomburg Street, SW1V Bloomburg Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Westminster)

Bloomburg Street, SW1V

Brewer’s Green, SW1H Brewers Green is one of the streets of London in the SW1H postal area (St James’s Park)

Brewer’s Green, SW1H

Broadway, SW1H Broadway - formerly the location of the headquarters of both London Transport and the Metropolitan Police (Westminster)

Broadway, SW1H

Brunswick Court, SW1P Brunswick Court is a block on Montaigne Close (Westminster)

Brunswick Court, SW1P

Butler Place, SW1H Butler Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1H postal area (Westminster)

Butler Place, SW1H

Castle Lane, SW1E Castle Lane is one of the streets of London in the SW1E postal area (Victoria)

Castle Lane, SW1E

Caxton Street, SW1H William Caxton was responsible for the introduction of the printing press to England (St James’s Park)

Caxton Street, SW1H

Chadwick Street, SW1P Chadwick Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Chadwick Street, SW1P

Chapter Street, SW1P Chapter Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Chapter Street, SW1P

Church House, SW1P Church House is a block on Great Smith Street (Westminster)

Church House, SW1P

Churton Place, SW1V Churton Place is a road in the SW1V postcode area (Pimlico)

Churton Place, SW1V

Cleland House, SW1P Cleland House can be found on John Islip Street (Westminster)

Cleland House, SW1P

Clergy House, SW1 Clergy House is located on Stillington Street (Victoria)

Clergy House, SW1

Cobbold Court, SW1P Cobbold Court is a block on Elverton Street (Westminster)

Cobbold Court, SW1P

Coburg Close, SW1P Coburg Close is a road in the SW1P postcode area (Victoria)

Coburg Close, SW1P

Cowley Street, SW1P Cowley Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Cowley Street, SW1P

Cranbrook House, SW1P Cranbrook House is a block on Horseferry Road (Westminster)

Cranbrook House, SW1P

Dacre House, SW1H Dacre House is a block on Dacre Street (Westminster)

Dacre House, SW1H

Dacre Street, SW1H Dacre Street is named after Lady Anne Dacre (Westminster)

Dacre Street, SW1H

Dalkeith Court, SW1P Dalkeith Court is located on Dalkeith Court (Westminster)

Dalkeith Court, SW1P

Dean Abbott House, SW1P Dean Abbott House is sited on Regency Street (Westminster)

Dean Abbott House, SW1P

Dean Bradley House, SW1P Dean Bradley House is a building on Horseferry Road (Westminster)

Dean Bradley House, SW1P

Dean Bradley Street, SW1P George Granville Bradley was Dean of Westminster Abbey from 1881 (Westminster)

Dean Bradley Street, SW1P

Dean Farrar Street, SW1H Frederic William Farrar was a canon of Westminster Abbey (Westminster)

Dean Farrar Street, SW1H

Dean Ryle Street, SW1P Dean Ryle Street was named after Herbert Edward Ryle (Westminster)

Dean Ryle Street, SW1P

Dean Stanley Street, SW1P Dean Stanley Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Dean Stanley Street, SW1P

Dean Trench Street, SW1P Dean Trench Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Dean Trench Street, SW1P

Deans Yard, SW1P Dean’s Yard comprises most of the precincts of the former monastery of Westminster, not occupied by the Abbey buildings. (Westminster)

Deans Yard, SW1P

Duke House, SW1P Duke House is a block on Vincent Street (Westminster)

Duke House, SW1P

Eglise House, SW1 Eglise House is a block on Little Smith Street (Westminster)

Eglise House, SW1

Elizabeth Court, SW1P Elizabeth Court is a block on Elizabeth Court (Westminster)

Elizabeth Court, SW1P

Elverton Street, SW1P Elverton Street is a road in the SW1P postcode area (Westminster)

Elverton Street, SW1P

Emery Hill Street, SW1P Emery Hill Street is a road in the SW1P postcode area (Victoria)

Emery Hill Street, SW1P

Esterbrooke Street, SW1P Esterbrooke Street is a road in the SW1P postcode area (Westminster)

Esterbrooke Street, SW1P

Fielden House, SW1P Fielden House is a block on Little College Street (Westminster)

Fielden House, SW1P

Francis House, SW1P Francis House is sited on Francis Street (Victoria)

Francis House, SW1P

Francis Street, SW1P Francis Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Francis Street, SW1P

Fynes Street, SW1P Fynes Street is called after Charles John Fynes Clinton, who was educated at Westminster School (Westminster)

Fynes Street, SW1P

Gayfere Street, SW1P Gayfere Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Gayfere Street, SW1P

George Eliot House, SW1 George Eliot House is a block on Vauxhall Bridge Road (Pimlico)

George Eliot House, SW1

Gordon House, SW1P Residential block (Westminster)

Gordon House, SW1P

Great College Street, SW1P Great College Street borders the south side of Westminster School (Westminster)

Great College Street, SW1P

Great Minster House, SW1P Great Minster House is a block on Horse Ferry Road (Westminster)

Great Minster House, SW1P

Great Peter Street, SW1P Great Peter Street bears the name of the patron saint of Westminster Abbey (Westminster)

Great Peter Street, SW1P

Great Smith Street, SW1P Great Smith Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Great Smith Street, SW1P

Greencoat House, SW1P Greencoat House is a block on Francis Street (Westminster)

Greencoat House, SW1P

Greencoat Place, SW1P Greencoat Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Greencoat Place, SW1P

Greycoat Gardens, SW1P Greycoat Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Greycoat Gardens, SW1P

Greycoat Place, SW1P Greycoat Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Greycoat Place, SW1P

Greycoat Street, SW1P Greycoat Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Greycoat Street, SW1P

Hatherley Street, SW1V Hatherley Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Pimlico)

Hatherley Street, SW1V

Hide Place, SW1P Hide Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Hide Place, SW1P

Hide Tower, SW1P Hide Tower is a building on Regency Street (Westminster)

Hide Tower, SW1P

Horseferry House, SW1P Horseferry House is sited on Horseferry Road (Westminster)

Horseferry House, SW1P

Horseferry Road, SW1P Horseferry Road marks the point where an ancient horse ferry took passengers from Thorney Island (Westminster) to Lamb Hythe (Lambeth) (Westminster)

Horseferry Road, SW1P

Howick Place, SW1P Howick Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Howick Place, SW1P

Jessel House, SW1P Jessel House is a block on Page Street (Westminster)

Jessel House, SW1P

John Islip Street, SW1P John Islip Street commemorates the Abbot of Westminster between 1500 and 1532. (Westminster)

John Islip Street, SW1P

Kingsgate Parade, SW1E Kingsgate Parade is one of the streets of London in the SW1E postal area (Victoria)

Kingsgate Parade, SW1E

Lesley Court, SW1P Lesley Court is a building on Strutton Ground (Westminster)

Lesley Court, SW1P

Lewcos House, SW1P Lewcos House is a block on Regency Street (Westminster)

Lewcos House, SW1P

Little Cloisters, SW1P Little Cloisters is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Little Cloisters, SW1P

Little College Street, SW1P Little College Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Little College Street, SW1P

Little Deans Yard, SW1P Little Deans Yard is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Little Deans Yard, SW1P

London Scottish House, SW1P London Scottish House is a block on Horseferry Road (Westminster)

London Scottish House, SW1P

Lord North Street, SW1P Lord North Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Lord North Street, SW1P

Marsham Street, SW1P Marsham Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Marsham Street, SW1P

Medway House, SW1P Medway House is a building on Horseferry Road (Westminster)

Medway House, SW1P

Medway Street, SW1P Named after the Medway in the Diocese of Rochester, where the deans of Westminster were bishops from 1663 (Westminster)

Medway Street, SW1P

Mill’s Buildings, SW1P Mill’s Buildings ran off Greycoat Place (Westminster)

Mill’s Buildings, SW1P

Millbank House, SW1P Millbank House is a block on Millbank (Westminster)

Millbank House, SW1P

Millbank Tower, SW1P Millbank Tower is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Millbank Tower, SW1P

Millbank, SW1P Millbank was the beginning of a riverside walk from Westminster Abbey to Chelsea (Westminster)

Millbank, SW1P

Monck Street, SW1P Monck Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Monck Street, SW1P

Mulberry House, SW1P Mulberry House can be found on Dean Trench Street (Westminster)

Mulberry House, SW1P

Neville House, SW1 Neville House can be found on Page Street (Westminster)

Neville House, SW1

NIOC House, SW1H NIOC House is a block on Victoria Street (Westminster)

NIOC House, SW1H

Nobel House, SW1P Nobel House is sited on Smith Square (Westminster)

Nobel House, SW1P

Norfolk House, SW1P Norfolk House is located on Page Street (Westminster)

Norfolk House, SW1P

North Court, SW1 North Court is a block on Great Peter Street (Westminster)

North Court, SW1

North Court, SW1P North Court is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

North Court, SW1P

Norton House, SW1P Norton House is a block on Arneway Street (Westminster)

Norton House, SW1P

Octavia House, SW1P Octavia House is a block on Medway Street (Westminster)

Octavia House, SW1P

Old Palace Yard, SW1P Old Palace Yard lies between the Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey. (Westminster)

Old Palace Yard, SW1P

Old Pye House, SW1P Old Pye House is a block on St Ann’s Street (Westminster)

Old Pye House, SW1P

Old Pye Street, SW1P Old Pye Street gets its name from Sir Robert Pye, member of parliament for Westminster in the time of Charles I. (Westminster)

Old Pye Street, SW1P

Ormond House, SW1P Ormond House is sited on Arneway Street (Westminster)

Ormond House, SW1P

Page Street, SW1P Page Street runs from Regency Street in the west to the junction of John Islip Street and Dean Ryle Street in the east (Westminster)

Page Street, SW1P

Palmer Street, SW1H Palmer Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1H postal area (St James’s Park)

Palmer Street, SW1H

Pelham House, SW1P Pelham House is sited on Monck Street (Westminster)

Pelham House, SW1P

Petty France, SW1H Petty France is one of the streets of London in the SW1H postal area (St James’s Park)

Petty France, SW1H

Post Office Way, SW1H Post Office Way is a road in the SW1P postcode area (Westminster)

Post Office Way, SW1H

Princess Mary House, SW1P Princess Mary House is located on Vincent Street (Westminster)

Princess Mary House, SW1P

Probyn House, SW1P Probyn House is a block on Page Street (Westminster)

Probyn House, SW1P

Queen Annes Gate Buildings, SW1H Queen Annes Gate Buildings is one of the streets of London in the SW1H postal area (Westminster)

Queen Annes Gate Buildings, SW1H

Regency House, SW1P Regency House is a block on Regency Place (Westminster)

Regency House, SW1P

Regency Place, SW1P Regency Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Regency Place, SW1P

Regent Street, SW1P Regent Street was built to connect Vauxhall Bridge Road with Horseferry Road. (Westminster)

Regent Street, SW1P

Ridley House, SW1P Ridley House is a block on Monck Street (Westminster)

Ridley House, SW1P

Rochester Row, SW1P Rochester Row was home to the Bishop of Rochester in 1666 (Westminster)

Rochester Row, SW1P

Rochester Street, SW1P Rochester Street is named after the Diocese of Rochester, where the deans of Westminster were bishops from 1663 until 1802 (Westminster)

Rochester Street, SW1P

Romney Street, SW1P Romney Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Romney Street, SW1P

Rutherford Street, SW1P Rutherford Street is a road in the SW1P postcode area (Westminster)

Rutherford Street, SW1P

Schomberg House, SW1P Schomberg House is sited on Page Street (Westminster)

Schomberg House, SW1P

Seaforth Place, SW1E Seaforth Place is a road in the SW1E postcode area (Victoria)

Seaforth Place, SW1E

Smith Square, SW1P Smith Square was originally developed by Sir James Smith around 1726. (Westminster)

Smith Square, SW1P

Spenser Street, SW1P Spenser Street is a road in the SW1E postcode area (Victoria)

Spenser Street, SW1P

St Anns Street, SW1P St Anns Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

St Anns Street, SW1P

St Ermin’s Hill, SW1H St Ermin’s Hill is a small side street off Broadway (St James’s Park)

St Ermin’s Hill, SW1H

St Matthew Street, SW1P St Matthew Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

St Matthew Street, SW1P

St Vincents Centre, SW1P St Vincents Centre is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

St Vincents Centre, SW1P

St. Matthew Street, SW1P St. Matthew Street is a road in the SW1P postcode area (Westminster)

St. Matthew Street, SW1P

Stewart House, SW1P Stewart House is a block on Erasmus Street (Westminster)

Stewart House, SW1P

Stillington Street, SW1P Stillington Street is a road in the SW1P postcode area (Victoria)

Stillington Street, SW1P

Strutton Court, SW1P Strutton Court is a block on Strutton Ground (Westminster)

Strutton Court, SW1P

Strutton Ground, SW1P Strutton Ground is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Strutton Ground, SW1P

Tachbrook Court, SW1V Tachbrook Court is a block on Warwick Way (Pimlico)

Tachbrook Court, SW1V

Thames House, SW1P Thames House is a block on Millbank (Westminster)

Thames House, SW1P

The Courthouse, SW1P The Courthouse is a block on Horseferry Road (Westminster)

The Courthouse, SW1P

The Fry Building, SW1P The Fry Building is located on Horseferry Road (Westminster)

The Fry Building, SW1P

The Sanctuary, SW1P The Sanctuary is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

The Sanctuary, SW1P

The Terrace, SW1P The Terrace is a road in the SW1P postcode area (Westminster)

The Terrace, SW1P

The Zig Zag Building, SW1E The Zig Zag Building is located on Victoria Street (Victoria)

The Zig Zag Building, SW1E

Thirleby Road, SW1P Thirleby Road is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Thirleby Road, SW1P

Thorney Street, SW1P Thorney Street is a road in the SW1P postcode area (Westminster)

Thorney Street, SW1P

Tothill House, SW1P Tothill House is part of the Grosvenor Estate (Westminster)

Tothill House, SW1P

Tothill Street, SW1H Tothill Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1H postal area (Westminster)

Tothill Street, SW1H

Transport House, SW1P Transport House can be found on Dean Bradley Street (Westminster)

Transport House, SW1P

Tufton Court, SW1 Tufton Court can be found on Tufton Street (Westminster)

Tufton Court, SW1

Tufton Street, SW1P Tufton Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Tufton Street, SW1P

Udall Street, SW1V Udall Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Udall Street, SW1V

United House, SW1P United House is a block on Francis Street (Victoria)

United House, SW1P

Upper Tachbrook Street, SW1V Upper Tachbrook Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Victoria)

Upper Tachbrook Street, SW1V

Vandon Court, SW1H Vandon Court is a block on Petty France (St James’s Park)

Vandon Court, SW1H

Vandon Passage, SW1H Vandon Passage probably dates from the fifteenth century (St James’s Park)

Vandon Passage, SW1H

Vandon Street, SW1H Vandon Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1H postal area (St James’s Park)

Vandon Street, SW1H

Vauxhall Bridge Road, SW1V Vauxhall Bridge Road is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Pimlico)

Vauxhall Bridge Road, SW1V

Victoria Chambers, SW1P Victoria Chambers is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Victoria Chambers, SW1P

Victoria Street, SW1E Victoria Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)

Victoria Street, SW1E

Victoria Street, SW1P Victoria Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1H postal area (Westminster)

Victoria Street, SW1P

Vincent House, SW1P Vincent House is sited on Hide Place (Westminster)

Vincent House, SW1P

Vincent Square, SW1P Vincent Square is a large grass-covered square which provides playing fields for Westminster School, which owns it (Westminster)

Vincent Square, SW1P

Vincent Street, SW1P Vincent Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Vincent Street, SW1P

Walcott Street, SW1P Walcott Street was named after Reverend MEC Walcott, curate of the St Margaret’s, Westminster in the 1840s (Victoria)

Walcott Street, SW1P

Wellington House, SW1E Wellington House is located on Buckingham Gate (St James’s Park)

Wellington House, SW1E

Westminster House, SW1P Westminster House is sited on Millbank (Westminster)

Westminster House, SW1P

Westminster Mansions, SW1P Westminster Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Westminster Mansions, SW1P

Westminster Palace Gardens, SW1P Westminster Palace Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Westminster Palace Gardens, SW1P

Wilcox Place, SW1P Wilcox Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1E postal area (Victoria)

Wilcox Place, SW1P

Wilfred Street, SW1E Wilfred Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1E postal area (Victoria)

Wilfred Street, SW1E

Willow Place, SW1P Willow Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Willow Place, SW1P

Windsor House, SW1H Windsor House is a block on Victoria Street (Westminster)

Windsor House, SW1H

Wood Street , SW1P Little Peter Street became Wood Street in 1868 (Westminster)

Wood Street , SW1P

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