Co-ordinate near to Horse Guards Road

The village of Charing as depicted on the Agas map of 1578.
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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Charing Cross Charing Cross denotes the junction of the Strand, Whitehall and Cockspur Street, just south of Trafalgar Square

Charing Cross

Embankment Embankment underground station has been known by various names during its long history - including, indeed, ’Embankment’.

Embankment

Hungerford Stairs The Hungerford Stairs were the entrance point to Hungerford Market from the River Thames. They are now the site of Charing Cross railway Station.

Hungerford Stairs

Nelson’s Column Nelson’s Column is a monument in Trafalgar Square built to commemorate Horatio Nelson’s decisive victory at the Battle of Trafalgar during which he lost his life.

Nelson’s Column

Northumberland House Northumberland House was a large Jacobean townhouse in London, which was the London residence of the Percy family, the Dukes of Northumberland.

Northumberland House

Royal Society The Royal Society is a self-governing Fellowship of many of the world’s most distinguished scientists drawn from all areas of science, engineering and medicine.

Royal Society

St James’s St James’s is an exclusive area in the West End of London.

St James’s

NEARBY STREETS

Adelphi Terrace, WC2N Adelphi Terrace is named after John and Robert Adam, who built the Adelphi development in the 1760s (Embankment)

Adelphi Terrace, WC2N

Admiralty House, SW1A Admiralty House is a block on Whitehall (Westminster)

Admiralty House, SW1A

Angel Court, SW1Y Angel Court is named after a long demolished inn of this name (St James’s)

Angel Court, SW1Y

Apple Tree Yard, SW1Y Apple Tree Yard is thought named after the apple trees formerly to be found here (St James’s)

Apple Tree Yard, SW1Y

Babmaes Street, SW1Y Babmaes Street was originally called Wells Street (St James’s)

Babmaes Street, SW1Y

Blue Bridge, SW1A Blue Bridge crosses St James’s Park lake (St James’s Park)

Blue Bridge, SW1A

Buckingham Street, WC2N Buckingham Street is named after George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (Charing Cross)

Buckingham Street, WC2N

Canada House, SW1A Canada House is a Greek Revival building situated on Trafalgar Square (Charing Cross)

Canada House, SW1A

Canon Row, SW1A Canon Row is at least one thousand year’s old (Westminster)

Canon Row, SW1A

Carlton Gardens, SW1Y Carlton Gardens was developed before 1832 (St James’s)

Carlton Gardens, SW1Y

Carlton House Terrace, SW1Y Carlton House Terrace consists of a pair of terraces - white stucco-faced houses on the south side of the street overlooking St James’s Park (St James’s)

Carlton House Terrace, SW1Y

Charing Cross, WC2N Charing Cross, long regarded as London’s central point, as an address is an enigma (Charing Cross)

Charing Cross, WC2N

Charles Court, WC2N Charles Court ran between Villiers Street and Hungerford Market (Charing Cross)

Charles Court, WC2N

Charles II Street, SW1Y Charles II Street is named for the ’Merry Monarch’ (St James’s)

Charles II Street, SW1Y

Chatham House, SW1Y Chatham House is a building on St James’s Square (St James’s)

Chatham House, SW1Y

Church Court, WC2N Church Court once led from Church Lane - now demolished - to Strand (Charing Cross)

Church Court, WC2N

Church Lane, WC2N Church Lane was once a small lane leading from the back of St-Martins-in-the-Fields church to the Strand (Charing Cross)

Church Lane, WC2N

Church Place, SW1Y Church Place was named after the adjacent St James’s Church, Piccadilly (St James’s)

Church Place, SW1Y

Cleveland Yard, SW1Y Cleveland Yard is now the site of Cleveland Place (St James’s)

Cleveland Yard, SW1Y

Cockspur Court, SW1A Cockspur Court runs west for a short section from Spring Gardens (Charing Cross)

Cockspur Court, SW1A

Cockspur Street, SW1A Cockspur Street is possibly after the cock fighting that formerly occurred here, cocks often having spurs attached to their feet during fights (Charing Cross)

Cockspur Street, SW1A

Commissioner’s Yard, SW1A Commissioner’s Yard is a small street behind New Scotland Yard (Westminster)

Commissioner’s Yard, SW1A

Craig’s Court, SW1A Craig’s Court is an alleyway off Whitehall (Charing Cross)

Craig’s Court, SW1A

Craven Passage, WC2N Craven Passage is named after William Craven, 3rd Baron Craven, who owned the land when the street was built in the 1730s (Charing Cross)

Craven Passage, WC2N

Craven Street, WC2N Craven Street is named after William Craven, 3rd Baron Craven, who owned the land when the street was built in the 1730s (Charing Cross)

Craven Street, WC2N

Crown Passage, SW1A Crown Passage is thought to be after a former tavern of the name (St James’s)

Crown Passage, SW1A

Curtis Green Building, SW1A Curtis Green Building can be found on Victoria Embankment (Westminster)

Curtis Green Building, SW1A

Dalmeny Court, SW1Y Dalmeny Court is a block on Duke Street (St James’s)

Dalmeny Court, SW1Y

Derby Gate, SW1A Derby Gate is one of the streets of London in the SW1A postal area (Westminster)

Derby Gate, SW1A

Dover House, SW1A Dover House is a block on Whitehall (Westminster)

Dover House, SW1A

Downing Street, SW1A Downing Street has been the home of British Prime Minsters since the eighteenth century (Westminster)

Downing Street, SW1A

Duke Of York Street, SW1Y Duke Of York Street runs between Jermyn Street and St James’s Square (St James’s)

Duke Of York Street, SW1Y

Duke Street St James’s, SW1Y Duke Street St James’s is named after James II, Duke of York when the street was built and brother to Charles II, king at the time (St James’s)

Duke Street St James’s, SW1Y

Duncannon Street, WC2N Duncannon Street connects Trafalgar Square and Strand (Charing Cross)

Duncannon Street, WC2N

Embankment Place, WC2N Embankment Place runs from Villiers Street, under a railway arch, on to Northumberland Avenue (Embankment)

Embankment Place, WC2N

Fludyer Street, SW1A Fludyer Street used to be a street which lay parallel to, and south of, Downing Street (Westminster)

Fludyer Street, SW1A

Grand Buildings, SW1A Grand Buildings replaced the Grand Hotel in 1986 (Charing Cross)

Grand Buildings, SW1A

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

Great George Street, SW1P

Great Scotland Yard, SW1A Great Scotland Yard is a street located in Westminster, London, connecting Northumberland Avenue and Whitehall. (Charing Cross)

Great Scotland Yard, SW1A

Gwydyr House, SW1A Gwydyr House is a building on Whitehall (Westminster)

Gwydyr House, SW1A

Haymarket, SW1Y Haymarket – site of a former market selling hay until the 1830s (St James’s)

Haymarket, SW1Y

Horse Guards Avenue, SW1A Horse Guards Avenue stretches from Whitehall to the Embankment (Westminster)

Horse Guards Avenue, SW1A

Horse Guards Parade, SW1A Horse Guards Parade dates to the time of Henry VIII (Westminster)

Horse Guards Parade, SW1A

Horse Guards Road, SW1A Horse Guards Road runs along the eastern edge of St James’s Park (Westminster)

Horse Guards Road, SW1A

Hudson’s Court, WC2N Hudson’s Court is one of the courtyards swept away by the building of Trafalgar Square and Duncannon Street during the 1830s (Charing Cross)

Hudson’s Court, WC2N

Hungerford Lane, WC2N Hungerford Lane was a dark narrow alley that went alongside and then under Charing Cross Station (Charing Cross)

Hungerford Lane, WC2N

Jermyn Street, SW1Y Jermyn Street is the main east-west road of St James’s (St James’s)

Jermyn Street, SW1Y

John Adam House, WC2N John Adam House can be found on John Adam Street (Charing Cross)

John Adam House, WC2N

Johnson’s Court, SW1A Johnson’s Court is a former courtyard next to Northumberland House (Charing Cross)

Johnson’s Court, SW1A

King Charles Street, SW1A King Charles Street is a street of government buildings, one block south of Downing Street (Westminster)

King Charles Street, SW1A

King Street, SW1A King Street was an ancient thoroughfare between the regions of the Court and the Abbey in Westminster (Westminster)

King Street, SW1A

King Street, SW1Y King Street leads from St James’s Street to St James’s Square (St James’s)

King Street, SW1Y

Kinnaird House, SW1Y Kinnaird House is a block on Pall Mall (St James’s)

Kinnaird House, SW1Y

Kipling House, WC2N Kipling House is a block on Villiers Street (Charing Cross)

Kipling House, WC2N

Kirkland House, SW1A Kirkland House is a block on Whitehall (Westminster)

Kirkland House, SW1A

Lancaster Court, WC2N Lancaster Court was an old Strand courtyard, swept away in the 1830s (Charing Cross)

Lancaster Court, WC2N

Lower Regent Street, SW1Y Lower Regent Street is the name for the part of Regent Street which lies south of Piccadilly Circus (St James’s)

Lower Regent Street, SW1Y

Main Building, SW1A Main Building is a block on Horse Guards Avenue (Westminster)

Main Building, SW1A

Marlborough Road, SW1Y Marlborough Road was named after the adjacent Marlborough House, built for Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough in 1711 (St James’s)

Marlborough Road, SW1Y

Masons Yard, SW1Y Mason’s Yard was named for the local 18th century victualler Henry Mason (St James’s)

Masons Yard, SW1Y

New Street, SW1A New Street was made part of Spring Gardens in 1881 (Westminster)

New Street, SW1A

New Zealand House, SW1Y New Zealand House is a block on Haymarket (St James’s)

New Zealand House, SW1Y

Northumberland Avenue, WC2N Northumberland Avenue runs from Trafalgar Square in the west to the Thames Embankment. (Charing Cross)

Northumberland Avenue, WC2N

Northumberland Court, SW1A Northumberland Court was a courtyard beside Northumberland House (Charing Cross)

Northumberland Court, SW1A

Northumberland House, SW1A Northumberland House is a modern block on Northumberland Avenue sharing the same name as a notable house of Charing Cross (Charing Cross)

Northumberland House, SW1A

Northumberland Street, WC2N Northumberland Street commemorates the former Northumberland House, built originally in the 17th century for the earls of Northampton and later acquired by the earls of Northumberland. (Charing Cross)

Northumberland Street, WC2N

Oceanic House, SW1Y Oceanic House is a block on Pall Mall East (Charing Cross)

Oceanic House, SW1Y

Old Admiralty Building, SW1A Old Admiralty Building is a block on Spring Gardens (Westminster)

Old Admiralty Building, SW1A

Ormond Yard, SW1Y Ormond Yard was named after James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, who owned a house next to this yard in the 17th century (St James’s)

Ormond Yard, SW1Y

Pall Mall East, SW1A Pall Mall East is an eastern extension of Pall Mall towards Trafalgar Square (Charing Cross)

Pall Mall East, SW1A

Pall Mall, SW1Y Pall Mall was laid out as grounds for playing pall mall in the 17th century (St James’s)

Pall Mall, SW1Y

Parliament Street, SW1A Parliament Street is the name of the southernmost stretch of Whitehall as it meets Parliament Square (Westminster)

Parliament Street, SW1A

Pickering Place, SW1Y Pickering Place is London’s smallest square (St James’s)

Pickering Place, SW1Y

Portcullis House, SW1A Portcullis House is a building on Bridge Street (Westminster)

Portcullis House, SW1A

Princes Arcade, SW1Y Princes Arcade, built 1929–33, was named after the former Prince’s Hotel, which stood here (St James’s)

Princes Arcade, SW1Y

Rex House, SW1Y Rex House is a building on Regent Street (St James’s)

Rex House, SW1Y

Richmond House Whitehall, SW1A Richmond House Whitehall is one of the streets of London in the SW1A postal area (Westminster)

Richmond House Whitehall, SW1A

Richmond House, SW1A Richmond House is a block on Whitehall (Westminster)

Richmond House, SW1A

Richmond Terrace Mews, SW1A Richmond Terrace Mews originally led to New Scotland Yard (Westminster)

Richmond Terrace Mews, SW1A

Richmond Terrace, SW1A Richmond Terrace is on the site of Richmond House, destroyed by a fire on 21 December 1791 (Westminster)

Richmond Terrace, SW1A

Robert Street, WC2N Robert Street is named after Robert Adam, who built the Adelphi development with his brother John in the 1760s (Embankment)

Robert Street, WC2N

Rose and Crown Yard, SW1Y Rose and Crown Yard was probably named after a former inn of this name (St James’s)

Rose and Crown Yard, SW1Y

Royal Opera Arcade, SW1Y Royal Opera Arcade was originally part of an opera house theatre, built by John Nash (St James’s)

Royal Opera Arcade, SW1Y

Sabadell House, SW1Y Sabadell House is a block on Pall Mall (St James’s)

Sabadell House, SW1Y

Samuel House, SW1Y Samuel House is located on St Alban’s Street (St James’s)

Samuel House, SW1Y

Spring Gardens, WC2N Spring Gardens derives its name from the Spring Garden, formed in the 16th century (Charing Cross)

Spring Gardens, WC2N

St Alban’s House, SW1Y St Alban’s House can be found on Haymarket (St James’s)

St Alban’s House, SW1Y

St James’s Chambers, SW1Y St James’s Chambers is a block located at 9 Ryder Street (St James’s)

St James’s Chambers, SW1Y

St James’s Square, SW1Y St James’s Square is the only square in the district of St James’s (St James’s)

St James’s Square, SW1Y

Suffolk Place, SW1Y The Earl of Suffolk (Thomas Howard) was the reason for the naming of Suffolk Place (St James’s)

Suffolk Place, SW1Y

Suffolk Street, SW1Y Suffolk Street was named after Thomas Howard, Earl of Suffolk, who owned a stable yard attached to Northumberland House which lay on this site (St James’s)

Suffolk Street, SW1Y

The Arches, WC2N The Arches runs directly under Charing Cross station as a short cut from Villiers Street to Northumberland Avenue (Charing Cross)

The Arches, WC2N

The Mall, SW1Y The Mall is the processional route between Trafalgar Square and Buckingham Palace (St James’s)

The Mall, SW1Y

The Terrace, SW1A The Terrace is a road in the SW1A postcode area (Westminster)

The Terrace, SW1A

Trafalgar Square, SW1Y Trafalgar Square commemorates Horatio Nelson’s 1805 victory at the Battle of Trafalgar (Charing Cross)

Trafalgar Square, SW1Y

Trinity Place, SW1A Trinity Place is a former courtyard in the Whitehall area (Charing Cross)

Trinity Place, SW1A

Victoria Embankment, SW1A Victoria Embankment leads north out of the Westminster area (River Thames)

Victoria Embankment, SW1A

Villiers Street, WC2N Villiers Street was named after George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (Charing Cross)

Villiers Street, WC2N

Warwick House Street, SW1A Warwick House Street formerly approached Warwick House, built in the 17th century for Sir Philip Warwick (Charing Cross)

Warwick House Street, SW1A

Watergate Walk, WC2N Watergate Walk is named after a former watergate built in 1626 for George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham as an entrance for the former York House (Embankment)

Watergate Walk, WC2N

Waterloo Place, SW1Y Waterloo Place, an extension of Regent Street, is awash with statues and monuments that honour heroes of the British Empire (St James’s)

Waterloo Place, SW1Y

Whitehall Court, SW1A Whitehall Court runs north from Horse Guards Avenue (Westminster)

Whitehall Court, SW1A

Whitehall Gardens, SW1A Whitehall Gardens is a road in the SW1A postcode area (Westminster)

Whitehall Gardens, SW1A

Whitehall House, SW1A Whitehall House, a grade II listed building, is situated on Whitehall, in close proximity to Trafalgar Square. (Charing Cross)

Whitehall House, SW1A

Whitehall Place, SW1A Whitehall Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1A postal area (Westminster)

Whitehall Place, SW1A

Whitehall, SW1A Whitehall is recognised as the centre of the government of the United Kingdom (Westminster)

Whitehall, SW1A

York Buildings, WC2N York Buildings marks a house was built on this site in the 14th century for the bishops of Norwich (Embankment)

York Buildings, WC2N

York Place, WC2N York Place marks the location of a house on this site (Charing Cross)

York Place, WC2N

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